United Nations
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
World
December 4, 2022
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) is observed every year on 3 December. The theme for this year is…
All-hands-on-deck effort needed to combat modern slavery
World
December 2, 2022
All-hands-on-deck effort needed to combat modern slavery
Modern slavery continues to increase significantly across the globe, and the United Nations wants everyone to focus on this disturbing…
The United Nations calls for action in three areas to prevent a biological weapons catastrophe
World
November 30, 2022
The United Nations calls for action in three areas to prevent a biological weapons catastrophe
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for action in three areas to prevent a biological weapons catastrophe. Guterres made this…
UN: Violence and disasters displaced over 100 million people worldwide in 2022
World
November 30, 2022
UN: Violence and disasters displaced over 100 million people worldwide in 2022
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) revealed that the number of people forced to flee their homes due to conflict,…
UN experts call for investigation into suppression of women’s rights in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
November 29, 2022
UN experts call for investigation into suppression of women’s rights in Afghanistan
UN experts have demanded an investigation into the suppression of women’s rights in Afghanistan as a form of gender persecution…
The United Nations: Taliban’s treatment of women amounts to crimes against humanity
Afghanistan
November 26, 2022
The United Nations: Taliban’s treatment of women amounts to crimes against humanity
A team of experts from the United Nations announced that Taliban’s treatment of women may amount to crimes against humanity…
UN condemns executions in Saudi Arabia
Saudi
November 25, 2022
UN condemns executions in Saudi Arabia
The United Nations has condemned the executions carried out by the Saudi authorities continuously, calling for an immediate suspension. A…
China: UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination calls for probe into Xinjiang rights violations
Asia
November 25, 2022
China: UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination calls for probe into Xinjiang rights violations
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) called on Thursday on the Peoples’ Republic of China to…
In war-torn states hurt by climate, scant hope for new funds
World
November 23, 2022
In war-torn states hurt by climate, scant hope for new funds
In conflict-ravaged nations such as Yemen and Somalia, devastating floods and droughts kill hundreds of people and uproot tens of…
On World Children’s Day, Shia children are victims to persecution and execution
World
November 21, 2022
On World Children’s Day, Shia children are victims to persecution and execution
Every year on November 20, people celebrate World Children’s Day to remember the day in 1959 when the UN General…