Myanmar, UN sign pact on initial steps for Rohingya return
Refugees feared their lives would be at risk in Myanmar without international monitoring while Myanmar insisted they have identity documents, which most Rohingya have been denied
Jun 06, 2018, 15:56 PM IST
UN human rights experts urge China to free prominent lawyer
The experts say Jiang Tianyong's so-called confession on August 22 amounts to "a worrying sign of China's disregard for due process and the rule of law."
Sep 06, 2017, 15:47 PM IST
Suspected diarrhoea kills 279 people in Sudan: UN
Hundreds of people suffer from water-borne diseases every year across Sudan given the lack of access to clean drinking water.
Jun 12, 2017, 23:34 PM IST
UN sounds alarm over Yemen food 'emergency'
Virtually all of Yemen is facing severe food shortages with seven million people in an "emergency" situation, UN agencies warned on Tuesday.
Jun 22, 2016, 00:23 AM IST
40,000 South Sudanese on brink of catastrophe: UN
At least 40,000 South Sudanese citizens are threatened to starve to death due to escalating food insecurity in the new-born state, UN agencies said Monday.
Feb 09, 2016, 07:57 AM IST
Peace talks on Yemen end without major agreement
Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed on Sunday announced the end of the latest peace talks on Yemen.
Dec 20, 2015, 23:31 PM IST
