United Nations (UN)

Aid distribution in Gaza has been marred by chaotic scenes and nearly daily deaths. Photo: Eyad BABA
Middle East

UN officials say new Gaza aid system leads to mass killings

Eyewitnesses and local officials have reported repeated killings of Palestinians seeking aid at distribution centres over recent weeks in the territory, where Israeli forces are battling Hamas...

File Photo of Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus: UNB
Bangladesh

Int'l Day against Drug Abuse tomorrow: CA issues message

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. Photo: Collected
World+Biz

World Refugee Day: UN chief highlights unfair burden on developing nations

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain speaks at the UN Security Council open debate on 19 June 2025. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Rohingya repatriation: Dhaka calls for renewed international attention, action

Relatives of victims of enforced disappearance take part in a programme in Dhaka, marking International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. File photo: TBS
Bangladesh

UN experts, journalists urge authorities to ensure safety for families of disappeared

Grazyna Baranowska, Vice-Chairperson, and Ana Lorena Delgadillo Perez, member of the WGEID met with acting Foreign Secretary Md. Ruhul Alam Siddique in the Foreign Ministry in Dhaka on 16 June 2025. Photo: MoFA
Bangladesh

UN lauds Bangladesh’s steps on enforced disappearances

The United Nations flag is seen during the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Yana Paskova
World+Biz

UN scales back global aid plan due to 'deepest funding cuts ever'

China's Ambassador to the UN Fu Cong speaks during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the situation in the Middle East and the Palestinian question at UN headquarters in New York City, US, November 25, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Kent Edwards/File Photo
Middle East

China's UN envoy condemns Israeli strikes on Iran: state media

Rescuers work at the site of a damaged building, in the aftermath of Israeli strikes, in Tehran, Iran, June 13, 2025. Iranian Red Crescent Society/WANA/Handout via REUTERS
Middle East

At UN, Iran accuses US of being complicit in Israeli strikes

Smoke rises from Gaza after an explosion as seen from the Israeli side of the border, June 2, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Amir Cohen
World+Biz

US vetoes UN Security Council demand for Gaza ceasefire

United Nations Resident Coordinator Gwyn Lewis. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Inclusive politics key to avoiding unrest in Bangladesh, says UN resident coordinator

Palestinians wait to receive aid, in Gaza City, May 25, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
Middle East

US-backed Gaza aid group to halt distribution on Wednesday, UN to vote on ceasefire demand

Global crises disrupt effort to get millions to quit smoking: report
Health

Global crises disrupt effort to get millions to quit smoking: report