Tag: United Nations

YANGON, MYANMAR -- Myanmar democracy activists called for businesses to close nationwide on Wednesday to mark the second anniversary of ...

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA -- South Korea's spy agency on Wednesday raided the country's main labour union group, saying it was part ...

Pandemic lockdowns and travel restrictions caused dramatic but short-lived improvements in air quality and drops in pollution, the UN said ...

The United Nations warned on Wednesday that weather-related disasters have skyrocketed over the past half-century, causing far more damage even ...

From endangered freshwater dolphins drowned by discarded fishing nets to elephants scavenging through rubbish, migratory species are among the most ...

A deadly combination of racism, xenophobia, and gender-based discrimination means victims of human trafficking are not getting the protection they ...

The UN General Assembly will vote Friday on a non-binding resolution condemning the military junta in Myanmar and calling on ...

A UN General Assembly meeting set for Tuesday to discuss a non-binding resolution on halting arms transfers to Myanmar was ...

Israeli strikes killed 42 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, the worst daily toll in almost a week of ...

The UN Security Council on Thursday "strongly condemned" the deaths of hundreds of civilians in Myanmar, in a unanimous statement ...