UN News
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Bangladesh elected member of UN's central drug policy-making bodyBangladesh has been elected person in the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), the UN's central drug policy-making body, for a...
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UN Security Council condemns Myanmar violenceThe UN Security Council on Wednesday condemned violence against Myanmar protesters and called on the army showing restraint, but didn't...
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UN seeks billions to avoid famineThree weeks ago the 13-year-old weighed just nine kilograms (20 pounds) when she was admitted to al-Sabeen hospital in Yemen's...
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Excessive food prices weighing about the vulnerable: FAOHigh rates of rice and other important foods, including soybean oil and loose palm oil, have severely constrained the getting...
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UN chief backs innovative blueprint to get rid of 'suicidal' war on natureA fresh scientific blueprint for tackling climate change, pollution and the accelerating lack of plant and animal species published on...
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318 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast: UN migration agencyThe International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday said that a lot more than 300 illegal migrants have been rescued...
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UN launches selection method for next secretary-generalThe UN Security Council and Standard Assembly on Thursday launched the recruitment process for the next secretary-general, a post currently...
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World must ensure Myanmar coup fails - UN chiefUN Secretary General António Guterres has urged the environment community to make sure Monday's coup in Myanmar fails.The reversal of...
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UN fears for Myanmar Rohingya following coupThe United Nations fears the coup in Myanmar will worsen the plight of some 600,000 Rohingya Muslims still in the...
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"Urgent int’l cooperation had a need to fight pandemic crisis"Bangladesh Permanent Representative to the UN Rabab Fatima has urged the international community to get together to address the results...
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Air travel down 60pc in 2020, aviation sector losses USD 370b: ICAODuring the period of last year, a dramatic fall of 60 % in international flights have been witnessed by UN's...
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Three Ivorian UN peacekeepers killed in Mali attackThree UN peacekeepers from Ivory Coast were killed in central Mali on Wednesday, the UN and Ivorian government said, in...
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New UN Security Council associates share resolve to get rid of regional conflictsThe new year delivers with it five new members of the UN Security Council: India, Mexico, Kenya, Ireland and Norway.Envoys...
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Women quite often assaulted online found in Asia but find small recourse: UN Women studyCivil society activists say that women commonly face online violence in Asian countries but for many victims, fear and distrust...
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Rabab Fatima elected Vice President of UN bodies' Executive BoardBangladesh’s Everlasting Representative (PR) to the US Ambassador Rabab Fatima features been elected as Vice President of the US Development...
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UN COVID-19 panel demands gain access to to vaccine for some vulnerableAt the US headquarters in NY, it was an instant of reckoning. The COVID-19 pandemic isn't only the best global...
