The UN Country Team in Myanmar remains "deeply concerned over the humanitarian impact" of the country's ongoing crises stemming largely from the military coup in February, the UN spokesperson said on Tuesday.
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Myanmar says it will release more than 5,000 prisoners who were jailed for protesting against February's coup, BBC reported.
Thousands of people were detained during bloody demonstrations after military leaders seized power.
Myanmar's leader Gen. (...)
The King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID) Secretary-General Faisal Bin Abdulrahman Bin Muammar, underlined the important role of religious and humanitarian institutions in supporting (...)
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 (...)
Myanmar's deposed President testified on Tuesday that the military tried to force him to relinquish power hours before its February 1 coup, warning him he could be seriously harmed if he refused, CNN reported quoting his lawyer.
The testimony of Win (...)
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 (...)
A former North Korean colonel described in an interview with BBC how his country's leadership was making money by any means, from drug factories to illegal weapons deals.
Kim Kuk-song spent 30 years working his way to the top ranks of North Korea's (...)
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, (...)
NEOM — Saudi Ambassadors-designate to a number of countries took their oaths of office before the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman virtually on Thursday in the presence of Crown Prince Muhammed Bin Salman.
The taking-oath ceremony was (...)
As the UAE opens its doors to the world for the start of Expo 2020, the world's ultimate real-time tool on global mobility, the Passport Index, has revealed a 14.8 percent increase in the World Openness Score (WOS) at the start of Q4, since the (...)
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 military junta in Myanmar is accused of jailing children because of the political beliefs of their parents, CNN said in a report on Thursday.
Five-year-old Su Htet Waing often wakes up crying for her mother and older sister.
Hiding in the (...)
Norway Prime Minister, Erna Solberg, said on Wednesday the world is contending with three crises at the same time: a climate crisis, a health crisis, and an economic crisis.
"All of them call for a coordinated response. All of them underline why we (...)
Urgent action is needed to prevent the situation in Myanmar from escalating into a "full-blown conflict", the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet warned on Thursday.
Ms. Bachelet's alert came in a new report from her office (...)
With humanity on the edge of an abyss, and moving in the wrong direction, the world must wake up, Secretary-General António Guterres said in his keynote address to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.
Outlining six "Great Divides" that must be (...)
The European Union Monday said it "shares the deep concern expressed" in the UN Human Rights Council report of the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar about the widespread violations of human rights committed in Myanmar.
"We reiterate (...)
The Global Parliamentary Summit on Countering Terrorism kicked off in Vienna on Thursday, with over 100 top lawmakers and 800 conferees from different world countries attending.
It is the first such summit to be held in partnership between the (...)
Although UN peacekeeping missions can help put a country on the right track following conflict, only a commitment from national governments can keep it there over the long term, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told a Security Council meeting (...)
Myanmar's shadow government has launched what it called a "people's defensive war" against the military junta, urging citizens across the country to revolt.
In a video address posted on his official Facebook page on Tuesday, acting president of the (...)
Protection for children caught up in war must be at the heart of the international agenda, including COVID-19 response, a senior UN official said on Monday.
Virginia Gamba, the secretary-general's Special Representative for Children and Armed (...)
Last year was the deadliest on record for Rohingya refugees journeying through the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said in a new report on Thursday, highlighting that some two-thirds of those attempting the perilous (...)
Six months after seizing power in a coup, Myanmar's military leaders now appear to be moving to consolidate their rule, the UN Special Envoy for the country said on Tuesday, in her latest briefing to journalists in New York.
Christine Schraner (...)
The World Food Program (WFP) warned on Friday that it is facing a 70 percent funding shortfall in Myanmar, where millions face growing food insecurity.
Amid the "triple impact of poverty, the current political unrest and economic crisis", coupled (...)
