Herman Nackaerts, Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, arrives after his flight from Iran at Vienna’s Schwechat airport, Austria, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
Tag: UN
UN chief calls for restraint over Iran’s nuclear disputes
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for an easing of tensions over Iran’s nuclear program.
UN Nuclear Watchdog Confirms Iran Mission
The UN’s nuclear agency has confirmed a mission will visit Iran at the end of the month to discuss Tehran’s disputed nuclear program.
UN Chief Says Attacks On Scientists To Be Condemned
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says attacks such as the killing of an Iranian nuclear scientist in Tehran earlier this week are to be condemned.
UN Nuclear Agency Said to Agree to Meeting With Iran Government This Month
International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors will go to Tehran this month to discuss Iran’s nuclear program, two diplomats with knowledge of the talks said, as Europe seeks agreement on an embargo on Iranian oil imports.
Ban Calls For Calm Between West And Iran
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for an easing of tensions between Iran and the West over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.
Iran says Canada must cooperate with UN special rapporteur
The Iranian government has taken Canada to task over the “dire” living conditions of its indigenous community.
UN denounces rights violations in Iran (by AFP)
The UN General Assembly has approved a resolution denouncing serious human rights violations in Iran, including “flogging, dismemberment and an increase in executions.”
Iran Says Invites UN Nuclear Agency To Visit
Iranian Ambassador to the IAEA Ali Asghar Soltanieh Iran says it has invited the UN nuclear watchdog to visit for talks and would be ready to discuss concerns about its disputed atomic ambitions.
UN denounces human rights violations in Iran
The Associated PressUNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly has approved a resolution denouncing serious human rights violations in Iran ranging from flogging and amputations to frequent use of the death penalty.