WITH a membership of 57 states located across the world, the 54-year-old Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is the second biggest inter-governmental body after the United Nations. The grouping formally recognises itself as the 鈥榗ollective voice of the Muslim world.鈥� Established in Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco...
Ambassador Jeffrey Prescott, the US Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, has called on the international community to continue its support to the Rohingyas and their Bangladeshi host communities for a crisis that shows no signs of abating.....
Women and children make up at least 56 per cent of the thousands killed in the Gaza war, the UN said on Tuesday, amid controversy over the toll based on numbers from the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza...
More than seven million people in fragile South Sudan are at risk of acute food insecurity in the coming months, including tens of thousands at a 鈥榗atastrophic鈥� level of famine, the United Nations warned on Tuesday...
THIS is disconcerting that the Green Climate Fund, set up by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in 2010 to help developing countries to respond to climate change, is not serving intended purposes because of...
An ageing, sickly Saudi religious scholar who has been behind bars for six years faces conditions that amount to torture, a United Nations group of independent experts said on Wednesday.
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday inaugurated a two-day event titled ICPD30 Global Dialogue on Demographic Diversity and Sustainable Development that creates a platform to discuss the challenges and explore the opportunities of the world鈥檚 shifting demographics...
Clashes reignited between the Sudanese army and rival paramilitaries earlier this week in the key Darfur town of El-Fasher, the United Nations said...
United Nations and European officials on Friday condemned attacks against the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in east Jerusalem, which have forced it to...
The number of displaced people in Myanmar has reached three million, the United Nations said, the vast majority forced to flee their homes by conflict unleashed by the military鈥檚 2021 coup...
BANGLADESH remains one of the top few countries to send migrants to join the international labour market, but remittance earnings compared with the number of migrants abroad are low. The International Organisation for Migration in...
Foreign minister Hasan Mahmud, while on the sidelines of the preparatory meeting of the 15th OIC Summit, held bilateral discussions on Friday with the permanent observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour...
The United Nations General Assembly has unanimously adopted Bangladesh鈥檚 flagship annual resolution on the 鈥楥ulture of Peace鈥� with an overwhelming number of co-sponsorships....
The United Nations said on Thursday that Gaza鈥檚 post-war reconstruction would require an international effort unseen since the aftermath of World War II, estimating it could cost up to $40 billion.....
United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres has called on governments, the private sector and civil society to join them in reaffirming their commitment to safeguarding press freedom and the rights of journalists and media professionals around the world.....
The United Nations children鈥檚 agency warned on Tuesday that conflict on Lebanon鈥檚 border was taking a heavy toll on children, with thousands out of school and...
BANGLADESH has rich marine biodiversity, which can contribute to a sustainable blue economy. An appropriate blue economy should ensure harmonious use of ocean resources, including human well-being, economic prosperity...
Sudan has requested an emergency UN Security Council meeting on what it calls UAE 鈥榓ggression鈥� for allegedly supporting paramilitaries battling the army, a diplomatic source said on Saturday.....
The United Nations said on Friday that it was concerned by reports of new efforts to track and punish Iranian women, some as young as 15, who refuse to...
United Nations officials expressed 鈥榞rave concern鈥� Friday over 鈥榠ncreasingly alarming reports鈥� about the escalating fighting in Sudan鈥檚 North Darfur region...
Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday called for speaking聽 out against all forms of aggression and atrocities, and say 鈥榥o鈥� to wars......
Asia was the world鈥檚 most disaster-hit region from climate and weather hazards in 2023, the United Nations said on Tuesday, with floods and storms the chief cause of...
The United Nations on Sunday urged Sri Lanka to bridge its 鈥榓ccountability deficit鈥� and ensure justice as the country commemorated the 279 victims of its worst-ever attack against civilians five years ago...
United Nations' experts on Friday expressed dismay about the situation of Bangladeshi migrants in Malaysia, who travelled there in the hope of employment after engaging in the official labour migration process....
The United States on Thursday spoiled a long-shot Palestinian bid for full United Nations membership, vetoing a Security Council measure despite growing international distress over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.....
Clashes between the Sudanese army and its rival paramilitary have killed at least 25 civilians in the North Darfur town of El-Fasher, a pro-democracy lawyers committee said on Tuesday...
The United Nations on Wednesday will launch a $2.8 billion appeal for donations this year to help the war-ravaged population of the Gaza Strip as well as West Bank Palestinians, a senior agency official said....
Israel and Iran accused one another on Sunday at the United Nations of being the main threat to peace in the Middle East, each calling on the Security Council to impose sanctions on their sworn enemy.....
Countries around the world condemned Iran's strikes on Israel, warning the attack could further destabilise the Middle East.
Mexico filed a lawsuit against Ecuador on Thursday at the International Court of Justice over the storming of its embassy in Quito, saying it wanted the South American country 鈥榮uspended鈥� from the United Nations....