カテゴリー: United Nations
Momentous pronouncement follows Hague hearing at which Aung San Suu Kyi gave evidenceThe United Nations’ highest tribunal is to deliver its decision on whether emergency measures are required to prevent Myanmar conducting genocide against its Rohingya …
Experts say judgment is ‘tipping point’ that opens the door to climate crisis claims for protection It is unlawful for governments to return people to countries where their lives might be threatened by the climate crisis, a landmark ruling by the Unite…
General assembly’s vote in favour of resolution also calls on Myanmar to urgently combat incitement of hatredThe United Nations general assembly has approved a resolution condemning human rights abuses against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims and other minor…
Practice of nuad Thai, which has gained global recognition, is added to Unesco’s ‘intangible cultural heritage’ listThe body-folding, sharp-elbowed techniques of Thai massage have been added to Unesco’s prestigious heritage list.Originating in India an…
Criticism of Aung San Suu Kyi’s defence of her country must not overshadow the issue at the heart of the case at the international court of justice: the ongoing suffering of Rohingya MuslimsAung San Suu Kyi’s decision to personally defend Myanmar in th…
Myanmar leader tells court in The Hague that civilian deaths were not genocide, but part of a civil warShe might have been saving her best defence for the highest stage of all. But the arguments advanced by Aung San Suu Kyi at The Hague to allegations …
Humanitarian agencies say Rohingya people displaced by violence in Rakhine state are forced to live in squalid conditionsThe UK has broken ranks with the UN and will keep funding “closed” Rohingya camps inside Myanmar despite fears that doing so may en…
Foreign Office responds after leaked China cables appear to confirm brainwashing centresThe UK has urged China to give United Nations observers “immediate and unfettered access” to detention camps in Xinjiang, where more than a million people from the …
Voters choose a new president this weekend on the Indian Ocean island. If they opt for the Rajapaksa family it augurs badlyThere are worse things than disappointment, as Sri Lankans may find out when they go to the polls on Saturday. The 2015 president…
Voters choose a new president this weekend on the Indian Ocean island. If they opt for the Rajapaksa family it augurs badlyThere are worse things than disappointment, as Sri Lankans may find out when they go to the polls on Saturday. The 2015 president…
Independent-minded head of the UN agency for refugees, who expanded its role to help millions more displaced peopleSadako Ogata, the first female head of the United Nations refugee agency, who has died aged 92, was frequently underestimated by those me…
Beijing voices anger over ‘gross interference’ after 23 countries criticise arbitrary detentions in XinjiangChina’s UN envoy has sounded a warning note over trade talks with Washington after the US joined 22 other countries at the UN in criticising Bei…
Exclusive: Upmarket brand, which has just launched UN partnership, opens investigation as female labourers in Bangladesh factory say they suffer regular abuseLululemon, an athleisure brand whose £88 leggings are worn by celebrities and Instagram influe…
Imran Khan will use UN address to highlight alleged atrocities carried out by Indian armyPakistan’s prime minister, Imran Khan, is to follow a speech by his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, at the United Nations general assembly by accusing him of be…
Complaint against International Organization of Migration of ‘severe concerns’ over treatment of rescued migrants in TunisiaThe UN migration agency is the subject of a formal complaint after “severe concerns” were raised about its treatment of Banglade…