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Visiting United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres today expressed his full support for the reform process initiated by Bangladesh’s Interim Government and voiced concern for declining humanitarian aid for more than a million Rohingya refugees...

Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) has endorsed the Global Digital Compact (GDC), which the United Nations spearheaded to create an open, safe, and secure digital future for all. BNNRC joins thousands of people...

In addition to calling on his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro to respect an anticipated decision from the UN’s highest court, Guyanese President Irfaan Ali stated Tuesday that he is looking for a peaceful settlement with Caracas...

Food aid for more than a million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh is in danger due to a significant funding shortage for the UN World Food Programme’s (WFP) emergency response efforts in Bangladesh. A critical funding shortfall...

These include climate disasters linked to global warming, epidemics, and a long-running conflict in the east that has flared in recent weeks. The M23 armed group, which is backed by Rwanda, has seized swaths of territory...

Mahbub Morshed, the managing director and chief editor of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), has emphasized the importance of publicizing UNESCO’s outstanding publications. UNESCO publications have a significant impact on research and education. Therefore, he argued, it’s...

According to a new United Nations (UN) rights office study, journalists were coerced into not covering the July rebellion by Bangladesh’s intelligence services, such as DGFI and NSI operatives. It also showed how, during the student-led...

In the face of a funding freeze by the United States, the system’s biggest donor, the UN humanitarian chief stated on Thursday that United Nations aid organizations must change and become more effective. US President Donald...

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Tuesday condemned the death of a World Food Programme (WFP) staff member detained by Huthi rebels in Yemen, calling for an investigation into the “deplorable tragedy”. The employee was identified by...

The Bangladesh interim government has welcomed the fact-finding report of the UN human rights office on the July-August protests. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released its Fact-Finding Report titled ‘Human Rights...