Human Rights Watch accuses Myanmar military of widespread rape Human Rights Watch accused Myanmar security forces on Thursday of committing widespread rape against women and girls as part of a campaign of ethnic cleansing during the past three months against Rohingya Muslims in the country’s Rakhine state. The allegation in […]
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U.N. Security Council urges Myanmar to stop excessive military force U.N. Security Council urges Myanmar to stop excessive military force:- The United Nations Security Council urged the Myanmar government on Monday to “ensure no further excessive use of military force in Rakhine state,” where violence has forced more than 600,000 […]
U.N. chief says seeking further $900 million for Somalia crisis response U.N. chief says seeking further $900 million for Somalia crisis response:- The United Nations is seeking a further $900 million this year for Somalia, where more than 6 million people need humanitarian assistance and 275,000 malnourished children are at […]
Groundhog day in Geneva: old questions haunt Syria talks Groundhog day in Geneva: old questions haunt Syria talks:- When Syria peace talks restart in Geneva on Thursday after 10 months in the deep-freeze, familiar disagreements are likely to resurface, despite massive changes in the military and political context. President Bashar […]
Guterres poised to be next U.N. secretary-general Guterres poised to be next U.N. secretary-general : The United Nations Security Council was expected Thursday to ratify its unanimous decision to back Portugal’s former prime minister Antonio Guterres as the organization’s next secretary-general. Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, the current council president, […]
