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Israel accused the head of a UN investigation into human rights violations in Israel and the Palestinian territories of prejudice on Thursday, stating that it will not cooperate with the probe. Navi Pillay, a former UN...

Nearly 200 nations kick off a virtual UN meeting Monday to finalise what is sure to be a harrowing catalogue of climate change impacts — past, present and future. Species extinction, ecosystem collapse, mosquito-borne disease, deadly...

Two Afghan journalists working for a local news channel were arrested by the Taliban on Tuesday, according to rights groups and the UN, weeks after two women activists went missing. Since taking power in August, hardline...

Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) was overwhelmingly elected as the UN Peacebuilding Commission’s (PBC) Chair today, making her the first woman to hold the position. The Chair and Vice-Chairs of the PBC were...

At the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), India demanded justice for the genocide perpetrated by the Pakistani army during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. According to The Economic Times, India’s permanent envoy to the UN,...

According to the United Nations, a third of the 420 million people in the Arab globe do not have enough to eat, with 69 million suffering from malnutrition last year. The Food and Agriculture Organization of...

The UN Secretary-General stated in an internal report Tuesday that cross-border humanitarian help to Syria is critical, as a UN permission allowing supplies into rebel-held areas in the country’s northwest without Damascus approval is up for...

Bangladesh’s flagship resolution on ‘Culture of Peace’ was unanimously adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). According to a press statement received here today, Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative (PR) to the UN, Ambassador Rabab Fatima, introduced...

In a report delivered to the Security Council on Friday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Sudanese authorities to respect freedom of expression and the press, labeling the country hostile to journalists. Following the country’s latest turmoil...

The UN biodiversity summit COP15, which was scheduled to take place in Switzerland in January, has been postponed due to the novel coronavirus strain Omicron, according to organizers. Physical meetings have been postponed due to “uncertainties...