The U.N. has published a report carrying testimonies from North Korean defectors about their home country's heightened surveillance of citizens for possession of outside information and subsequent public trials, including execution by firing squad.
The 29th summit of the Conference of Parties (COP29) held at Baku concluded without reaching a comprehensive or satisfactory agreement on several issues that have long plagued the annual climate conferences.
The United Nations has condemned recent strikes on civilians in Sudan, which resulted in a large number of deaths. The attacks occurred amid the ongoing conflict between the Sudanese Army and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
The United Nations announced on Friday that it has suspended all official operations in areas of Yemen under Houthi control following the detention of additional UN personnel.
The World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday announced that three of its staff members were killed in an aerial bombardment in Sudan, while the Sudanese government pledged to investigate the incident.
According to the United Nations, about 50 million people are enslaved worldwide. The report, released on 12 September 2022, by the U.N.‘s International Labor Organization, the International Organization for Migration
Malala unveiled her first slate of film and TV projects for Apple TV+ through Extracurricular on Monday. Headlining the slate is the feature film adaptation of Elaine Hsieh Chou's acclaimed book "Disorientation", which was published earlier this year. A sharp-edged, celebrated satire, "Disorientation" is about a college student's revealing dissertation on a young poet.
The United Nations on Tuesday raised growing security concerns in Afghanistan while highlighting worrisome trends witnessed in recent months, particularly the continuing presence of foreign terrorist groups in the country.
In an interaction with ANI, Hasina confessed that the presence of lakhs of Rohingyas in Bangladesh had created challenges for her regime.
The official said it was a sign of Russian weakness and a testament to the fact that Russians recognize that they are being isolated on the world stage.
