North Korea Urged to Release Political Prisoners
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) should begin to release political prisoners ahead of denuclearization talks with the United States and engage with the United Nations…
Election Commission of India Launches Its Online RTI Portal
India’s Chief Election Commissioner O.P. Rawat, Election Commissioners Sunil Arora and Ashok Lavasa launched Wednesday the online RTI Portal of Election Commission of India (ECI). According to ECI, the online…
New Agreement to Facilitate the Return of Rohingya Refugees
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the understanding reached between UN agencies and Myanmar on creating conditions that would allow hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees to voluntarily and…
Guidelines Issued for Addressing Anti-Semitism with Education
UNESCO and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) have released a joint publication, Addressing Anti-Semitism through Education – Guidelines for Policymakers, at a launch event at…
How to Weed Out Corruption from Sports
The international community must step up responses to prevent corruption and organized crime in sports and major sporting events, said Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on…
UN Chief Condemns Suicide Attack in Afghanistan
United Nations chief António Guterres has condemned Monday’s suicide attack in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, that reportedly killed at least seven religious scholars who had gathered from across the country to…