Tag: United Nations
UN Secretary-General Meets Presiden...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres meets with Yoshiro Mori, President of the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
Bangladesh Bars Rohingya Children f...
More than 1 million displaced people have been living at sprawling refugee camps in Bangladesh’s southeastern Cox’s Bazar district, including about 740,000 stateless Rohingya who fled their homes in neighboring Rakhine state in late August 2017
UN Secretary-General Visits ReDI Sc...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is visiting Berlin, Germany, on 25-26 November to take part in the 14th UN Internet Governance Forum, hosted this year by the Government of Germany, and held under the theme ‘One World
ICC Decision to Investigate Rohingy...
Following the International Criminal Court (ICC)’s decision on Thursday to authorize an investigation into alleged crimes committed against Myanmar’s Rohingya population, Nicholas Bequelin, Amnesty International’s Director for East and Southeast Asia said, “his decision marks an important step in the fight for justice and accountability in Myanmar
Muslim Nations Bring Genocide Suit ...
Gambia on Monday filed a lawsuit against Myanmar in the highest court of the United Nations, accusing the Southeast Asia nation of state-sponsored genocide for the brutal military-led crackdown against Rohingya Muslims in 2017 that left thousands dead and drove more than 740,000 across the border to Bangladesh
UN Security Council Considers Women...
Lina Ekomo, addresses the United Nations Security Council meeting on Women and peace and security, on behalf of the Network of African Women in Conflict Prevention and Mediation (FEMWISE) and the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN)
UN Special Rapporteur Agnes Callama...
According to Callamard, her mandate to investigate Khashoggi’s killing was within the framework of human rights and it did not allow her to conduct an in-depth investigation into individual culpability, which she said the United Nations should have insisted on
Press Briefing by UN Secretary-Gene...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres (left) briefs reporters on the recent demonstrations taking place around the world
A Joint Team of UNMISS and CTSAMVM ...
The members of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army – in Opposition (SPLA-iO) said they are disappointed that South Sudan’s political leaders are not working hard enough for peace
Escalation of Fighting in Northeast...
While significant further displacements continue, UNICEF’s partners have started providing emergency assistance to families arriving at collective shelters in Hassakeh city and Tal Tamar
