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.
No doubt, Nepal also needs to make its stand on the BRI unequivocally clear since she signed it in May 2017.
The climate crisis doesn't recognise political boundaries, nor does it care about geographical location or economic might; its devastating impacts won't discriminate.
According to the UN food waste index, households account for about 42 percent of the food wastage.
On 23 December 1994, United Nations decided to celebrate this day to acknowledge the contributions and achievements of the indigenous communities.
India's new NDC will commit the country to reducing the emissions intensity of its GDP by 45 percent from its 2005 level in the next 7 years - a 10 percent increase over its previous 2016 pledge.
