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In advance of the national elections, the United Nations (UN) briefed registered political parties today on its technical assistance to the Bangladesh Election Commission (BEC), outlining support targeted at bolstering operational capacity, enhancing voter education, and...

In order to protect the rights, safety, and welfare of immigrant workers—the majority of whom are Bangladeshis—in the Maldives, Bangladesh and the UN today stressed increased cooperation with the Maldives. According to a message received here...

The UN General Assembly’s Third Committee has adopted by consensus a resolution on Rohingya Muslims, urging renewed global efforts for a durable solution to the crisis and for the safe, voluntary return of Rohingyas to Myanmar....

Whether Australia or Turkey will host the UN climate conference next year is still up in the air. However, there is no doubt that Ethiopia, a major player in African diplomacy, would win in 2027. On...

 Opium cultivation in Afghanistan dropped by 20 percent in 2025, the United Nations said on Thursday, while warning of a simultaneous surge in synthetic drug production and trafficking. The Taliban authorities banned opium poppy cultivation nationwide...

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) announced this week that following the start of the ceasefire Gaza, it was reopening some schools in the territory, with children gradually returning to classes. UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini...

An important turning point in international efforts to address crimes perpetrated using information and communications technologies has been reached with the signing of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime by 72 Member States. The United...

According to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, the UN must keep changing and adapting in order to realize the shared goal of multilateralism and peace. “The United Nations must continue to evolve and adapt if it is...

Israel must make it easier for aid to enter Gaza, the International Court of Justice said Wednesday, emphasizing that it must give Palestinians the “basic needs” to survive. The broad ICJ decision, which Israel swiftly rejected,...

The United Nations’ aid chief took stock of the monumental task of restoring basic necessities in the devastated Gaza Strip on Saturday, and Israel received the remains of another October 7 hostage as a ceasefire entered...