Tag: United Nations
Civil society urges UN to retain Myanmar ambassador’s accreditation
At least 358 Myanmar and international civil society organizations sent an open letter to members of the UN General Assembly
UN report: Pandemic year marked by spike in world hunger
More than half of all undernourished people in the world (418 million) live in Asia, says the UN report
UN experts’ letter to Vatican has ‘no real teeth,’ says Church...
The letter accused the Vatican of using international agreements to avoid accepting responsibility for abuse committed by Church members
10,000 displaced by renewed fighting in Myanmar’s Chin state
The United Nations has earlier called for urgent help to assist an estimated 100,000 people who have fled fighting in Kayah state
Sri Lanka faces UN scrutiny over civil war crimes
United Nations believes 80,000-100,000 people died in the 26-year conflict
UN makes first visit to remote Bangladesh island since Rohingya moved
Bangladesh wants to eventually transfer 100,000 of the more than 1 million refugees living in overcrowded border camps to the island
UN ‘deeply worried’ over Philippine killings, Duterte’s violent rhetoric
Church groups expressed alarm at the killings and concern about ‘red-tagging’ of opponents as communists or terrorists
UNICEF warns coronavirus pandemic can result in millions of child marriages
Child marriage increases risk of early and unplanned pregnancy, in turn increasing risk of maternal complications and mortality
North Korea measures to stem COVID-19 worsen abuses, hunger, UN expert...
Deaths by starvation have been reported, as has an increase in number of children and elderly people begging, investigator says
At least 18 dead as junta cracks down on anti-coup protests...
Deaths occurred as a result of live ammunition fired into crowds by security forces in at least five cities
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