The “unofficial” programme for the enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem in the Swiss city of Geneva next week was announced by the United Nations on Monday.The meeting will take place on March 17 and 18 and will see both Cyprus’ sides as well as representatives of the island’s three guarantor powers,

Regarding elections in the hill tracts, Nazrul affirmed, “Our government is committed to ensuring every Bangladeshi’s right to vote, whether in the Chittagong Hill Tracts or elsewhere. A commission is already working on local government issues to uphold this.”

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -Conflict in Congo has sent 63,000 refugees fleeing to neighbouring Burundi in its largest such influx in decades, with conditions dire at a crammed stadium camp and many stuck in fields outside,

The United Nations rights chief expressed deep concern on Monday about a "fundamental shift in direction" by the United States under President Donald Trump, warning that divisive rhetoric is being used to deceive and polarise people.

The United Nations Environment Programme on Monday said a new round of negotiations toward a global plastics treaty will take place from August 5 to 14 in Geneva, Switzerland, after countries failed to agree on the parameters of a final agreement last December in Busan,

"Justice means holding not only the shooters, but also those who gave the orders." These words, spoken by Mir Mahmudur Rahman Deepto—the brother of a victim—at a UN Human Rights event, echo the deep wounds inflicted by the brutal crackdown on

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will convene an informal meeting on Cyprus with the leaders of the divided island and guarantor powers at the UN Office in Geneva from March 17 - 18.

In the opening remarks at the 58th UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, UN chief Antonio Guterres said that human rights around the world are being “suffocated” and referred to horrifying human ...

On March 4-5, the 63rd round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) – a multilateral format to address security and humanitarian consequences of the 2008 Russia-Georgia war – was held in Geneva.

The voices of reason must prevail, said the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva on Wednesday. Any annexation of the West Bank or forced evacuation of the Gaza Strip “could threaten ...

The last negotiations for a treaty to rein in plastic waste ended in a stalemate, but some participants saw signs of a possible breakthrough this summer.

Kuwait’s permanent delegation to Geneva highlighted the country’s significant progress in combating the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) at