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Perpetrators must account for vicious crimes against Rohingya: UN
UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Alice Wairimu Nderitu has said they must hold accountable those who perpetrated vicious crimes against the Rohingya."The Rohingya refugees that I engag...
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Ending gender digital divide critical to full enjoyment of women’s rights: UN expert
UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression Irene Khan has urged States to protect women journalists from online and offline attacks, and social media companies to ensure that online sp...
Threats to media workers' freedom growing: UN
Journalists and media workers are facing increasing politicisation of their work and threats to the freedom to simply do their jobs, according to the UN.
Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, many media ...
Over 3,000 lost at sea trying to reach Europe in 2021: UN
More than 3,000 people died or went missing last year while trying to cross the Mediterranean and the Atlantic to reach Europe, according to the UN refugee agency (UNHCR).
Of the total, 1,924 people ...
UN works to broker civilian evacuation from Mariupol
The United Nations doggedly sought to broker an evacuation of civilians from the increasingly hellish ruins of Mariupol on Friday, while Ukraine accused Russia of showing its contempt for the world or...
Palak calls for Global Internet Governance Council & Frontier Technology Guidelines under UN
State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Wednesday called for the formulation of Global Internet Governance Council and Frontier Technology Guidelines under th...
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Weary of many disasters? UN says worse to come
A disaster-weary globe will be hit harder in the coming years by even more catastrophes colliding in an interconnected world, a United Nations report issued Monday says.
If current trends continue th...
Tomorrow could be too late to halt fighting in Mariupol: UN
The UN's crisis coordinator in Ukraine Sunday called for an immediate stop to fighting in besieged Mariupol to allow trapped civilians to leave the city safely.
"The lives of tens of thousands, inclu...
UNGA chief calls for shift to green economies on Mother Earth Day
In keeping with this year's Mother Earth Day theme "Harmony with Nature and Biodiversity: Ecological economics and Earth-centered law," UN General Assembly (UNGA) President Abdulla Shahid Friday calle...
Fate of sustainable development hinges on world's cities: UN
The future of sustainable development will hinge on the fate of cities as more than half of the world's population now live in urban environments, a number likely to rise to nearly 70 percent by 2050,...