However, he cautioned that many returns remain fragile, highlighting the need for continued investment in national systems and self-reliance. According to the report, programs supported by the fund have facilitated the allocation of approximately 98,000 hectares of land for housing, livelihoods and local integration. More than 200,000 displaced people have also obtained legal documentation, improving […]
The report found that the proportion of children killed was higher than in previous conflicts. Between October 7, 2023, and October 7, 2025, at least 20,179 children died, accounting for nearly 30 percent of the total death toll. By comparison, in the hostilities in Gaza in 2008-2009 and 2014, children accounted for about 24 percent […]
The UN rights chief said on Saturday he deeply regretted the EU’s new migration rules, which allow for more sweeping detention powers and the creation of deportation centers outside the bloc. The rules approved on Wednesday enable 27 EU countries to open “return hubs” outside the bloc’s borders, where they can send asylum seekers and […]
The number of police personnel serving in peacekeeping missions has not fallen below 230 during any period. In fact, in both 2013 and 2016, the Bangladesh Police recorded the highest level of participation among police contingents serving in peacekeeping operations worldwide. The police headquarters also informed that 24 members of Bangladesh Police have lost their […]
Bangladesh views peacekeeping as a profound moral responsibility to humanity, Bangladesh’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaid Islam said at the second ministerial conference on peacekeeping in francophone environments in Rabat on Wednesday morning. “Under the leadership of Prime Minister Tariq Rahman, Bangladesh views peacekeeping not just as an obligation, but as a […]
2025 was the deadliest year on record for such voyages, as just last month, a ship carrying more than 270 people, many of them refugees, capsized, leaving only nine survivors. Against this backdrop of increasing and overlapping pressures, the appeal focuses assistance on the most pressing humanitarian needs. Support for the growing refugee population must […]
Handout photo issued by the Brazilian Presidency (Left to Right) Paraguay President Santiago Peña, Brazilian Environment Minister Marina Silva, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and COP15 President João Paulo Capobianco ahead of the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS COP15) in Campo Grande, Brazil on March 22. […]
Grinspan, who was previously the Vice President of Costa Rica, is a candidate for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations, while Foreign Minister Rahman is a candidate for the post of President of the 81st session of the United Nations. Both officials discussed their respective candidatures. Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations […]
“The opportunities presented by this UN carbon market across all sectors are enormous, especially now that there are strong environmental safeguards, robust standards and a clear system for redress to ensure integrity, inclusivity and efficiency,” he said. The 2015 Paris Agreement, which committed the world to limit temperature rise to well below 2C and ideally […]
Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkey, Palestine and many other countries have expressed full support for Bangladesh’s candidature for the presidency of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). These assurances came when Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman held bilateral meetings with leaders of several major participating delegations on the sidelines of the Organization […]
The question of delay in delisting Bangladesh from the list of least developed countries (LDCs) has resurfaced soon after the new government took office after the national elections. Last year, the business community strongly advocated for this request, expressing concern about the country’s preparedness for a post-LDC reality. Although the interim government was initially in […]
The United Nations (UN) has congratulated the people of Bangladesh for holding parliamentary elections and referendum, and urged all political actors to strengthen national unity and uphold democratic norms and human rights. In a message issued by the United Nations, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres congratulated the people of Bangladesh for the elections and referendum. The UN […]