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Citing arbitrary arrests and detentions of hundreds of people, including women and children, the UN on Wednesday condemned “concerning” violations of human rights in war-torn South Sudan. Power disputes, ethnic infighting, and a severe economic downturn...

António Guterres, the secretary general of the United Nations (UN), has been invited by the government to visit Bangladesh in 2025 in order to observe the country’s continuous change. During a goodbye call at the UN...

Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) and Convenor, Citizen’s Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh, has been reappointed to the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) for a three-year term, starting from January 1, 2025....

More than a million people, primarily women and children, have been newly displaced in Syria since rebels launched an offensive to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad, the United Nations humanitarian agency said Thursday. Since the escalation of...

Bangladesh has been elected unanimously to serve as a Vice President of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR), the prime intergovernmental body of the UN responsible for the promotion and protection of all human rights...

World trade faces an uncertain outlook in 2025 because of the threat of trade wars, after global commerce hit a new peak this year, the UN said on Thursday. The UN trade and development agency UNCTAD...

The United Nations warned Tuesday that already unprecedented levels of forced displacement are set to worsen in 2025 as conflicts and disasters push ever more people to flee their homes. UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, is...

In view of the suffering of millions of people who have been displaced by conflict, the UN humanitarian head has appealed for swift international action to solve Sudan’s worsening situation. During a nine-day trip to Sudan...

Bangladesh has reaffirmed in the United Nations (UN) that every Bangladeshi, regardless of religious identity, has the right to practice respective religion or express views freely. “Ensuring safety and security of every citizen, including from the...

Today, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam received a courtesy call at police headquarters from a delegation of the UN Human Rights High Commission. The two-member delegation was led by Francesca Marotta, a senior officer...