UN News
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UN urges reform amid escalation in anti-gov't protests in Iraq
The Special Representative of UN secretary-general for Iraq Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert on Monday urged the Iraqi authorities for a renewed push...
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Libya's UN-backed leader welcomes cease-fire, doubts rival
Libya's U.N.-backed prime minister on Saturday conditioned his government's participation in a proposed ceasefire to rival forces withdrawing from the...
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UN condemns military escalation in, around Libyan capital
United Nations (UN) senior officials on Friday condemned the recent military escalation in and around Libyan capital Tripoli, which has...
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UN security council calls for restraint in violence-hit Iraq
The UN Security Council has called for maximum restraint and urged all to refrain from violence or the destruction of...
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Focus of all dev programmes on rural Bangladesh: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government is implementing all its development programmes centring rural areas to provide...
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Heavy floods affect 310,000 people in ROC, Ethiopia: UN
At least 170,000 people in the Republic of the Congo (ROC) have been hit by heavy rains while another 140,000...
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UN says 58 migrants dead as boat capsizes off Mauritania
At least 58 people are dead after a boat carrying dozens of migrants capsized in the Atlantic Ocean off the...
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UN adopts resolution renewing authorization for Somalia anti-piracy measures
United Nations Security Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted Resolution 2500 renewing the authorization for Somalia anti-piracy measures to December of...
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US-Russia tensions ‘complicate’ UN peace efforts for Libya
For the UN’s Libya envoy, US-Russia tensions top a list of “complications” in efforts to heal international divisions on the...
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Global migration film fest to be held in city
Global Migration Film Festival (GMFF) will be held on Monday at RC Majumdar Arts Auditorium, University of Dhaka, reports UNB.The...
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Militants kill 24 soldiers in northern Mali
Twenty-four soldiers have been killed in an attack by militants in eastern Mali, the country's army has said.Another 29 were...
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UN mission in Iraq proposes roadmap for ending upheaval
The United Nations' mission for Iraq on Sunday proposed a roadmap out of the country's social upheaval, while Amnesty International...
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UN chief underscores disaster-proofing infrastructure on Tsunami Day
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday underscored the importance of disaster proofing infrastructure on the occasion of World Tsunami Awareness...
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Senegalese awarded 2019 UN female police officer of year
Seynabou Diouf of the Senegal National Police has been selected as the 2019 United Nations Female Police Officer of the...
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UN chief for embracing innovations for better life
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged all to commit and embrace innovations to ensure a better life for future generations...
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Momen calls upon UN to resolve Rohingya crisis
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen called upon United Nations (UN) to take urgent steps with a view to resolving...