United Nations

FILE PHOTO: A staff member arranges cartons of milk on refrigerator shelves at a supermarket in Beijing, China, May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
Global Economy

World food prices rise for third straight month in May, UN says

The May reading was 3.4% below the level seen a year earlier

UN chief says 'deeply concerned' over escalating Myanmar violence
South Asia

UN chief says 'deeply concerned' over escalating Myanmar violence

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk. File Photo: Reuters
Migration

Malaysia grapples with exploitation, ill-treatment of migrant workers: UN rights chief

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. Photo: AP
World+Biz

Spain to recognise Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital

Some 45,000 Rohingya have fled fighting in Myanmar: UN
World+Biz

Some 45,000 Rohingya have fled fighting in Myanmar: UN

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World+Biz

UN General Assembly holds minute of silence for late Iranian president

Logo of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Photo: OHCHR
World+Biz

UN warns of further 'atrocities' in Myanmar

Shoshan Haran, a released Israeli hostage, speaks with an Israeli soldier shortly after her arrival in Israel on November 25, after being held hostage by the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip, at an unknown location in Israel, in this handout picture released by the Israeli Prime Minister's Office on November 26, 2023. Israeli Prime Minister's Office/Handout via REUTERS/File photo
Hamas-Israel war

Israeli hostage to UN: We can't normalize this unprecedented terror

Photo: Reuters
Africa

Sudan facing 'inferno' of violence, crushing aid holdups: UN

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Middle East

UN General Assembly backs Palestinian bid for membership

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. File Photo: AFP
Hamas-Israel war

Rafah offensive would lead to 'humanitarian disaster': UN chief

Traces of a fire are visible as an ultra-Orthodox Israel man walks past the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). Photo: AFP
Hamas-Israel war

UN, EU officials condemn 'escalation' of violence against UNRWA

FILE PHOTO: Palestinians gather to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, amid shortages of aid supplies, after Israeli forces launched a ground and air operation in the eastern part of Rafah, as the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip May 8, 2024. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled/File Photo
Hamas-Israel war

UN sounds alarm over aid as Israel pushes assault into Rafah