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More than 100 journalists were killed last year while doing their jobs, according to the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom.

The Islamic Republic of Iran has developed the science and technology skills necessary to be a global player in more than oil and gas, but must invest more in innovation to compete effectively in...

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,...

More than 40 million people around the world were victims of modern slavery – forced labour and forced marriage – in 2016, a United Nations study has found, revealing the true scale of such...

More than 600,000 displaced Syrians returned home in the first seven months of 2017, the United Nations migration agency and partners have found.

The organizations called for the intensification of legal and judicial efforts to try the leaders of the occupying regime, to establish international tribunals and to take steps toward expelling...

Israel should immediately charge or release Palestinians detained without charge or trial for prolonged periods and stop denying them and their lawyers access to evidence of their alleged crimes.

On the sidelines of the 27th Session of the Human Rights Council, the ODVV held a panel on

As the brutal war in Syria enters its seventh year, peace “is a moral and political imperative both for the Syrian people and for the world,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said,...

On the occasion of the International Peace Day the "Last Leaf" play, written and directed by Mohammad Boroumand which is a universal pay on peace and friendship, will be held in Azadi Tower with...

Condemning “in the strongest terms” recent terrorist attacks in Iraqi capital, Baghdad, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres underscored the need to swiftly apprehend and prosecute its...

In this exhibit which was held in the United Nations Square and in front of the European headquarters of the UN, ...

A team of Iranian plastic surgeons performed 62 cleft lip and palate surgeries at no cost at all in underprivileged areas of the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan from Feb. 3-8, Tasnim...

Unhealthy environments are responsible for one-quarter of young child deaths, according to two new reports from the United Nations health agency, which reviewed the threats from pollutants such as...

The representatives of the ODVV participated in the 6th Minorities Session in the framework of 6 items, which was eld on 26-27 November 2013 in the European Headquarters of the United Nations in...

Protecting cultural diversity is vital for peacebuilding in the Middle East, the head of the United Nations cultural agency said, pledging solidarity with the victims of ethnic and religious...

According to the tripartite agreement between the ODVV, UNHCR and BAFIA the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Life Skills Education Project began on in May 2017 and is due to finish in September.

In many areas, Palestinians received only three hours of electricity at a time, punctuated by 12-hour blackouts.

Tehran (ISNA)- Adjunct Associate Professor of University of South Australia stressed Desertification is a phenomenon that is happening all over Iran because it is located in the semi-arid and arid...

‘In Europe there are a lot of voices challenging very fundamentals of human rights’