United Nations (UN)

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South Asia

Detention of Imran Khan violates international law, UN working group says

The Geneva-based UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention said that the "appropriate remedy would be to release Mr. Khan immediately and accord him an enforceable right to compensation and...

Military personnel participates in a parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
Asia

Myanmar central bank denies UN report on weapons transactions

Raw opium from a poppy head is seen at a poppy farmer's field on the outskirts of Jalalabad, April 28, 2015. Photo: REUTERS/Parwiz/File Photo
World+Biz

UN warns of overdose deaths after Afghan opium production plummets

An Afghan woman carries empty containers to fetch water in Nahr-e-Shahi district in Balkh province, Afghanistan, August 6, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Ali Khara/File photo
Middle East

UN-led Doha meeting with Taliban sparks outcry over women's rights

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Climate Change

Mission 2025 group urges governments to set more ambitious climate goals

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. File Photo: AFP
Middle East

UN chief warns: Lebanon cannot become another Gaza

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Bangladesh

Raimah Chowdhury recognised as Global Youth Leader

A food aid truck sits abandoned near the entrance to the Kerem Shalom border crossing, as military operations continue in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, at an area outside Kerem Shalom, Israel, May 17, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
Hamas-Israel war

UN says lawlessness in Gaza impedes aid via Kerem Shalom despite Israel's military pause

Palestinians fleeing north Gaza move southward as Israeli tanks roll deeper into the enclave, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, November 10, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/File photo
Hamas-Israel war

'Immense' scale of Gaza killings amount to crime against humanity, UN inquiry says

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Health

FAO celebrates World Food Safety Day with roundtable discussion and youth engagement program

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres poses for a photograph during an interview with Reuters at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, US on 14 September 2020. File Photo REUTERS
World+Biz

Israel, Hamas, Sudan rivals added to UN list for killing children

Members of the UN Security Council vote on a US-drafted resolution backing a proposal outlined by US President Joe Biden for a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas in the Gaza Strip, at UN headquarters in New York City, US, June 10, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Stephanie Keith/File Photo
Hamas-Israel war

Hamas says it accepts UN-backed Gaza truce plan, US cites 'hopeful sign'

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Hamas-Israel war

UN will declare both Israel and Hamas are violating children's rights in armed conflict