Iran: Economic Sanctions Violating Human Rights, Preventing Stable Development

Rasa - Iranian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Eshaq Al-e-Habib warned against the negative consequences of economic embargos on sustainable development.

News ID: 436243

Date: 02 February 2018 - 21:49

RNA - “Economic sanctions bar the realization of stable development and violate the people’s right to advance and make progress,” Al-e-Habib said on Thursday, addressing a meeting of the UN Commission for Social Development in New York.

He underlined that the economic sanctions are leading to the rise of poverty in the world as the sanctions impede the process of achieving sustainable development.

"Despite the positive steps taken in previous years, it remains a source of concern that a large number of people still live in acute poverty across the world," Al-e-Habib added.

The 56th session of the UN Commission for Social Development started work at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on January 29, 2018. The session will run until February 7 with a focus on eradicating poverty for achieving sustainable development goals for all.

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