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UN calls for release of Saudi woman sentenced to 34 years for tweeting

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, expressed outrage on Friday over a 34-year prison sentence handed down to a Saudi woman charged with aiding dissidents

Myanmar's ruler open to special envoy's visit to Suu Kyi 'but not now': UN

Myanmar's military-installed government expressed openness to arranging a meeting at the right time between UN special envoy Noeleen Heyzer and country's imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu Kyi: UN

UN chief voices deep concern over series of blasts in Afghanistan

UN chief Antonio Guterres expressed his deep concern over a series of blasts in Afghanistan that killed and injured more than 250 people this month

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Zelensky calls for Russian withdrawal from Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has again called on Moscow to immediately return the embattled Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant to full Ukrainian control, ahead of talks with UN

Ukrainian President Zelensky to meet Recep Erdogan, UN chief this week

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres this week, a spokesman for the world body confirmed.

Puri lauds govt's move to shift 1,100 Rohingyas to EWS flats in Delhi

Hardeep Singh Puri lauded the central government's decision to shift nearly 1,100 Rohingya refugees in Delhi to flats equipped with basic facilities and round-the-clock security

Leaders of Ukraine, Turkey and UN to meet tomorrow in Lviv on grain deal

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelinskyy is meeting with UN chief Antonio Guterres and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday to review the deal allowing Ukrainian grain to be shipped

UN envoy Noeleen Heyzer travels to strife-torn Myanmar for the 1st time

The UN special envoy for Myanmar travelled to the Southeast Asian nation for the first time since she was appointed to the post last October. The trip by Nellen Heyzer on Monday followed the UN Security Council's latest call for an immediate end to all forms of violence and unimpeded humanitarian access in the strife-torn country. Heyzer will focus on addressing the deteriorating situation and immediate concerns as well as other priority areas of her mandate, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said. He gave no details on whether Heyzer would meet with Myanmar's military rulers or the country's imprisoned former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, a longtime UN demand. Suu Kyi was convicted earlier Monday on more corruption charges, adding six years to her earlier 11-year prison sentence. Heyzer's visit follows her extensive consultations with actors from across the political spectrum, civil society as well as communities affected by the ongoing conflict, Dujarric said. Earlier this month, ...

UN denies hampering Zaporizhzhya nuclear checks as Ukraine battle rages

The United Nations rejected Russian accusations that it is preventing a visit by nuclear experts to the Zaporizhzhya plant in Ukraine, amid reports of more shelling and explosions

UN chief taps Grenada's Simon Stiell as new climate chief for agency

UN chief Antonio Guterres announced the appointment of Simon Stiell from the Caribbean island nation of Grenada as the new climate chief of the agency

A year into Taliban 2.0's rule, what has changed for Afghanistan?

A year into the Taliban's rule over Afghanistan, the nation's economy, which was already suffering over the past few decades due to permanent war, has only worsened

UN-chartered ship carrying grain for hungry Ethiopia leaves Ukraine

A United Nations-chartered ship loaded with 23,000 metric tonnes of Ukrainian grain destined for Ethiopia set sail Sunday from a Black Sea port, the first shipment of its kind in a programme

UN chief Antonio Guterres appalled to learn of attack on Salman Rushdie

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is "appalled" to learn about the attack on author Salman Rushdie, saying that in no case is violence a response to words spoken or written by others.

International Youth Day: Quotes, Importance and Significance

The world will be celebrating the contribution of youth on International Youth Day. This year's theme is 'Intergenerational Solidarity: Creating a World for All ages. It aims to battle ageism

UN rights chief alarmed by heavy casualties in latest escalation in Gaza

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet has expressed alarm at the high number of Palestinians, including children, killed and injured in the latest escalation in Gaza.

UN demands end to military activity at Ukrainian nuclear power plant

The UN nuclear chief warned that "very alarming" military activity at Europe's largest nuclear plant in southeastern Ukraine could lead to dangerous consequences for the region.

Live: Zelenskyy urges world to react on Russian-controlled nuclear plant

Live news updates: The UN Chief has called for an immediate end to all military activity around Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

China puts on hold proposal by US, India to blacklist JEM chief's brother

China has put a hold on a proposal by the US and India at the United Nations to blacklist Abdul Rauf Azhar, the brother of JEM chief Masood Azhar and a senior leader of Pak-based terror organisation

Global food inflation eases, but uncertain crops slow wider relief

Crop futures have retreated to pre-war levels, and the UN's monthly measure of food prices sank the most since 2008