UNITED NATIONS, Mar 07 (APP):Ahead of International Women’s Day on Monday, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), a U.N. partner, has said that the global representation of women in Parliament reached a
United Nations, United States, March 5 (AFP/APP):The UN special envoy on Myanmar on Friday demanded an end to the military's "repression" of protesters, imploring the Security Council to act on
Geneva, March 4 (AFP/APP):The United Nations Security Council should impose a "global arms embargo" and targeted sanctions against Myanmar's military, a top UN rights expert said Thursday, voicing alarm at
A UN rights expert says that Anti-Muslim hatred is at epidemic proportions.
Washington, March 2 (AFP/APP):The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on senior Russian officials in a coordinated action with the European Union as US intelligence concluded that Moscow orchestrated the
Kinshasa, March 1 (AFP/APP):Political jockeying is driving a rise in hate speech in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations' human rights office in the country warned Monday. "The
Dubai, March 1 (AFP/APP):The United Nations said Monday that a donor conference for war-torn Yemen had yielded just $1.7 billion, less than half the funds needed, a "disappointing" outcome as
Dubai, March 1 (AFP/APP):The United Nations on Monday urged international donors to raise $3.85 billion to prevent large-scale famine "engulfing" Yemen, ravaged by six years of war. More than 100
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 28 (APP):The UN human rights office, OHCHR, Sunday strongly condemned the “escalating violence” in Myanmar after police and security forces killed 18 anti-coup protestors, and called for
ISLAMABAD, Feb 27 (APP):The Foreign Office on Saturday said the government, armed forces and the people of Pakistan stood united against any threat or misadventure and would always "act with