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Iran Parliament Pushes Bill To End UN Nuclear Inspections After Scientist’s Killing

republicworld– The Iranian parliament on Tuesday, December 1, proposed a bill that would end United Nations inspections on its nuclear facilities. Iran had agreed to give UN inspectors more intrusive access to atomic sites in accordance with the multi-party nuclear agreement struck five

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Syria at War: Eight Years On

Losses exceeding $442 billion and millions in need of humanitarian assistance: the catastrophic repe..

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UN and humanitarian partners launch appeal to support Lebanon recovery

New York/Beirut, 14 August 2020) The UN and humanitarian partners have launched a US$565 million app..

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Yemen’s health system ‘has collapsed’ as coronavirus spreads: UN

The new coronavirus is believed to be spreading throughout Yemen, where the healthcare system “has i..

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UNICEF and WHO sound the alarm on the health dangers of children in Iraq missing routine immunization

Baghdad, 26 April 2020 – In Iraq, less than half of children between the ages of 12 and 23 months ar..

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Yemen is hit by once-in-a generation floods; tens of thousands of families lose everything

Sanaa, 26 April 2020 – Initial reports indicate that more than 100,000 people across Yemen have been..

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Immediate nationwide ceasefire needed for all-out effort to counter COVID-19 in Syria

Syria is at “high risk” of being unable to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Special Envoy for t..

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Yemen sees fresh displacement after five years of conflict

After fleeing latest fighting in countrys north, Yemenis describe harrowing route to safety and dire..

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Health facilities face indiscriminate attacks in Taiz City, Yemen

Friday, March 20, 2020 — Repeated attacks affecting health facilities supported by Médecins Sans Fro..

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Almost five million children born into war in Syria, one million born as refugees in neighbouring countries

An average of 1 Syrian child has been killed every 10 hours over past six years Reliefweb AMMAN/NE..