Sanctions

Masud Bin Momen, the ambassador of Bangladesh to the United Nations, has discussed the plight of Rohingya Muslims who have been fleeing violence and...

The international community has authorised the United Nations to adopt coercive economic measures in special circumstances where there is a threat against...

In addition to violation of international law, UCMs were also designed to deprive people from all human rights including the right to life and the right to...

Unilatera coercive measures may result in social problems and raise humanitarian concerns in the States targeted.

Highlighting the deep-rooted problems and grievances within the international system and in order to ensure multilateralism, mutual respect and the peaceful...

In addition to violation of international law, UCMs were also designed to deprive people from all human rights including the right to life and the right to...

The term “unilateral coercive measures” usually refers to economic measures taken by one State to compel a change in the policy of another State.

Two young Afghans have opened a café in the Iranian capital to bring together Afghans and Iranians alike in a friendly atmosphere.

"I am deeply concerned that it is the poor who are bearing the brunt of these actions," Idriss Jazairy said.

The overuse of financial sanctions has spurred Russia, China, and now the EU to work on alternative institutions that would place their companies outside the...

Like wars, climate change, and economic disruption of all kinds, sanctions do tremendous damage to vulnerable people. The difference is that economic...

Iran has exercised remarkable patience while it waits for Europe to devise its special purpose vehicle (SPV), a new entity intended to help Iran blunt the...

The evidence is undeniable. The U.S. sanctions are seriously destroying Iran’s health infrastructure and are leading to immediate deaths and suffering of the...

"Sanctioned countries are especially hard-hit as they cannot use their revenues to purchase imports of equipment, medicines, antiviral and food from global...

More than 300 non-governmental organizations refer to the outbreak of the Coronavirus in Iran and the death of citizens as well as a number of doctors,...

The new sanctions have devastating effects on the health of many Iranians, notably patients suffered from cancer.

Leaders from some of the world's most populous Muslim-majority nations set to address issues like Islamophobia and poverty.

"I can say the recent materials clearly show that even the nationals and companies of countries which impose unilateral sanctions also become affected...

Some governments resist the transition to a clean economy either because the costs of switching to renewable sources of energy are prohibitively high –...

The US sanctions have taken a heavy toll on the Iranian citizenry, depriving millions of people of direly needed medicine and medical equipment, triggering...