The UN Security Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted a US-proposed resolution to help humanitarian aid reach desperate Afghans, while seeking to keep funds out of Taliban hands. The resolution—a first step by the UN after months of wrangling over how…
The decision by Bangladesh to close schools for Rohingya refugees risks leaving a generation of children “practically uneducated”, a United Nations human rights envoy warned Sunday. Authorities this week ordered the closure of “unauthorised” education centres in border camps hosting…
After the marathon talks in Glasgow, Scotland, the representatives of different countries reached a consensus at the last minute. The Glasgow deal was finally completed on Saturday night with several concessions. However, in the last days, the Glasgow Climate Agreement…
The new ambassadors of Afghanistan and Myanmar are currently unable to represent the United Nations. The UN Credentials Committee met on Wednesday to decide who would represent the two countries. Such a decision has been taken from that meeting. Myanmar’s…
At least 1,000 people have been detained across Ethiopia since the state of emergency was declared. Most of them are members of the country’s Tigrian ethnic group. This information was given in a statement of the United Nations on Tuesday.…
Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban’s interior minister, is still under UN and US sanctions. He is also on the FBI’s Most Wanted list. But the UN wants to allocate money for his ministry. The Taliban’s interior ministry will receive লাখ 8…