Geopolitics

Ukraine: Magnitude of civilian casualties demands investigation and accountability, Security Council hears

New York: The magnitude of civilian casualties and destruction of civilian infrastructure in Ukraine cannot be denied, the UN political chief told the Security Council on Thursday, demanding a thorough investigation and accountability. more

CAR: UN chief condemns escalating violence during election campaign

New York: With a week to go until elections are scheduled to take place in the Central African Republic (CAR), the UN is concerned about an escalation of armed attacks, amid reports that ...

‘Urgent need’ to scale up search and rescue in the Mediterranean

New York: UN agencies have called for search and rescue to be stepped up in the central Mediterranean, in the wake of a tragic shipwreck that claimed the lives of 45 migrants and refugees ...

A ‘strong and united Europe’ has never been more needed, declares UN chief Guterres

New York, May 31 (JEN): With the post-world war international institutions eroded and under threat, a “strong and united Europe” standing alongside the United Nations, has nev ...

Hungarian government ‘fuels discrimination against migrants’, say UN human rights experts

New York, New laws in Hungary, and Government attacks on civil society in the country, fuel “hostility, xenophobia, and discrimination against migrants, asylum seekers, refugees and ...

‘We must fight terrorism together’ without sacrificing legal and human rights, declares UN chief

New York: With new solutions proposed, and new partnerships established, the United Nations Secretary-Generaltold delegates from Member States attending the first ever High-Level Conferen ...

At least 2.5 million migrants were smuggled in 2016, first UN global study shows

New York: According to the first ever Global Study on Smuggling of Migrants, released by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Wednesday, at least 2.5 million migrants were smuggled ...

Migrants helped to return from Greece, reintegrate, start businesses back home – UN agency

New York, Oct 25(Just Earth News): Over the past 15 months, more than 2,000 migrants who have voluntarily returned home from Greece have successfully reintegrated back into their countries o ...

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