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Repair of most part of Arg-e Bam, southeastern Iran, completed

Repair of most part of Arg-e Bam, southeastern Iran, completed

Mohsen Qasemi, director of cultural heritage office for the historical buildings, made the remarks in an interview with IRNA on Wednesday. About 18 years...
Uganda: UN food assistance programme hit as COVID-19 dries funding

Uganda: UN food assistance programme hit as COVID-19 dries funding

According to WFP, with effect from February 2021, refugees will have to make do with only 60 per cent of a full ration. The...
Iran nuclear deal: ‘Heated rhetoric and the heightened risk of miscalculation’ widen differences

Iran nuclear deal: ‘Heated rhetoric and the heightened risk of miscalculation’...

Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo was speaking during a virtual meeting on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the July 2015 accord that set out...
Mozambique: 250,000 displaced children facing deadly disease threat 

Mozambique: 250,000 displaced children facing deadly disease threat 

“In less than two years, children and families in Cabo Delgado have faced a devastating cyclone, flooding, drought, socioeconomic hardship linked to the COVID-19...
COVID-19 hits trade in Asia-Pacific, but impact ‘less bad’ than elsewhere

COVID-19 hits trade in Asia-Pacific, but impact ‘less bad’ than elsewhere

Worldwide trade is expected to fall by 14.5 per cent in 2020 and following that trend, trade in the region could contract by  around...
Tigray: Hundreds of civilians reported killed in artillery strikes, warns UN rights chief  

Tigray: Hundreds of civilians reported killed in artillery strikes, warns UN rights chief  

The appeal by the High Commissioner for Human Rights follows seven weeks of conflict in northern Ethiopia between central Government soldiers and Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) forces that has displaced tens of...