Despite voter intimidation, candidates such as Kyaw Kyaw Htwe (centre) of the People’s Party campaign actively in Kawhmu Township, Yangon Region, a seat formerly held by Aung San Suu Kyi. (AFP pic) GENEVA: The UN said on Tuesday Myanmar’s junta was using violence and intimidation to force people to»»»

A United Nations committee has warned New Zealand is at serious risk of weakening Māori rights and entrenching disparities for the Indigenous population, in its most critical review of the country’s record on racial discrimination. Last month, the UN’s committee for the convention on the eliminatio»»»

The far-right minister is also calling for an end to investigations into the killings of Palestinians Israel's far-right national security minister has promoted the commander of an undercover unit responsible for the execution of two unarmed Palestinians at point-blank range in Jenin, in the occupi»»»

The United Nations said on Friday that the killing of two Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank by Israeli security forces the previous day appeared to be a "summary execution" In footage captured by Palestine TV, Israeli security forces opened fire at two men in the northern West Bank city of »»»

GENEVA, Nov 28, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Elections scheduled in military-ruled Myanmar next month could never be free or fair, the United Nations insisted Friday, warning that the junta could unleash mass-electronic surveillance on polling stations. Myanmar's military seized power in a 2021 coup, sparking »»»

GENEVA: The WHO said Wednesday (Nov 12) that it was time for formal negotiations on health at the COP climate summits, saying the climate crisis was also a health crisis. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organisation, was at the United Nations' ongoing COP30 summit in Belem, Bra»»»

NAYPYIDAW, Nov 11 — With Myanmar in disarray, under heavy bombardment and rights abuses rampant, there is no way it can hold free and fair elections next month, the UN rights chief said Monday. Myanmar’s military seized power in a 2021 coup, sparking a civil war, but is trumpeting elections as an o»»»

Geneva: The United Nations on Wednesday described the recent Israeli occupation's strikes on the Gaza Strip as horrific. These attacks reportedly hit schools, as well as homes and tents of displaced people, claiming the lives of over 100 Palestinians on Tuesday evening, despite the fact that the la»»»

GENEVA - The World Health Organisation (WHO) sounded the alarm on Oct 13 over soaring numbers of drug-resistant bacterial infections, compromising the effectiveness of life-saving treatments and rendering minor injuries and common infections potentially deadly. The United Nations’ health agency war»»»

Geneva [Switzerland], October 1 (ANI): Switzerland Awami League General Secretary Shaymal Khan on Tuesday (local time) said that "the Yunus government is completely illegal" and accused him of promoting "religious extremism" in Bangladesh"The Yunus government is completely illegal. He took state po»»»

South Sudan's Vice President, Riek Machar, has been charged with murder, treason and crimes against humanity over an attack by an ethnic militia on a military base that killed more than 250 soldiers, the justice minister said on Thursday.  A fragile power-sharing agreement between President ..»»»

GENEVA: Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations Office in Geneva HE Dr Hind Abdulrahman Al Muftah, participated in a roundtable entitled 'Equity in Education', held in collaboration between QatarDebate and the University of Geneva, on Monday at the University of Geneva.»»»

Talks on forging a landmark treaty to combat the scourge of plastic pollution were stumbling Saturday, with progress slow and countries wildly at odds on how far the proposed agreement should go. The talks are mandated to look at the full life cycle of plastic, from production to pollution, but som»»»

A United Nations officer assigned to oversee the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip charged Israel with using companies to carry out a “settler-colonial” displacement project aimed at apartheid and genocide. Francesca Albanese, an Italian legal and human rights academic, said that while poli»»»

The United Nations trade and development agency, tasked with helping developing countries access the global economy, faces “painful” cuts as part of broader reforms prompted by a decline in global donor funding, its secretary general said. Rebeca Grynspan told Reuters she was concerned that UNCTAD’»»»

Saudi Gazette report GENEVA — The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states condemned Israeli attacks on Iran. The condemnation was delivered by Permanent Representative of Kuwait to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva Ambassador Nasser Al-Hayen, who spoke on behalf of th»»»

Volker Turk issued an urgent appeal to governments worldwide, calling for immediate action in response to the worsening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip and to end the increasing suffering of civilians. Speaking at the opening of the United Nations Human Rights Council session in Geneva, Turk »»»

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has issued an urgent appeal to governments worldwide, calling for immediate action in response to the worsening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip and to end the increasing suffering of civilians. Speaking at the opening of the »»»

Odisha Guv, CM, opposition leader congratulate IMD director general M Mohapatra for UN award Bhubaneswar, Odisha Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Naveen Patnaik on Monday congratulated IMD director general Mrutyunjay Mohapatra f»»»

GENEVA: Countries are at a moral crossroads over the conflict in Gaza, UN experts warned Wednesday, urging action to halt the violence and avoid “the annihilation of the Palestinian population” in the territory. A two-month ceasefire in the war collapsed in March, with Israel resuming intense strik»»»

GENEVA, April 29 (KUNA) -- United Nations rights chief Volker Turk urged Tuesday the world to halt Gaza's descent into a "new, unseen level" of "humanitarian catastrophe" amid Israel's total blockade on aid and relentless attacks on the territory.In a press release, Turk noted as reports coming "as»»»

A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand on Friday, destroying buildings, a bridge and a dam. At least 144 people were killed in Myanmar, where photos and video from two hard-hit cities showed extensive damage. At least eight died in the Thai capital, where a high-rise under co»»»

GENEVA — The UN said Monday it and partners were seeking nearly $1 billion to provide life-saving aid this year for some 1.5 million Rohingya refugees and their hosts in Bangladesh. The United Nations said that it and more than 100 partners were launching a 2025-26 Joint Response Plan for the Rohin»»»

A report finds that Russian troops committed 79 executions in the last six months or so. The United Nations has expressed “alarm” over a sharp rise in reported executions of Ukrainian soldiers captured by Russian armed forces. According to a report published on Monday by the UN Human Rights Monitor»»»