United Nations (UN)

United Nations Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh Gwyn Lewis paid a courtesy call on State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Md Mohibbur Rahman Mohib at the secretariat today (12 May). Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

Govt, UN agencies to collaborate for better living standards of Rohingyas, local communities

The logo of the United Nations is seen in the General Assembly hall before heads of state begin to address the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City, US, September 21, 2021. Photo :Reuters
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143 countries snub US to vote in favour of Palestine at United Nations

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Middle East

Iraq calls for UN mission's departure by 2025

Palestinians sit to next to belongings as people flee Rafah after Israeli forces launched a ground and air operation in the eastern part of the southern Gaza city, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in the southern Gaza Strip May 9, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Mohammed Salem/File Photo
Hamas-Israel war

South Africa asks World Court to order Israel's withdrawal from Rafah

Top UN court to rule on Germany/Nicaragua Gaza genocide case
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Top UN court to rule on Germany/Nicaragua Gaza genocide case

FILE PHOTO: The United Nations headquarters building is pictured with a UN logo in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., March 1, 2022. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
World+Biz

US, Russia set for a showdown at UN over nuclear weapons in space

The United Nations Security Council meets on the situation in the Middle East, including the war in Gaza, at UN headquarters in New York on Monday. Photo: Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images
World+Biz

What are other countries saying about UN ceasefire resolution

UN Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territory Francesca Albanese addresses the National Press Club in Canberra, Australia, in November 2023 Photo: Lukas Coch/ EPA-EFE
World+Biz

UN expert accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a news conference on the eve of the U.N. climate summit (COP25) in Madrid, Spain, December 1, 2019. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
Hamas-Israel war

UN chief calls for Gaza truce, massive lifesaving aid deliveries

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World+Biz

US now pushes UN to back 'immediate' Gaza ceasefire to free hostages

Displaced Palestinians wait to receive free food at a tent camp, amid food shortages, as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, 27 February, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
World+Biz

One quarter of Gaza's people one step away from famine, UN says

The United Nations headquarters building is pictured with a UN logo in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., 1 March 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
World+Biz

China urges largest nuclear states to negotiate a 'no-first-use' treaty

Children suffer amid food crisis. File Photo: BSS
World+Biz

'Man-made' Gaza famine can still be avoided: UN agency