7 January 2014 – The United Nations human rights office today expressed deep concern about what it said is disproportionate…
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6 January 2014 – A senior United Nations official has welcomed a decision by Nepal’s top court against granting amnesty…
6 January 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, saddened by the deadly violence that marred parliamentary elections in Bangladesh, has today…
6 January 2014 – The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today applauded China for its first public effort to crackdown…
3 January 2014 – A United Nations independent human rights expert urged restraint by all sides today after military police…
Dozens of journalists protested Saturday in Malaysia against the suspension of a weekly magazine, urging the Southeast Asian nation to allow greater press freedom. The Heat stopped publication last month after the Home Ministry suspended it, saying…
31 December 2013 – The United Nations human rights office today welcomed the presidential pardon granted in Myanmar to political…
31 December 2013 – Concerned about ongoing protests in Cambodia which have virtually shut down the garment industry, the United…
29 December 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Security Council strongly condemned the terrorist attack that occurred at the…
27 December 2013 – An independent United Nations human rights expert today urged Cambodian authorities to continue to exercise restraint…
26 December 2013 – The United Nations human rights office today urged the Government of Thailand to drop criminal defamation…
24 December 2013 – Despite remarkable strides in improving women’s lives, China is insufficiently implementing relevant laws against discrimination and…
23 December 2013 – A United Nations human rights body voiced grave concern today after a court in Russia ordered…
23 December 2013 – Thirty-six Asia-Pacific nations unanimously adopted a landmark declaration at a United Nations forum of ministers in…
22 December 2013 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged the international community to scale up support for the…
21 December 2013 – Visiting the storm-ravaged Philippine city of Tacloban, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hailed the resilience of the people…
20 December 2013 – Proceeds from the annual United Nations all-star charity football game, led by legends Ronaldo and Zinédine…
19 December 2013 – Developing Asia-Pacific countries will face another year of subpar growth in 2014 due to slow recovery,…
18 December 2013 – The recent execution of a senior official in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) “is…
18 December 2013 – Led by strong growth in Myanmar, opium poppy cultivation in the area known as the Golden…