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Holy Shab-e-Qadr today
Soon the situation in Chittagong Hill Tracts will be calm: Obaidul Quader
KNF attack to loot money and show capability: RAB
Kidnapped manager of Sonali Bank returns to his family
Home Minister to visit Bandarban tomorrow to inspect situation
Ebola: UN special envoy appeals to Liberians to remain vigilant, sustain response
New York, Dec 4 : The United Nations Special Envoy on Ebola, Dr. David Nabarro, on Wednesday took his message directly to the people of Liberia, applauding them for the progress made so far in combating the virus, but cautioning that “the most dangerous time is actually when it looks as though you are near a point where the disease is coming under control because people relax and stop being vigilant.”
On world Day, Ban spotlights how technology can improve life for 1 billion persons with disabilities
New York, Nov 4: More than one billion people – or approximately 15 per cent of the world's population – live with some form of disability and have generally poorer health, lower education achievements, fewer economic opportunities and higher rates of poverty than people without disabilities, the United Nations highlighted on Wednesday on its International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
On Day to Abolish Slavery, UN urges end to modern-day scourge trapping 21 million
New York, Dec 3: Today, 21 million women, men and children worldwide are trapped in slavery, denied the right to live and ultimately work in freedom, dignity and equality, the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) has spotlighted on this International Day for the Abolition of Slavery.
UN recognizes achievement of thirteen countries in eradicating hunger ahead of 2015-deadline
New York, Dec 2: Honouring their outstanding progress in fighting hunger, 13 countries were commended on Monday by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Monday for achieving food security milestones ahead of the UN global 2015 target deadline and urged continued momentum to end the suffering of 805 million people who continue to endure chronic undernourishment.
Ban condemns 'horrific' bombing of mosque in northern Nigeria
New York, Nov 30 : Condemning the "horrific" attack on Kano Central Mosque, which killed dozens of people and injured hundreds of others, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the authorities to bring the perpetrators to just and reaffirmed the United Nations support to Nigeria's battle against terrorism.
Deadly Boko Haram attack forces thousands to flee Nigeria for Niger – UN
New York, Nov 29: A Boko Haram attack earlier this week on the northern Nigerian town of Dammassak left 50 people dead and forced at least 3,000 to flee to neighbouring Niger’s Diffa region, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) reported on Friday.
Structural reforms can help poorest countries break 'vicious' economic circle – new UN report
New York, Nov 28: The world's poorest countries are trapped in an economic vicious circle, which pins them in poverty and must be reversed if new development goals are to be met, according to a newly released report from United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
UN rights experts urge US President Obama to release report on CIA torture allegations
New York, Nov 27: The United States must rise to meet the high human rights standards it has set for itself and others around the world, a group of United Nations human rights experts urged on Wednesday, as they called on President Obama to support “the fullest possible release” of a report detailing Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) interrogation practices.
UN rights chief concerned over ‘disproportionate’ killings of African-Americans by US police
Geneva, Nov 26: The decision by a Grand Jury in Missouri to absolve a police officer for the fatal shooting of an African-American teenager has spotlighted broader concerns about institutionalized discrimination across the United States, the top United Nations human rights official said today.
5.8 earthquake hits China's Sichuan
Beijing, Nov 25: An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale hit Kangding County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Sichuan Province on Tuesday, media reports said.
Italian doctor contracts Ebola
Rome, Nov 24: A Italian doctor, who was working for medical-aid NGO Emergency in Sierra Leone, has contracted the deadly Ebola, media reports said.
UN chief condemns latest terrorist attack in Kenya
New York, Nov 23 : United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the brutal killing of 28 people on a bus in Mandera, Kenya in the latest spate of terrorist violence to afflict the East African nation.
Ebola: Ban hopeful of outbreak's end by mid-2015; UN to set up response office in Mali
New York, Nov 22: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday said that by continuing to scale up the global fight against Ebola, there is hope the outbreak could be contained by mid-2015, but he emphasized that results to date are still uneven, and announced that the Organization's top health officials will head to Mali, where the situation is still a cause of "deep concern."
Clean industrialization critical for Africa to ‘leapfrog’ outdated technologies – Ban
New York, Nov 21: Africa needs a green, clean industrialization that leapfrogs outdated, polluting processes and platforms and benefits from new technologies, United NationsSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday as the world body marked Africa Industrialization Day.
Libya: UN mission brokers ‘critical’ 12-hour humanitarian truce in Benghazi
New York, Nov 20: The head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) announced Wednesday that all parties to the conflict in Benghazi have agreed to an unconditional humanitarian truce to evacuate civilians and retrieve the bodies of the dead.