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New York, June 25 (JEN): The international community must not take the generosity of Africans for granted, UN refugee chief, Filippo Grandi, told an informal meeting of Security Council members at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday. more
Payra power plant clash: Bangladeshi nationals asked to leave site by the Chinese

Dhaka: Nearly weeks after a Chinese national was killed during a clash at Payra power plant, the authorities of the plant led by the Chinese have directed Bangladeshi workers to leave the ...

Ensure that widows are ‘not left out or left behind’, UN chief urges on International Day

New York, June 23 (JEN): On International Widow’s Day, marked on Sunday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is asking everyone to reflect on the “economic hardship a ...

Righting a wrong: UN Fund helps thousands of sex abuse survivors rebuild their lives

New York, June 22 (JEN): About 3,340 women, children and men have been given support to restart their lives after falling prey to sexual exploitation or abuse (SEA) by United Nations pers ...

UN Security Council calls for protection of persons with disabilities in conflict zones

New York: The Security Council on Thursday adopted its first-ever resolution calling on UN Member States and warring parties to protect persons with disabilities in conflict situations an ...

Teachers need more training to support traumatized refugee and migrant students, says UN on World Refugee Day

New York: On World Refugee Day, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is calling for more support to fill the gaps in training for teachers on trauma and psych ...

Bangladesh power plant violence sparks fresh anger against Chinese as locals accuse them of cover-up

Beijing, June 21 (JEN): While the international community is appalled by the treatment of Ugyur Muslims in its territory by the communist China, a recent clash in Bangladesh displayed how ...

From forced disappearances to aerial bombing, Balochistan campaigners cry help in London

London: The World Baloch Organisation and Baloch Republican Party have come together in the city of London recently to seek justice by highlighting before the world the human rights abuse ...

UN chief accepts independent report on Myanmar, highlighting ‘systemic’ failure surrounding Rohingya crisis

New York, June 18 (JEN): An independent review into how the UN System operated in Myanmar in the years leading up to the mass exodus of the Rohingya following serious human rights abuses, ...

UN chief condemns terrorist attacks in Kenya and Somalia

New York, June 17 (JEN): The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, condemned on Sunday the attack that took place on Saturday in Wajir County, Kenya, in which at least eight poli ...