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UN chief in plea for saving forests
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged governments, businesses and people everywhere to scale up efforts to conserve forests and forest species, and to support and listen to the voices of forest communities.
Myanmar protesters return to streets as crackdown continues
Demonstrators in Myanmar took to the streets again on Tuesday to protest last month’s seizure of power by the military, as foreign ministers from Southeast Asian countries prepared to meet to discuss the political crisis. Police in Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city, used tear gas against the protesters.
UN rights chief for transparent probe into writer Mushtaq’s death, review of DSA
UN's top human rights official Michelle Bachelet has called for transparent investigation into the death in custody of a writer in Bangladesh and review of the Digital Security Act, under which he was charged.
Bangladesh’s graduation from LDC: Hasina says all credit goes to people
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said Bangladesh’s graduation from the group of the least developed countries (LDCs) to a developing country stemmed from her government’s relentless efforts, planning and hard work for the last 12 years.
Bangladesh lauded at UN for leadership in promoting mother language, multilingualism globally
President of the UN General Assembly Volkan Bozkir has acknowledged Bangladesh’s distinct role in the proclamation of International Mother Language Day by the UN and also lauded Bangladesh for its leadership in promoting the importance of mother language and multilingualism globally.
UN says Afghan civilian casualties down by 15% last year
The number of civilians killed and wounded in violence across war-weary Afghanistan fell by 15% last year compared to 2019, according to a United Nations report released Tuesday.
UN to rich nations: Don't undermine COVAX vaccine program
The head of the World Health Organization pleaded with rich countries on Monday to check before ordering additional COVID-19 vaccine shots for themselves whether that undermines efforts to get vaccine shots to poorer nations.
UN nuclear chief says Iran to grant 'less access' to program
Iran will begin to offer United Nations inspectors “less access” to its nuclear program as part of its pressure campaign on the West, though investigators will still be able to monitor Tehran's work, the U.N. atomic watchdog's chief said Sunday.
UN experts: Trump ally, UAE firms violated Libya sanctions
American security contractor Erik Prince, a close ally of former U.S. President Donald Trump, violated the U.N. arms embargo against Libya along with three United Arab Emirates-based companies and their top managers during an operation to help a rebel military commander take the capital Tripoli, U.N. experts said.
G-7 vows ‘equitable’ world vaccine access, but details scant
Leaders of the Group of Seven economic powers promised Friday to immunize the world’s neediest people against the coronavirus by giving money, and precious vaccine doses, to a U.N.-backed vaccine distribution effort.