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New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that the fight against terrorism will never succeed if we perpetuate the “denial and destruction” of human rights. more
Da’esh, affiliates remain ‘global and evolving’ threat, Security Council hears

New York: In a joint briefing to the Security Council on Tuesday, UN counterterrorism officials confirmed that the threat posed by Da’esh terrorist fighters and their affiliates rem ...

Da’esh, affiliates remain ‘global and evolving’ threat, Security Council hears

New York: In a joint briefing to the Security Council on Tuesday, UN counterterrorism officials confirmed that the threat posed by Da’esh terrorist fighters and their affiliates rem ...

UN chief slams ‘immoral’ profiteering amid global energy crisis

New York: As the war in Ukraine continues to rage, skyrocketing energy prices are compounding an existential cost-of-living crisis for hundreds of millions of people, the UN chief said on ...

UN marks first International Day for People of African Descent

New York: The UN on Tuesday celebrated the enormous contributions the African diaspora has made in every field of human endeavour, marking the first-ever International Day for People of A ...

United Nations calls for ceasefire as 40 Afghan civilians killed in one day's fighting in Lashkagah

Moscow/UNI/SPUTNIK: The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Tuesday said that 40 civilians were killed and 118 injured over the past day only as the Taliban (a ter ...

Rights experts demand Iran release academic ‘nearing death’ in solitary confinement

United Nations independent human rights experts on Thursday called on Iran to immediately release Iranian-Swedish academic Ahmadreza Djalali, reported to be in a “near death” ...

UN counter-terrorism chief urges continued vigilance against ‘real’ ongoing threat

New York: Despite important strikes against terrorism over the past two decades, including in bringing perpetrators to justice and disrupting additional attacks, countries cannot afford t ...

Global agreement on migration 'taking root' despite pandemic challenge: Guterres

New York: The Global Compact for Migration, adopted by countries in 2018 as a comprehensive framework for cooperation on international migration, is “taking root in promising ways&r ...

UN shocked and outraged over horrific attack on school in Cameroon

New York: The United Nations has strongly condemned Saturday’s attack on a school in southwestern Cameroon, which claimed the lives of eight children, and wounded another twelve.