United Nations

Bangladesh signs up to UN treaty to combat human trafficking

Sep 04, 2019 12:56

Bangladesh's decision to adopt an international treaty that binds countries to strict anti-trafficking measures could help it avoid US sanctions, a UN official says.
Brazil's Bolsonaro slams UN rights chief's 'attacking' words

Sep 04, 2019 12:50

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has censured the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, for interfering in the Brazilian internal affairs "along the lines" of French President Emmanuel Macron.
UN investigators: US, Western allies may be complicit in Yemen war crimes

Sep 04, 2019 02:15

The United Nations’ investigators say they suspect the US and its chief Western allies, the UK and France, of complicity in “war crimes” in Yemen, citing their provision of arms, logistics, and intelligence to a Saudi-led coalition invading the country.
US hindering efforts to set up post-war Syrian constitutional body: Zarif to UN envoy

Sep 04, 2019 01:05

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the United States is throwing a wrench in efforts to form a UN-backed constitutional committee in Syria, which would seek to pave the way for a political solution to the Arab country’s eight-year conflict.
UN official blasts Nigeria’s use of ‘lethal force’ on Muslims

Sep 03, 2019 09:10

A United Nations rapporteur strongly condemns Abuja’s application of deadly violence against the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN).
Amazon fires 'extraordinarily concerning', warns UN biodiversity chief

Aug 31, 2019 07:03

The fires in the Amazon are “extraordinarily concerning” for the planet’s natural life support systems, the head of the UN’s top biodiversity body has said in a call for countries, companies and consumers to build a new relationship with nature.
UN ‘takes note’ of Lebanese president’s ‘war’ warning

Aug 27, 2019 06:36

The United Nations says it has “taken note” of a warning by Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun that recent Israeli aerial transgressions against the country amount to “declaration of war,” urging both sides to exercise restraint.
Bolsonaro says critics of raging Amazon fires are colonialists

Aug 23, 2019 04:13

Paris and the United Nations called Thursday for the protection of the fire-plagued Amazon rainforest as Brazil's right-wing president accused his French counterpart of having a "colonialist mentality" over the issue.
UN rights experts urge India to end 'collective punishment' in Kashmir

Aug 23, 2019 03:01

Five United Nations human rights experts have issued an urgent demand to India to lift the communication blackout it has imposed on the disputed Muslim-majority Himalayan region of Kashmir, saying that it amounts to "collective punishment" and worsens the ongoing tensions.
Foreign forces causing insecurity in Strait of Hormuz with their military presence: Iran UN envoy

Aug 21, 2019 01:42

Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations says foreign forces are causing insecurity and instability in the Strait of Hormuz with their military presence in the strategic sea passage, stressing the responsibility rests with Persian Gulf littoral states to ensure the water body’s security.