United Nations

UN eyes major overhaul amid funding crisis, internal memo shows

It terms "suggestions" that would consolidate dozens of UN agencies into four primary departments: peace and security, humanitarian affairs, sustainable development, and human rights.

UN says former Bangladesh govt behind 'possible crimes against humanity'

UN estimates that "as many as 1,400 people may have been killed" in that 45-day time period, while thousands were injured

Trump now criticises UN saying 'it is not being well run'

The UN pushed back against Trump's remarks.

Global hunger crisis deepens as major nations skimp on aid

The United Nations says that, at best, it will be able to raise enough money to help about 60% of the 307 million people it predicts will need humanitarian aid next year

Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi released after death sentence overturned

Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi was released from prison on Dec. 1 after completing a one-year sentence for speaking out against the Iranian regime, the Iranian judiciary's Mizan news agency reported early on Monday.

Bangladesh and the UN’s 50 years of partnership

Engaging young people and giving voice to their aspirations has long been a priority for the UN.

France hijab bans in sports 'discriminatory': UN experts

United Nations rights experts on Monday slammed decisions in France barring women and girls who wear the Muslim headscarf from sports competitions as "discriminatory", demanding they be reversed.

Zamil Nowshan’s journey to the UN Summit of The Future

Nowshan will be joining the first committee meeting of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in late October as a UN Youth Champion for Disarmament of UN Office for Disarmament Affairs.

UN warns of 'unacceptable' level of violence against aid workers

And it warned that the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza is potentially fueling even higher numbers of such deaths this year.

October 1, 2018
October 1, 2018

PM in London on way back home

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in London yesterday on her way back to Dhaka concluding her weeklong visit to the United States to attend the 73rd UN General Assembly session.

September 29, 2018
September 29, 2018

Bangladesh, UN agree to address sexual violence against Rohingyas

The government of Bangladesh and the United Nations will jointly address conflict-related sexual violence committed against members of the Rohingya population forcibly displaced from Myanmar to Bangladesh.

August 29, 2018
August 29, 2018

Australia welcomes UN report on Rohingyas

Welcoming the UN fact-finding mission report on Myanmar, Australia renewes its call for justice for those Rohingyas who have suffered saying that the perpetrators must be held to account.

August 27, 2018
August 27, 2018

UN probe report outlines atrocities of armed forces against Rohingyas

An independent international fact-finding mission on Myanmar formed by the UN Human Rights Council outlines in its report four key common characteristics of the operations of the armed forces of Myanmar in Kachin, Rakhine and Shan States.

August 27, 2018
August 27, 2018

14-POINT RECOMMENDATION OF UN FACT-FINDING MISSION

The UN Fact-finding Mission on Myanmar draws up a non-exhaustive list of alleged perpetrators of atrocity crimes against the country’s Rohingya community, indicating priority subjects for investigation and prosecution under international law.

August 26, 2018
August 26, 2018

CPD’s Debapriya appointed to UN body on LDCs

The United Nations appoints Center for Policy Dialogue’s (CPD) Distinguished Fellow Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya in its committee on least developed countries (LDCs).

August 11, 2018
August 11, 2018

China holds million Uighurs in secret camps: UN

A United Nations human rights panel says that it had received many credible reports that 1 million ethnic Uighurs in China are held in what resembles a "massive internment camp that is shrouded in secrecy."

August 4, 2018
August 4, 2018

UN experts: NKorea hasn't stopped nuke and missile programs

North Korea has not stopped its nuclear and missile programs and is violating UN sanctions including by “a massive increase in illicit ship-to-ship transfers of petroleum products,” UN experts say in a new report.

July 27, 2018
July 27, 2018

UN chief warns staff, member states: We're running out of cash

United Nations Chief Antonio Guterres warns staff that the world body is running out of cash and urged member states to pay what they owe as soon as possible.

July 22, 2018
July 22, 2018

Myanmar violated UN child rights pact in Rohingya crackdown, experts find

Myanmar violated its obligations to the United Nations child rights convention in its crackdown on the Rohingya that led to an exodus of hundreds of thousands of people from the minority community, legal experts find.