Asia

Nickolay Mladenov, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process. (file)
UN Photo/Loey Felipe

News in Brief 16 November 2020

16 November 2020
News in Brief
  • Israel should reverse new West Bank settlement expansion plans: UN’s Mladenov 
  • Defending people’s rights in Cambodia is not a crime, says UN Special Rapporteur 
  • ‘World’s biggest trading bloc’ will create a manufacturing powerhouse: UN trade agency 
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Elias and his family, Yazidis who were heavily persecuted under ISIL, sit on the floor of their home in Zakho, northern Iraq.
© UNICEF/Jennifer Sparks

Strengthening global cooperation on counter-terrorism must remain a priority during and after pandemic

24 August 2020
Peace and Security

With Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) and other terrorist groups attempting to exploit the COVID-19 pandemic for their own ends, the international community must respond with stronger collective action and cooperation,  the top UN counter-terrorism official said on Monday. 

A displaced Yemeni woman stands outside a makeshift shelter that she shares with her extended family.
IOM/O. Headon

News in Brief 3 June 2020

3 June 2020
News in Brief
  • People on the move need protection during pandemic: Guterres
  • Khartoum massacre victims, await justice in Sudan
  • Bachelet alarmed by free speech clampdown in Asia
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Industrial seaport in China.
© World Bank/Curt Carnemark

‘Concerted efforts’ needed to meet 2030 Global Goals in Asia-Pacific region

25 March 2020
SDGs

Action to reverse the depletion and degradation of the environment across Asia and the Pacific is a top priority if the region is to stay on course to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to a new United Nations report launched online, for the first time, on Tuesday.