For more than two years, a UN-appointed team of 59 people has been collecting and analyzing more than two million pieces of evidence about possible human rights violations in Myanmar.
Working out of Geneva, there are experts in gender violence and (...)
RIYADH — Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Consular Affairs Ambassador Tamim Al-Dosary said that the ministry would implement the first phase of the self-registration of the biometrics of Hajj and Umrah pilgrims in five countries.
The (...)
The Cabinet, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, Prime Minister, reviewed the outcomes of the Seventh Summit of Parliament Speakers of the G20 countries, held in the Italian capital, Rome, during the virtual session (...)
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi received the CEO of Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) Sultan Bin Abdulrahman Al-Marshad at the UNHCR HQ here, in presence of Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to the UN in Geneva Dr. Abdul Aziz (...)
Economies in the Asia-Pacific region need to urgently reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including to maintain their trade competitiveness as carbon taxes at borders threaten to rise, according to a new United Nations report.
Around 16 million new (...)
Bahrain has updated travel measures related to COVID-19 curbs, removing 11 more countries from its red list.
The kingdom's civil aviation authorities said that as of October 10, South Africa, Namibia, Uganda, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi, (...)
Some of the world's biggest importers of liquefied natural gas (LNG) are reducing orders in the face of a 500 percent price surge within a year, raising concerns among major producers about potential long-term destruction of demand.
Natural gas (...)
More than 500 migrants attempting to get to Europe were on Sunday intercepted off the Libyan coast as the country continues a massive crackdown on migrants, BBC reported.
The migrants were intercepted by the Libyan Coast Guard while on boats (...)
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday called for a prompt, thorough, and effective investigation into the killing of a veteran Rohingya activist at a refugee camp in Bangladesh.
Mohib Ullah, chair of the Arakan Rohingya Society for (...)
An "urgent" international response is needed to prevent the crisis in Myanmar from becoming a "catastrophe" in the heart of Southeast Asia and beyond, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned.
In a report sent to the UN General Assembly on (...)
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday called for a prompt, thorough, and effective investigation into the killing of a veteran Rohingya refugee activist at a refugee camp in Bangladesh.
Mohib Ullah, chair of the Arakan Rohingya Society (...)
The recent rally in LNG prices in Europe and Asia has dramatically widened the economic incentive to switch from natural gas to oil in power generation. Steep carbon regulations and operational constraints limit Europe's ability to burn oil in power (...)
The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has caused and perpetuated "truly shocking" inequality that has affected the world's most vulnerable individuals, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Tuesday, in a call for greater coronavirus vaccine solidarity and (...)
A cyclone packing strong winds and rains has barrelled into India's east coast, as tens of thousands of people in several states were evacuated to shelters.
Heavy rains and strong winds were reported along the coast on Sunday evening as the tropical (...)
Meteorologist Nadia Bloemendaal can see into the future and it's looking rough.
For now, she models data on extreme weather in the Global South but it's already revealing trends that could shape life in Europe in the next 50 years.
Many young people (...)
The international travel traffic light system is being simplified in England with a single red list, as part of an overhaul of the rules from October 4, BBC reported.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps also said eight countries would be taken off the (...)
The United Nations children's agency has asked authorities to reopen schools in countries where millions of students are still not allowed to return to classrooms following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Eighteen months into the pandemic, schools for nearly (...)
Human trafficking and the smuggling of migrants are going to remain significant threats to human security, that's according to a trafficking and migrant expert working in the Middle East and Asia region for the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (...)
The UAE has announced that fully vaccinated holders of valid residence visa will be allowed to come back from the countries previously on the suspended list, starting from Sept. 12, 2021, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported.
This was announced (...)
The General Assembly on Tuesday held a High-level Forum on the Culture of Peace, focused on building resilience and a fair recovery against the continued ravages of COVID-19.
Opening the event, the President of the General Assembly Volkan Bozkir (...)
Disasters such as cyclones, floods, and droughts are more connected than we might think, and human activity is the common thread, a UN report released on Wednesday reveals.
The study from the UN University, the academic and research arm of the UN, (...)
Many extreme environmental events have a devastating effect on people's lives, and a new UN report reveals that many of them are linked by the same underlying causes. On the day the study is released, we look at the impact of a locust swarm on a (...)
The Philippines will lift the travel ban for all inbound travelers from 10 countries starting from Sept.6, the presidential spokesperson said on Saturday.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement that the ban, put in place in April (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia told the UN Security Council that it would take all necessary measures to preserve its security and the safety of its citizens and residents in accordance with its obligations under the international law.
In a letter, Abdallah (...)
The UAE's most extensive food aid campaign distributed 106 million meals out of the targeted 216 million to underprivileged families and individuals in just four months.
The 100 Million Meals campaign, the largest of its kind in the region, operates (...)
