United Nations (UN)

Permanent Representative of China to the UN, Fu Cong looks on during a Security Council at UN headquarters in New York City, New York, US, April 18, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
World+Biz

West blasts China on rights, China responds: What about Gaza?

Clashes over China's treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslims have become a common occurrence at both the United Nations in New York and the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva

China's Minister of Ecology and Environment Huang Runqiu shakes hands with Colombia's Environment Minister Susana Muhamad during the opening plenary of the 16th United Nations Biodiversity Summit (COP16), in Yumbo, Colombia October 21, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez
Climate Change

Leaders urge world to pay up to save nature as COP16 talks open

Colombia's Environment Minister Susana Muhamad and other participants attend the opening plenary of the 16th United Nations Biodiversity Summit (COP16), in Yumbo, Colombia October 21, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez
Climate Change

What's on the agenda at the COP16 nature summit in Colombia?

Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin and UN Under Secretary General for Economic and Social Affairs Li Junh. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

FS holds fruitful talks on UN support in transparency and accountability

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk. File Photo: Reuters
Bangladesh

Bangladesh to see several visits from UN this year; Volker Turk likely to come this month

Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin at the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Photo: Collected
Foreign Policy

Committed to working with int'l community for 'peaceful, inclusive, resilient' Bangladesh: FS

Myanmar military. Photo: UNB
Asia

Indonesia hosts international meeting on Myanmar with UN, junta rivals: sources

Photo: AP/UNB
World+Biz

'Sickening cycle of escalation' in Mideast must stop, UN chief says

The United Nations Security Council calls an emergency meeting, following a ballistic missile attack on Israel, at UN headquarters in New York City, US, 2 October 2024. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

At UN, Israel and Iran warn each other against attacks

Photo: BSS
Bangladesh

CA to hold meeting with UN secretary general on Thursday

A drone view of a message made by Greenpeace activists over sandbanks exposed due to drought at the Solimoes River, one of the largest tributaries of the Amazon River, during the most intense and widespread drought Brazil has experienced since records began in 1950, near Manacapuru, Amazonas state, Brazil September 20, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo
Climate Change

Why are NDCs important in global climate talks?

Vietnam's President To Lam addresses the "Summit of the Future" in the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters in New York City, US, September 22, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/David Dee Delgado
USA

Biden to meet Vietnamese president on Wednesday: White House

Printed Chinese and Japanese flags are seen in this illustration, July 21, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File photo/File Photo
World+Biz

Japan, China foreign ministers to meet in New York