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Some 1,858 Iranian manufacturing and service units which were emitting ozone-depleting substances have been turned into clean industries, said the director for ozone layer national protection plan,...

The Welfare Organization of Iran has allocated 230 billion rials (about $6 million) to improve facilities for people with disabilities in the current Iranian calendar year, which started on March...

As thousands of Rohingya refugees – including many children – having fled violence in Myanmar continue to arrive in Bangladesh, a United Nations-supported vaccination campaign has been initiated to...

The vote will not be legally binding, but will be very embarrassing for Saudi Arabia, and governments continuing to supply military equipment.

In the last week Saudi Arabian authorities have intensified their crackdown on freedom of expression, detaining more than 20 prominent religious figures, writers, journalists, academics and...

Taking punitive action against Amnesty International over its settlements campaign would constitute a brazen attack by the Israeli authorities on the organization’s legitimate human rights work....

A delegation from the Sasakawa Peace Foundation of Japan discussed cooperation with Iran in the field of women’s empowerment and civil rights during a meeting in Tehran on Monday.

A delegation from the Sasakawa Peace Foundation of Japan discussed cooperation with Iran in the field of women’s empowerment and civil rights during a meeting in Tehran on Monday.

Some 370,000 foreign students, mostly Afghan nationals, will receive free of charge schooling in Iran for the current school year of 2017-18.

nstead of denying responsibility, Myanmar should put the safety of people in the border area at the forefront. There is a reason why the use of antipersonnel landmines is illegal: they kill and...

Agricultural output in the Occupied Palestinian Territory decreased by 11 per cent and the sector’s gross domestic product (GDP) share fell 0.5 per cent between 2015 and 2016 on the back of sparse...

The United Nations human rights chief has called for an independent, international investigation into the allegations of serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in...

UN Migration Agency (IOM) Director General William Lacy Swing called on all parties in Myanmar to exercise restraint following fresh violence in Rakhine State. He also appealed to the international...

The Welfare Deputy of the Welfare Ministry, Ahmad Midri gave news of the launch of a census on Iranian women who are married to Afghan men and said: “The issuing of ID cards and documents for the...

The Women’s Affairs Director General of the Education and Training Ministry said: “2.5 Thousand Girl Students at Basic Education Levels to the Education Cycle.”

The director of the Literacy Movement Organization of the country said: “from 2011 to 2016, the literacy index of the country has grown by 2.85 percent, while the growth level of this index for the...

A United Nations human rights expert has expressed alarm at the deteriorating situation in Myanmar's Rakhine State, affecting not just the Rakhine Buddhist and Rohingya Muslim populations but also...

A national campaign is calling for collecting contributions to help protect Asiatic cheetahs living in Touran National Park.

The Zoroastrian Women’s Organization, an NGO founded in 1950 in Iran, is trying to empower women and girls in different aspects, Mehrangiz Shahzadi, the vice president of the organization said.

Visiting Gaza for the first time since taking office as United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres called for Palestinian unity, saying division “only undermines the cause of the...