United Nations (UN)

EU flags flutter in front of European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany July 18, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch/File Photo
Bangladesh

EU lauds Bangladeshi UN peacekeepers

It said that the EU is a steadfast supporter of the UN and of the international rules based order

Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Muhammad Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury addressed the general debate of the 22nd session of the High-Level Committee on South-South Cooperation held at the UN Headquarters in New York yesterday (27 May). Photo: PID
Foreign Policy

Dhaka urges global action to recover assets stolen from developing economies

Chief Adviser of the interim government Prof Muhammad Yunus addresses the members of the National Defence Course and Armed Forces War Course of the National Defence College during an event at his office in Tejgaon, Dhaka on Sunday, 3 November, 2024. Photo: PID
Bangladesh

Bangladeshi peacekeepers continue to uphold Bangladesh's global image: CA Yunus

Trucks transport aid as Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said it has commenced operations to begin distribution of aid, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 26, 2025. Gaza Humanitarian Foundation/Handout via REUTER/File Photo
Hamas-Israel war

Gaza humanitarian group is a 'distraction' from what is needed, UN says

An Israeli security forces member speaks to a worker next to a truck carrying aid at the Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and Gaza, before going into Gaza, on the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border, May 22, 2025. REUTERS/Ammar Awad/File Photo
Hamas-Israel war

Israel has only authorised a 'teaspoon' of aid for Gaza, UN chief says

Rohingya refugees hold placards while attending a Ramadan Solidarity Iftar to have an Iftar meal with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser of Bangladesh Interim Government, at the Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, March 14, 2025. File Photo: REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
Rohingya Crisis

Extreme desperation may have led to 400 Rohingya refugees dying at sea, UN agency says

Smoke rises from Gaza following an explosion, as seen from Israel, May 16, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Middle East

Israel blasts UN aid chief over call to prevent Gaza genocide, UN says 'let us do our work'

Representational image. Photo: UN
Bangladesh

Bangladesh pledges advanced tech, more female personnel to bolster UN peacekeeping

Tom Fletcher, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (OCHA) attends a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, December 3, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Middle East

UN relief chief urges action 'to prevent genocide' in Gaza

Chinese minister of national defense Dong Jun attends a meeting at the Office of the Party Central Committee in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monday, April 14, 2025. Photo: Minh Hoang/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
China

China to present new peacekeeping commitments to UN: Chinese defence chief

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. File Photo: AFP
World+Biz

UN chief warns of 'painful' reforms, including staff cuts

The United Nations headquarters building is pictured with a UN logo in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, March 1, 2022. File Photo: REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Climate Change

As world heats up, UN cools itself the cool way: with water

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. File Photo: AFP
South Asia

'World cannot afford' India-Pakistan confrontation: UN