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
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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
Gender parity at the UN willfully ignores the facts
UN censures 42 nations for retaliating against human rights activists & journalists
The United Nations has singled out 42 countries (out of 193 member states) for condemnation– virtually blacklisting them– for retaliating against human rights activists and journalists If you cooperate with the United Nations and complain about human rights abuses in your home country, chances are you will find yourself either jailed,
Myanmar school attack could be war crime: UN probe
UN investigators said Tuesday that the Myanmar junta commanders who ordered an attack this month on a school that left a dozen children dead could be liable for war crimes. The investigators pointed to multiple reports indicating that the school, located in the compound of a monastery, came under attack for
Refugees most vulnerable in ongoing food insecurity crisis: UN
Representatives from UN agencies and several countries called for more substantive action to support refugees and internally displaced people amid the ongoing global food crisis. Co-hosted by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the World Food Programme (WFP), and the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations, a panel discussion held
UN rights experts cite signs of war crimes in Ukraine
A team of experts commissioned by the U.N.’s top human rights body to look into rights violations in Ukraine said Friday its initial investigation turned up evidence of war crimes in the country following Russia’s invasion nearly seven months ago. The experts from the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, mandated by
UN ban on NGOs during high-level meetings of world leaders triggers strong protests
When world leaders, numbering over 150, make their annual political pilgrimage to address the General Assembly in the third week of September, the security at the world body is exceptionally tight. And this year is no exception. After two years of on-again and off-again lockdowns due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the UN