UN Security Council unanimously adopts resolution 2270(2016), imposing additional sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in response to the continued pursuit of a nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programme. UN Photo / Rick Bajornas

Nuclear-Weapon States Oppose Elimination Treaty

October 15, 2016October 19, 2016 RMN News Nuclear, Treaty, Weapon

According to a UN statement released Friday, several nuclear-weapon States reiterated their opposition to a proposed legally binding treaty to

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UN Appoints Human Rights Experts to Monitor North Korea

September 10, 2016September 11, 2016 RMN News Human Rights, North Korea, UN

The UN High Commissioner for human rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has designated two independent human rights experts, Ms. Sonja

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NATO Reacts to North Korea’s Ballistic Missile Launch

June 22, 2016June 24, 2016 RMN News Ballistic Missile, Jens Stoltenberg, NATO, North Korea

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg today reacted sharply over North Korea’s ballistic missile launch. “I strongly condemn the launch by

Narendra Modi with the President of Iran, Hassan Rouhani and the President of Afghanistan, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, witnessing the signing of Trilateral Agreement between India, Afghanistan and Iran, in Tehran on May 23, 2016

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Modi Gifts Persian Translation of Ramayana in Iran

May 24, 2016May 28, 2016 RMN News Iran, Narendra Modi, Persian, Ramayana, Translation

The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, gifted Monday the supreme leader of Iran Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei a

No To FGM is the message greeting visitors of the Islamic Gathering Association, an NGO in Siflaq, Sohag Governorate, Upper Egypt. The UNFPA-supported NGO provides counselling to the residents of Siflaq and the surrounding villages, both Muslim and Christians, on the detrimental effects of FGM. Photo: Omar Gharzeddine / UNFPA

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Female Genital Mutilation on the Rise: Report

April 26, 2016April 28, 2016 RMN News Female, FGM, Genital, Mutilation

A new UN report released Monday says that, despite being forbidden by national and international law, female genital mutilation and

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North Korea Asked to Stop Destabilising Acts

March 11, 2016March 13, 2016 RMN News North Korea, Nuclear, UN

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon “remains gravely concerned” by the situation on the Korean Peninsula following Thursday’s missile launch by