UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reaffirmed UN's continued support to Bangladesh in overcoming unprecedented challenges that may arise out of the ongoing global conflicts, financial, energy and food crisis and the adverse impact of climate change. He made the comment while meeting Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen at the United
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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
UN confronts existential challenge after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Paralysed by its own Charter and structure, the world organisation that is charged with preventing wars confronts an existential challenge from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. When Security Council Permanent member Russia sent its troops into a smaller neighbour defying the UN Charter and all norms of international relations a year ago
PM seeks UN support to relocate Rohingyas to Bhasan Char
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday urged the United Nations to help Bangladesh in relocating Rohingyas to Bhashan Char island. She made the plea while UN resident coordinator Gwyn Lewis called on her at her official residence, Ganabhaban. PM's Speech Writer M Nazrul Islam told reporters that the prime minister mentioned that
A last-ditch effort to save high seas treaty from sinking
When the United Nations began negotiations on a legally binding treaty to protect and regulate the high seas, one diplomat pointedly remarked: “It’s a jungle out there”—characterizing a wide-open ocean degraded by illegal and over-fishing, plastics pollution, indiscriminate sea bed mining and the destruction of marine eco-systems. Although the origins of
UN to cut food aid for Rohingya refugees
The United Nations plans to slash food aid to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, blaming a funding shortfall for cuts that agencies warned on Friday would deepen food insecurity and malnutrition in the world’s largest refugee settlement. About 730,000 Rohingya, a persecuted mostly Muslim minority from Myanmar’s Rakhine state, fled to Bangladesh
Country has world’s 5th highest number of leprosy cases
The situation of persons affected by leprosy in Bangladesh indicates that the country's outstanding economic growth is not reaching the entire population, a UN expert said today. She called for draft anti-discrimination laws to formally recognise leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, as a prohibited ground of discrimination."Leprosy is hidden
China, Russia fail to defund UN human rights work
United Nations member states agreed to fully fund UN human rights mechanisms that China, Russia, and their allies had sought to defund in the 2023 budget. This should set a precedent for UN human rights funding in the future. Human Rights Watch has warned for years about China and Russia-led efforts
Syria to open 2 new crossings for quake aid: UN
Syria's president agreed to open two new crossing points from Turkey to the country's rebel-held northwest to deliver desperately needed aid and equipment to help millions of earthquake victims, the United Nations announced Monday.U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the agreement by Syrian leader Bashar Assad to open crossing points at
