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Long experience in disaster management has helped Bangladesh to cope with COVID-19: Rabab Fatima
Jul 9, 2020Long experience in tackling climate change and disasters has helped Bangladesh tackle COVID-19. Rabab Fatima, Permanent Representative and Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United Nations said this at a virtual side event of the ongoing High-Level... -
UNDP Yemen wins acclaimed international Ashden Awards
Jul 6, 2020A United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Yemen project that addresses solar power needs and provides solutions and hope for three frontline conflict communities has been announced as the winner of the acclaimed Ashden Awards for Humanitarian... -
Ambassador Rabab Fatima emphasized on ensuring the welfare of children
Jul 4, 2020Ambassador Rabab Fatima, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations is emphasizing on ensuring the welfare of children at the annual session of the UNICEF Executive Board. The Ambassador said that in order to continue... -
UN to increase enhanced assistance to the national human rights institutions
Jun 26, 2020The UN’s Framework for COVID-19 Response has a clear entry point for the National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs), particularly in monitoring the risks of human rights violations, acting as a bridge between excluded populations and the... -
UN calls on Israel to stop West Bank settlement expansion
Jun 24, 2020UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on Israel to scrap plans to expand settlements in the occupied West Bank. He said, ‘This is a serious violation of international law’. Guterres made the call in a report... -
Necessary action required to safeguard fates of 600 million South Asian children threatened by COVID-19: UNICEF
Jun 23, 2020The COVID-19 pandemic is unraveling decades of health, education, and other approaches for children across South Asia, and all the governments must take necessary action to prevent millions of families from slipping back into poverty, UNICEF... -
IOM supports thousands of migrants stranded in Djibouti
Jun 22, 2020Around 1,200 young migrants are stranded in Djibouti because of the COVID-19 border closures and movement restrictions. Most of them are mainly Ethiopians, were in transit to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf nations seeking for a... -
UN Secretary-General Appoints Najat Rochdi Deputy as special coordinator for Lebanon
Jun 20, 2020United Nations (UN) chief António Guterres announced the placement of Najat Rochdi of Morocco as his Deputy Special Coordinator for Lebanon, in the Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon and Resident Coordinator. Ms.... -
Modi thanks International community for electing India to UNSC
Jun 18, 2020Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed gratitude to the Global Community for Supporting India for membership in the United National Security Council (UNSC). “Deeply grateful for the overwhelming support shown by the global community for India’s... -
About 80 million people in the world are homeless due to conflict and oppression
Jun 18, 2020Around 80 million people around the world have been forced to flee their homes due to conflict and persecution. With this number, it came to light that more than one percent of the world’s population is...
