GENEVA / NPT-IRAN
Irantoday in Genevaurged the West to take a less confrontational approach in talks on its nuclear programme and said that it could be a “reliable and stable partner” in the Middle East. CH UNTV
Irantoday in Genevaurged the West to take a less confrontational approach in talks on its nuclear programme and said that it could be a “reliable and stable partner” in the Middle East. CH UNTV
The Second Preparatory Committee for the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) opened today in Geneva against the backdrop of rising nuclear tensions in the Korean peninsula and Iran's nuclear enrichment programme. CH UNTV
Amnesty International launches its annual report on the death penalty. UNTV
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed concern today (5 April) over the reinstatement of the death penalty in a number of countries in the Middle East and Asia. CH UNTV
The United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ahmed Shaheed accused Iran today (11 March) of serious "violations of human rights." CH UNTV
At a United Nations Security Council meeting on Iran and non-Proliferation, United States (US) Ambassador Susan Rice welcomed the recently resumed P5 +1 dialogue with Iran; but, she said, "let us not forget that dialogue is only a means to an end". UNTV
IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano today delivered a statement to the Agency’s Board of Governors, where he briefed Member States on nuclear verification issues in Iran and in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. IAEA
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today wrapped up hisWashingtonDCtrip with a meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry. US DEPARTMENT OF STATE
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, briefs the Security Council on cooperation between the European Union and the UN. UNTV
The Security Council today (13 December) heard a briefing by Nestor Osorio, Chair of the Iran Sanctions Committee, who reported a number of alleged violations to the sanctions regime imposed on Iran over its nuclear programme. UNTV