UN human rights chief urges China to “review” its policies against the Uyghur people
Guangzhou/New York, May 28 – Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has called on the Chinese government to review its widely criticized
Guangzhou/New York, May 28 – Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has called on the Chinese government to review its widely criticized
Geneva/New York, May 23 – The United Nations refugee agency said a record number of over 100 million people have been forced to flee war,
New York, May 18 – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he has been in “intense contact” with Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, the United States and the
Amid rising inflationary pressures, UN revises global growth estimates downwards for 2022 (Following is a news release from the UN) New York, 18 May – The war in
Weissenhaus, Germany/New York, May 14 – The world’s seven leading economies (G7) and the European Union said in a statement concluding their three-day meeting in
Kabul/New York, May 9 – An estimated 19.7 million Afghan people, or nearly half of the country’s population, are facing acute hunger because of a
New York, May 5 – Antonio Guterres, the UN secretary-general, said he did not mince words when he visited Moscow and told Russian President Vladimir
Following are news releases: The international community calls for a shift towards better prevention, anticipation, and targeting to address the root causes of food crises.
New York, April 26 – For the first time in its history, the United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution to increase accountability whenever
Geneva/New York, April 22 – The United Nations condemned the indiscriminate uses of military forces by Russia and “horrors” committed against civilians in Ukraine while
New York, April 13 – The Russian war in Ukraine not only has caused “terrifying levels” of death, destruction and suffering in Ukraine, it has
With spiking global food and fuel prices, UN fears conflict in Ukraine dramatically worsens the economic outlook and the risk of widespread debt crises
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