Bangladesh to ratify 1992 Water Convention
Bangladesh has decided to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention) 1992.
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UN seeks $275m aid for Myanmar quake victims
The United Nations launched an appeal on Friday for $275 million in donations urgently needed to aid more than one million people affected by the recent magnitude 7.7 earthquake that devastated Myanmar.
Israel threatens Gaza鈥檚 survival says UN
The United Nations warned on Friday that the cumulative impact of Israel鈥檚 actions in Gaza threatened 鈥榯he future viability of Palestinians as a group鈥� in the war-torn territory.
Gaza transformed into killing field: UN
United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres said Tuesday that Gaza had become 鈥榓 killing field鈥� because Israel has continued to block aid, an accusation an Israeli official quickly denied, saying there was 鈥榥o shortage鈥� of aid...
Bangladesh govt initiates talks with Arakan Army
Bangladesh has been in discussions with the Arakan Army, an ethnic armed group based in Rakhine, under a United Nations initiative for restoring stability in the state of Myanmar with an aim to send back the Rohingya people sheltered in Bangladesh...
US aid cuts a death sentence for millions: UN
The United States has ended emergency food aid for 14 countries, endangering the lives of millions of hungry or starving people, a United Nations agency said on Monday...
Thousands of Afghans depart Pakistan
Thousands of Afghans have crossed the border from Pakistan in recent days, the United Nations and Taliban officials said, as Islamabad ramped up pressure for them to return to their country of origin...
1 lakh children die before turning 5: UN
Bangladesh is facing significant challenges in new-born care as over 1,00,000 children died before their fifth birthday in 2023, according to a report released by the United Nations Inter-Agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation.
Over 100,000 child deaths, 63,000 stillbirths annually in Bangladesh: UN
Bangladesh is facing significant challenges in maternal and newborn care, according to latest reports released by the United Nations Inter-Agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation...
UNGA adopts resolution on Rohingya crisis
The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution on the scope, modalities, format, and organisation of the high-level conference on the situation of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar under the sponsorship of Malaysia and Finland...
Humanitarian aid cuts could cause more children to die: UN
Cuts in international aid could bring an end to decades of progress in fighting child mortality, and even reverse the trend, the United Nations warned Monday.
UN seeks nearly $1bn in aid for 1.5m Rohingyas in Bangladesh camps
The United Nations announced on Monday it was seeking nearly $1 billion to provide life-saving aid this year for some 1.5 million Rohingya refugees and their hosts in Bangladesh.
Record number of people died on migration routes in 2024: UN
Last year was the deadliest year for migrants, with nearly 9,000 people dying worldwide, the United Nations said on Friday, calling the 鈥榯ragedy unacceptable and preventable鈥�.
UNHCR condemns funding cuts in humanitarian sector
United Nations high commissioner for refugees Filippo Grandi has said brutal funding cuts in the humanitarian sector are putting millions of lives at risk...
Italy finds six bodies, 40 missing after migrant shipwreck
Six people died and 40 are missing after a migrant shipwreck in the Mediterranean, the United Nations said on Wednesday, as Italian authorities searched for survivors off the island of Lampedusa...
Drowning in noise
NOISE pollution in Bangladesh has reached an intolerable level. It now affects daily life, damages health, and disrupts the environment. The cities echo with constant sound 鈥� horns blaring, construction hammering, music blaring from speakers and engines roaring. Rural areas, once peaceful, are also no longer free from this intrusion. The situation is worst in major...
UN chief Guterres leaves Dhaka wrapping up four-day visit
United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres left Dhaka at 9:55am on Sunday ending his successful four-day visit...
Rohingya return extremely difficult now: UN chief聽
Visiting United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres said on Saturday that the return of Rohingyas to their homeland Myanmar in the present situation was extremely difficult.
MEETING WITH UN CHIEF: Parties for sustainable democratic transition
Political parties on Saturday underscored the need for structural reforms, institutional recovery from fragile states and judicial reforms to ensure a sustainable democratic transition.
UN secretary general Guterres opens new UN House in Bangladesh
United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres on Saturday officially opened a new UN House in Bangladesh in the city...
UN chief urges global support for Rohingyas sheltered in Bangladesh
Visiting United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres on Friday urged the international community to step up support for Rohingyas sheltered in Bangladesh.
CA, UN chief take iftar with 100,000 Rohingyas in Ukhiya
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres took Iftar with about one lakh Rohingyas at Ukhiya refugee camp in Cox鈥檚 Bazar today.
Guterres expresses solidarity with Bangladesh鈥檚 reform, transition process
Visiting United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres today expressed his solidarity with Bangladesh鈥檚 reform and transition process.
YUNUS-GUTERRES MEET:聽Election in Dec if parties settle for聽brief reforms
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday told the visiting United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres that the national election could be held in December this year if the political parties agreed to 鈥榓 short package鈥� of...
Israel attacks on Gaza reproductive centres genocidal: UN
A United Nations investigation concluded Thursday that Israel carried out 鈥榞enocidal鈥� acts in Gaza through the systematic destruction of sexual and reproductive healthcare facilities.
FAO to provide $4m for fruits preservation in Bangladesh
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations will provide 4 million US dollars to Bangladesh for preserving fruits.
UN secy gen to visit Cox鈥檚 Bazar camps today
United Nations secretary general Ant贸nio Guterres, who arrived in Dhaka Thursday afternoon on a four-day visit to Bangladesh, is scheduled to visit Cox鈥檚 Bazar Rohingya camps today.
UN secy gen due today
United Nations secretary general Ant贸nio Guterres is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka at about 5:00pm today on a four-day visit to Bangladesh...
Aid cuts to affect children's lives in Rohingya camps in Bangladesh: UN
he United Nations warned Tuesday that the global aid funding crisis could be paid in children's lives in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh, unless sustainable funds emerge fast.
UN reinstates aid to Rohingya refugees in Indonesia
The United Nations migration agency has reversed cuts to funding for Rohingya refugees in Indonesia, its top official in the country said on Tuesday, days after it slashed assistance because of US president Donald Trump鈥檚 foreign aid funding freeze...