United Nations (UN)

United Nations (UN)

Displaced Palestinian children gather at a tent camp in Gaza City, February 3, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas/File Photo

Around 4.9 million children under five died in 2024: UN

Most of the deaths were preventable with better access to healthcare and low-cost interventions for challenges like complications from pre-term birth or diseases like malaria

Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman delivering the national statement at the 70th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) at the UN Headquarters in New York yesterday (17 March). Photo: UNB

Bangladesh reaffirms commitment to gender equality, women empowerment at UN

Sara Hossain, Chair of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran, attends a session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, on 16 March 2026. Photo: Reuters

UN report says Israeli airstrike on Iran prison is a war crime

Graves are being prepared after a strike on a school in Minab, Iran, March 2, 2026. Iranian Foreign Media Department/WANA/Handout via REUTERS

UN 'deeply disturbed' by strike on Iran school that killed 160 children

Graves are being prepared after a strike on a school in Minab, Iran, March 2, 2026. Iranian Foreign Media Department/WANA/Handout via REUTERS

UN calls for investigation into deadly strike on school in Iran

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference outlining his priorities for 2026 at UN headquarters in New York City, US, on 29 January 2026. Photo: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters

UN chief decries global rise of 'rule of force'

Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, Francesca Albanese, speaks during a press conference at the European headquarters of the UN in Geneva, Switzerland, December 11, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Pierre Albouy

Independent UN body condemns vicious attacks on UN expert on Palestinian rights

Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein are seen in this image released by the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., U.S., on December 19, 2025 as part of a new trove of documents from its investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. U.S. Justice Department/Handout via REUTERS

Allegations in Epstein files may amount to 'crimes against humanity,' UN experts say

Photo: Collected

UN encourages political stakeholders to strengthen national unity in Bangladesh

A 3D-printed miniature of US President Donald Trump, US flag, UN logo are seen in this illustration taken January 8, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

UN seeks clarity on when US will pay dues, and how much

FILE PHOTO: The United Nations logo is seen on a window in an empty hallway at United Nations headquarters during the 75th annual U.N. General Assembly high-level debate, which is being held mostly virtually due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in New York, U.S., September 21, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo

UN raises alarm over systemic discrimination and violence in India

Late Sharif Osman Hadi. Photo: Collected

Hadi murder: Govt will write to UN on 8 Feb seeking probe options

Rohingya refugee Salma speaks to the press as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) starts two weeks of hearings in a landmark case brought by Gambia, which accuses Myanmar of committing genocide against the Rohingya, a minority Muslim group, in The Hague, Netherlands, January 12, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw//File Photo

Rohingya survivors expect UN top court to rule Myanmar committed genocide