A resolution in the United Nations General Assembly on the situation in Afghanistan has called all Afghan parties to reduce and end violence in the country while supporting an “Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process.”
Bangladesh is taking a bold step in joining the mission after the catastrophic end to the previous UN mission with military peacekeepers ended in 2017 amid accusations that Nepali troops introduced a strain of cholera from South Asia.
The report released on Tuesday said that in contrast to large swathes of the developing countries, “investment in South Asia, particularly in India, remains strong”.
The unanimity at the UN underscores the fears over AI’s potential to disrupt politics and society through deep fakes and spreading misinformation, and its more sinister capabilities in warfare, development of weapons and disrupting economies.
A resolution in the United Nations General Assembly on the situation in Afghanistan has called all Afghan parties to reduce and end violence in the country while supporting an “Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process.”
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for global solidarity to fight COVID-19 in a message on Human Rights Day
Nepal has presented its second nationally determined contribution (NDC) report to the UN outlining its ambitious targets for the next decade to reduce emissions and support vulnerable communities to adapt to the impacts of climate change
The instability and fear that the COVID-19 pandemic brings about is exacerbating human rights concerns around the world
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has confirmed that he will take a COVID-19 vaccine publicly when it becomes available to him
Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has said COVID-19, besides the other devastation is has caused, is also threatening to steal from millions of girls their right to education, she said
Bangladesh has conveyed to the UN refugee agency that the international community has no reason to worry about relocation of Rohingyas to Bhashan Char
Bangladesh has called upon the United Nations to delineate outer limit of Bangladesh’s continental shelf that would unleash new opportunities in the county’s pursuit of “blue economy”
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has declared 'Invest India' as the winner of the 2020 United Nations Investment Promotion Award in a ceremony at its headquarters in Geneva
The United Nations in Sri Lanka and the Australian High Commission have announced a new joint effort to empower communities in the Mannar District to prevent sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) against women and girls
UN Resident Coordinator in Dhaka Mia Seppo has said the UN and its all the agencies recognise the enormous investment that the government of Bangladesh has made in building Bhashan Char for Rohingya relocation
Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), Munir Akram, on Friday handed over a dossier on Indian terrorism to UN Under-Secretary-General for Counter-Terrorism, Vladimir Voronkov, an oficial of Pakistani Mission said
A 140-member contingent of Bangladesh Police left Dhaka by a chartered aircraft last night to join a UN peacekeeping mission in Bamako, the capital of Mali
The United Nations COVID-19 summit passed up a pre-recorded video message from Adar Poonawalla, CEO of the world's largest vaccine manufacturer, who was scheduled to speak in an afternoon session headlined 'The Road to a COVID-19 Vaccine - a Global Public Good.'
Farmers in India have the right to demonstrate peacefully and authorities should allow them, according to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric