World
How child and youth are lured to extremist groups: study
UNITED NATIONS:Contrary to conventional wisdom, ideology may not be predominantly responsible for child recruitment into armed groups, even extremist ones,...
World
Bangladesh signs deal to involve UN for repatriation of Rohingya refugees
Bangladesh has signed a deal to involve the United Nations for repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar. Junior foreign minister...
World
Maldives crackdown an assault on democracy : UNHR Chief
United Nations Human Rights Chief Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein says crackdown on political dissent in the Maldives is tantamount to...
World
Death toll soars as Syria regime pounds rebel enclave
Renewed government strikes killed 32 civilians on Wednesday in a rebel-held enclave near Damascus, where overwhelmed medics were still treating...
World
Big rally in New York s Times Square demands Kashmir s freedom from Indian yoke
NEW YORK: Braving freezing temperatures, Kashmiris and Pakistanis, who were joined by Sikhs, Monday staged a demonstration in New York’s...
World
Rohingya abuses could spark regional conflict: UN rights chief
Jakarta: The UN human rights chief warned Monday that possible acts of “genocide and ethnic cleansing” against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim...
Pakistan
Pakistan vows to make UNSC more representative, democratic
At the United Nations, Pakistan has called for more democracy and equitable representation in the efforts to restructure the UN...
World
UN urges Israeli, US companies to avoid pervasive violations against Palestinians
The United Nations human rights office has urged more than two hundred companies, mostly Israeli and American, so far doing...
World
Air strikes on Syria hospitals affect hundreds of thousands of people: UN
GENEVA: The United Nations condemned a recent wave of air strikes on medical centers in rebel-held parts of Syria including...