October2024
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UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk arrives in Dhaka
Oct 29, 2024United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk arrived here early this morning on a two-day official visit. Foreign ministry’s director general of UN wing Toufique Hasan received him at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport... -
Ukraine says detains local WFP volunteer for aiding Russia
Oct 29, 2024A Ukrainian man who was volunteering with the UN’s World Food Programme was arrested by Kyiv on Monday for allegedly helping Russian forces in the country’s east. Since Russian armies invaded Ukraine in 2022, Ukraine has... -
Iran media says Israeli strikes killed civilian
Oct 29, 2024Although officials had not previously acknowledged civilian deaths, Iranian media on Monday claimed that a civilian had been killed during the Israeli strikes that hit military sites over the weekend. The local Fars news agency said,... -
Iraq lodges UN complaint over Israel using its airspace to attack Iran
Oct 29, 2024In a protest letter addressed to UN Security Council chairman Antonio Guterres, Iraq denounced Israel’s use of its airspace to attack neighbouring Iran, Baghdad stated. “The letter denounces the Zionist entity’s flagrant violation of Iraq’s airspace... -
WFP calls for full access to Sudan amid looming famine
Oct 29, 2024Given that starvation is a real threat in Sudan, the World Food Programme has urged the parties involved in the conflict to provide the organisation complete access. Since April 2023, Sudan has been engulfed in conflict... -
Developed nations should uphold commitments to support climate vulnerable countries: Rizwana
Oct 29, 2024Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser for the environment, forests, and climate change, emphasised today the importance of international cooperation in combating climate change. She called on all affluent nations to fulfil their pledges to provide technological assistance...