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UN Sec. Gen. voices concern regarding the shooting down of the Armenian helicopter
“UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon shares the very serious concerns expressed by the Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group and other international partners regarding the ceasefire breach on 12 November 2014 along the Line of Contact, including the shooting down of a military helicopter and resulting casualties among the crew members,” Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, said at a…
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Conchita Wurst performs at the United Nations
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hosted bearded Eurovision drag queen Conchita Wurst on Monday and praised the gay singer’s fight against discrimination and intolerance. Wurst, whose real name is Tom Neuwirth, won the 2014 song contest for Austria in May. Ban said she had turned the event, often derided for its kitsch performances, into a “moment of human rights education” fighting…
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Lasting peace entails the exercise of self-determination by all peoples without discrimination: UN rights expert
The realization of the right of self-determination is essential to maintaining local, regional and international peace and must be seen as an important conflict-prevention strategy, the United Nations Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, Alfred de Zayas, said on Monday. “Over the past decades too many conflicts have started because of the denial of…
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Why the UN rejected Turkey’s bid for a Security Council seat
By Harut Sassounian The California Courier The Turkish government got a big slap in the face last week when the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly voted to turn down its application for a Security Council seat. In effect, the international community was rejecting Turkey’s hostile policies both at home and abroad. Turkey’s new Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and Prime Minister…
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Society
UN rights office condemns destruction of Armenian Church in Syria
The United Nations human rights office has expressed concern about the continuing wave of destruction unleashed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) amid reports that the terrorist group has targeted and destroyed a number of religious buildings in areas under its control. According to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), ISIL militants…
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Politics
Zohrab Mnatsakanyan appointed Armenia’s Representative at UN
President Serzh Sargsyan has signed a decree, dismissing Karen Nazaryan from the position of Armenia’s Permanent Representative at UN. According to another presidential decree, Zohrab Mnatsakanyan has been appointed Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia at the United Nations Organization (residence in New York).
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