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The United Nations condemns the attack on the Azarbaijan embassy in Tehran, Iran, that reportedly resulted in multiple casualties, including one fatality, a UN Spokesperson informed. UNIFEED

Five billion people globally remain unprotected from harmful trans fat, a new status report from the World Health Organization (WHO) has found, increasing their risk of heart disease and death. WHO

Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, told the Security Council that “a dangerous cycle of violence persists on the ground, amidst increased political tension and a stalled peace process.” UNIFEED

The top UN political affairs official told the Security Council that “there is no sign of an end to the fighting” in Ukraine and “the logic that prevails is a military one, with very little, if any, room for dialogue right now.” UNIFEED

A Spokesperson for the UN Human Rights Office said that “criminal proceedings and the death penalty are being weaponized by the Iranian Government to punish individuals participating in protests and to strike fear into the population so as to stamp out dissent, in violation of international human rights law.” UNTV CH

Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo told the Security Council that restoring the Iran Nuclear Deal “remains crucial to assure the international community of the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear programme and to allow Iran to reach its full economic potential.” UNIFEED

A Resolution to remove Iran from the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) for the remainder of its 2022–2026 term was adopted at a meeting of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). UNIFEED

UN human rights chief Volker Türk called on Thursday for an independent investigation into ongoing deadly violence against protesters in Iran, where security forces have used “live ammunition, birdshot and other metal pellets, teargas and batons”, he told the Human Rights Council in Geneva. UNTV CH

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk says “the rising number of deaths from protests in Iran, including those of two children at the weekend, and the hardening of the response by security forces, underline the critical situation in the country”, according to a UN Human Rights spokesperson. UNTV CH

The United Nations urged Iranian authorities to “immediately release thousands of individuals being arbitrarily held for their involvement in peaceful demonstrations.” UNIFEED