The outgoing UN high representative predicted that the multi-ethnic state he governed for years could be pushed towards fragmentation under external pressure from both the U.S. and Russia.
Iran’s Ambassador to the UN has warned that military bases in Europe could be targeted if they are used to support strikes against the Islamic Republic, signaling a potential expansion of the current Middle East conflict.
While UN figures show child marriage is heavily concentrated in parts of sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, the campaign’s imagery has prompted accusations of distortion.
The United Nations Human Rights Council removed Abbas Araghchi from the list of speakers at its February 23 opening session after civil society initiatives collected more than 100,000 signatures opposing his participation.
The UN’s special rapporteurs are all appointed by the Human Rights Council, and the people who are chosen are those whose main interest is to condemn the West, colonialism, and capitalism.
