Bangladesh: Citing ‘dangerous decline’ of human rights, experts urge key reforms
The Human Rights Council-appointed experts’ call follows on from the election victory of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina earlier this month, who secured a controversial...
Path to low-carbon construction is clear as mud
“Not many architects think that climate change is something that they need to think about, but we’re trying to change that,” says Rosie Paul,...
UN rights office voices concern ahead of elections in Pakistan
OHCHR denounced all acts of violence against political parties and candidates in the lead-up to Thursday’s vote.Spokesperson Liz Throssell said there have been no...
Women in Afghanistan: The future ‘depends on them’
Released by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) on Wednesday, Listening to Women Entrepreneurs in Afghanistan, Their Struggle and Resilience, analyzes data collected over the...
Restrictions on Afghan women continue unabated
Among those whose working lives have been upended, de facto authorities “banned” approximately 400 women workers at a pine nut processing from the workplace...
Mongolian dzud: Extreme weather puts 90% of country at ‘high risk’
About 190,000 herder households are struggling with inadequate feed, skyrocketing prices and heightened vulnerabilities, according to the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator in...
Hong Kong: UN human rights experts call for immediate release of Jimmy Lai
Mr. Lai is the founder of the campaigning pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper, which was shut down in 2021 in the wake of the June...
UN forum: Nations must collaborate now or risk further setbacks in sustainable development
The 11th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) kicked off in Bangkok, with participants echoing a compelling plea for nations to swiftly implement urgent...
Myanmar: Mandatory conscription shows junta’s ‘desperation’, rights expert says
Describing the move as a further sign of the junta’s “weakness and desperation”, Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews called for stronger international action to protect...
Myanmar demands greater focus urges UN rights chief, three years after coup
“Amid all of the crises around the world, it is important no one is forgotten. The people of Myanmar have been suffering for too...
We all want an Afghanistan at peace, UN chief says in Doha
Speaking to journalists during a two-day meeting with regional and national special envoys for Afghanistan, António Guterres said that there was consensus among delegates...
Asia-Pacific off track on path to SDGs, UN data shows
Adopted by world leaders in 2015, the 17 Goals focus on ending extreme poverty and hunger, ensuring access to clean water and sanitation, and...
Drastic erosion of women’s rights in Afghanistan continues
Police enforcement has increased harassment in public spaces and further limited women’s ability to leave their homes, according to testimony from 745 Afghan women...
UNICEF condemns air strike on schools in Myanmar
The children killed were boys between 12 and 14 years of age.“UNICEF strongly condemns any strikes against schools and places of learning, which must...
Myanmar: Military’s ‘campaign of violence’ must end, UN chief says on anniversary of coup
In a statement issued by his spokesperson on Wednesday, the UN chief underscored the urgency of a transition to democratic governance and reinstating civilian...
Accountability essential to counter human rights abuse in DPR Korea
In an oral update to the Human Rights Council – UN’s paramount human rights body – Deputy High Commissioner Nada Al-Nashif said that DPRK...
General Assembly debates Russia’s veto of DPR Korea sanctions panel
This is the third time this year that the world body has met to examine veto use among the Security Council’s permanent members –...
Afghanistan: Taliban’s crackdown on women over ‘bad hijab’ must end
The incidents, which have surged since early January, are purportedly linked to violations of the Taliban’s stringent dress code for women.The Human Rights Council-appointed...
