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Cyclone unleashes huge floods leaving 350 dead in southern Africa

Aid workers rush to rescue victims clinging to trees and crammed on rooftops Tuesday after a cyclone unleashed devastating floods in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi. More than 350 people were confirmed dead, hundreds were missing and thousands more were at risk.
Too much salt: Water desalination plants harm environment

Almost 16,000 desalination plants worldwide produce bigger-than-expected flows of highly salty waste water and toxic chemicals that are damaging the environment, a UN-backed study said on Monday.
Bangladesh, UN agree to address sexual violence against Rohingyas

The government of Bangladesh and the United Nations will jointly address conflict-related sexual violence committed against members of the Rohingya population forcibly displaced from Myanmar to Bangladesh.
Fakhrul in NY at UN invitation, not to make complaint: Moudud

BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed says the party’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam and others went to the UN Headquarters following an invitation of its Secretary General Antonio Guterres.
UN schools for Palestinians defy funding cuts, open on time

United Nations schools for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon are starting the new school year on time, despite the US decision to cancel funding to the international body's Palestinian relief agency.
UN urgently calls upon all to keep everyone safe on roads

The United Nations (UN) urgently calls upon all parties to keep everyone - including children and young people - safe on the roads and safe from any kind of violence.
UN experts: NKorea hasn't stopped nuke and missile programs

North Korea has not stopped its nuclear and missile programs and is violating UN sanctions including by “a massive increase in illicit ship-to-ship transfers of petroleum products,” UN experts say in a new report.
UN to put more pressure on Myanmar: Guterres

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says they will put more pressure on Myanmar to make them understand what they should do on the Rohingya issue.
Act now to protect migrants vulnerable to trafficking, exploitation: UN

States around the world must act now to protect migrants from traffickers by putting in place innovative measures to identify as early as possible those who are at risk, says a UN rights expert.
Myanmar not ready for return of Rohingyas: UNHCR

The UN refugee agency calls a Myanmar minister's visit to Bangladesh to meet Muslim Rohingya refugees a confidence-building measure, but says conditions in Myanmar are not ready for their return.
After Khaleda Verdict: UN calls upon all sides to stay calm

In the wake of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia being jailed in a corruption case, the United Nations has called upon all sides in Bangladesh to maintain calm and continue an inclusive democratic process.
World food prices fall 3.3 pct in December - UN FAO

World food prices fell in December from the month before, as dairy, vegetable oils and sugar values declined sharply, the United Nations food agency says.
Interactive graphic shows number of burned Rohingya villages

A Reuters graphic makes use of data from the UN Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT) to show hundreds of villages in Rakhine state that were once inhabited by the Rohingya, but have now been burned down.
Persecution Against Rohingyas: UN official warns of genocide trial

The top UN human rights official has expressed determination to see that the perpetrators of the horrors committed against the Rohingyas in Myanmar face justice.
UN for tripartite repatriation deal

Calling Bangladesh and Myanmar for a tripartite repatriation agreement, the UNHCR yesterday said all refugees have the right to return and this should happen voluntarily and only when people feel the time and circumstances are right.
UN officials for ensuring safety in Myanmar

The United Nations has warned against repatriation of the Rohingyas to their homeland without ensuring safety in Myanmar.
Call it genocide

The UN calls the Myanmar army's aggression against the Rohingya “ethnic cleansing”. “Ethnic cleansing” is a term invented by Slobodan Milosevic. It's a euphemism for forced displacement and genocide. It's an insidious term because there is no international treaty law against it, whereas there are international laws against forced displacement and genocide.
Aid access still challenging

Though the Myanmar authorities have agreed to allow the UN to resume food distribution in Rakhine, aid access in the state remains extremely challenging, says the UN.
UN offers to work on cutting polls violence

The UN has expressed willingness to work with the Election Commission to reduce the risk of electoral violence in the next parliamentary polls scheduled to be held late next year.
$340m pledged to help Rohingya refugees: UN

The head of the UN agency that coordinates humanitarian aid says they have pledged roughly $340 million to help more than
Return of Refugees: Govt seeks UN support

Dhaka yesterday sought support from the United Nations to ensure the repatriation of Rohingyas who have fled to Bangladesh
Rohingya people fear UN failed them

UN leadership in Myanmar tried to stop the Rohingya rights issue from being raised with the government, according to a report published in the BBC that cited sources in the UN and the aid community.
UN experts urge Suu Kyi to visit Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar

Seven UN experts call upon Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi to personally meet the Rohingya refugees who have fled persecution in the country’s Rakhine State and taken shelter to Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar.
UN to work with Asean to resolve crisis

The UN wants the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to intensify actions to solve the Rohingya refugee crisis, in which, it says, it is ready to cooperate with the 10-member regional body.
Unite, act now

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon the OIC member states to show unity for solving the Rohingya crisis before it is too late.
UN wants unfettered, full access to Rakhine

UN human rights investigators yesterday demanded "full and unfettered" access to Myanmar to probe the situation in its conflict-affected Rakhine State amid an aid group's fear of "very real risk" of deaths of Rohingyas there.
Rohingya Crisis: PM seeks global support at UN

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had talks with some dignitaries, including US President Donald Trump, attending the UN General
One of the fastest growing crises:UN

The humanitarian situation in parts of Bangladesh sheltering hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees continues to deteriorate, making it one of the fastest growing refugee crises of recent years, according to the United Nations.
PM to raise Rohingya issue at UNGA

In an effort to find a long-term solution to the Rohingya crisis, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will make a formal proposal at the
UN calls for $77m for Rohingya aid

The United Nations calls for USD 77 million in urgent assistance for the Rohingya people who have fled into Bangladesh to escape persecution in Myanmar.