Bangladesh must immediately suspend a pilot repatriation project for Rohingya to return to Myanmar, where they "face serious risks" to their lives and liberty, a UN expert said on Thursday. UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, said there were reports that Bangladeshi authorities were
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Dhaka needs to improve wages in RMG sector: UN
While Bangladesh seeks to diversify its economy and in particular its exports, it also should improve working conditions and wages in the RMG sector and beyond, said a UN expert on Monday. "There is ample room for increasing the minimum wage," UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Olivier
EU releases €2.5m for cyclone Mocha affected people
Following cyclone Mocha in Myanmar and Bangladesh, the European Commission has released €2.5 million in emergency humanitarian aid to address the most urgent needs of the affected population. The full magnitude of the damage is not yet known as access to the affected areas is limited. However, early reports suggest humanitarian needs
UN food agency to cut rations for Rohingya refugees again
200,000 people have fled from Sudan: UN
Some 200,000 people have fled from Sudan to neighbouring countries since violence erupted last month, a spokesperson for the UN refugee agency said on Friday, including many malnourished children arriving in Chad. Some 60,000 have arrived through the desert to Chad, including about 30,000 in the past few days, UN refugee
BRAC Bank patronizes model UN at DPS
BRAC Bank has patronized organizing a Model United Nations (DPSIMUN VI) at The Delhi Public School (DPS), Dhaka, a press release said Friday A total of 750 students from 65 schools across Bangladesh and international delegates from India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, and the United States took part in the
Every 2 minutes a woman dies due to pregnancy: UN
Every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the latest estimates released Thursday in a report by United Nations (UN) agencies. The report, 'Trends in maternal mortality', reveals alarming setbacks for women's health over recent years, as maternal deaths either increased or stagnated in nearly all regions
Security Council reforms move at the pace of a paralytic snail
The reform of the Security Council, the most powerful body at the United Nations, has remained a never-ending political saga. According to the President of the General Assembly, Csaba Kőrösi of Hungary, 43 years have passed since the question of Security Council reform first appeared on the UN agenda. “It has been
Security Council Reform: Big Five are the Heart of the Problem
The UN Charter mandates the Security Council to maintain international peace, but wars rage on and nations arm themselves with ever more lethal weapons. No wonder that the Council’s critics are so many and calls for its reform so urgent. On December 11, 1992, with post-Cold War optimism, the UN General
