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New York, July 11 (JEN) The United Nations human rights office on Friday expressed grave concern over Thailand's deportation to China of more than 100 people understood to be ethnic Uighurs – including some 20 women – and strongly urged Thai authorities to ensure the protection of 60 others who remain in detention. more
A week from presidential polls, Burundi on 'brink of devastating violence,' Security Council told

New York, July 10 (JEN) Two weeks after the contested legislative and communal elections that took place in Burundi and with presidential polls just days away, senior United Nations officia ...

Peerless Funds Management unveils Beti Shiksha Abhiyaan

Kolkata, July 8 (JEN): Peerless Funds Management Co Limited (PFMCL), Investment Manager to Peerless Mutual Fund, on Wednesday announced Beti Shiksha Abhiyaan-a first of its kind corporate in ...

Funding shortfall forces UN agency to make cuts in food aid to Syrian refugees

New York, July 2 (JEN) A severe lack of funding is forcing the United Nations to implement deeper cuts in food assistance to vulnerable Syrian refugees across Lebanon and Jordan, the Organiz ...

Senior UN official urges global action to end years-long plight of 2.6 million Afghan refugees

New York, June 30 (JEN) Expressing concern over the plight of millions of Afghan refugees, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has called on the international community to boos ...

UN envoy welcomes Bosnia-Herzegovina court ruling on sexual violence in conflict

New York, June 30 (JEN) The Secretary-General's Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict on Monday welcomed the decision by a Bosnian Herzegovinian court to secure conviction fo ...

'We have this week,' says UN envoy, urging Libyan parties to quickly reach political solution to end crisis

New York, June 29 (JEN) From Morocco where he is facilitating the dialogue among Libyan parties, the United Nations envoy for the North African country has stressed that the coming week shou ...

UN agency welcomes European Union measures on refugee arrivals, urges more action

New York, June 27 (JEN) The United Nations on Friday welcomed a decision by European Union (EU) leaders to assist up to sixty thousand refugees in need of international protection but warned ...

Central African Republic’s transition needs international community’s support – UN expert

New York, June 27 (JEN) The international community must redouble its efforts to help the Central African Republic to fully realize its transition to peace, national reconciliation, reconst ...

Ban hails creation of International Day against Sexual Violence in Conflict

New York, June 24 (JEN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the United Nations General Assembly’s decision to establish 19 June as the International Day for the Elimination of Sexu ...