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United Nations (UN )Global e-waste surges 21% in five years: UN report
A record 53.6 million metric tonnes (Mt) of electronic waste was generated worldwide in 2019, up 21 per cent in just five years, the UN’s Global E-waste Monitor 2020 said on Thursday
Dhaka seeks UN’s strong partnership in managing COVID-19 impact
Dhaka has sought close collaboration and strong partnership between Bangladesh and the United Nation and aspired to get substantial allocation from the UN’s response and recovery fund to manage the ...
Google donates $300,000 to support refugees, displaced people
Google has announced an additional $300,000 grant to help the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) further prepare refugees for the changing nature of work
Europe not to back unilateral US sanctions on Iran
Britain, France and Germany said on Friday they would not back US efforts to unilaterally trigger the re-imposition of United Nations sanctions on Iran, but said they wanted talks with Tehran over ...
Countries failing to prevent violence against children: Report
Half of the world’s children, or approximately 1 billion children each year are affected by physical, sexual or psychological violence, disabilities and death, because the countries have failed to ...
Bangladesh invites UN agencies to visit Bhasan Char
Bangladesh has invited the UNHCR together with other UN agencies to undertake a protection visit to the Bhasan Char island to ascertain the humanitarian situation and any immediate needs of the ...
79.5m displaced at year-end despite COVID slowing exodus: UN
Nearly 80 million people worldwide, or 1 per cent of humanity, were uprooted at the end of 2019 after fleeing wars or persecution, a record figure capping a "tumultuous" decade of displacement, the ...
Gender Monitoring Network calls for gender-responsive COVID-19 relief and response
As the COVID-19 pandemic crisis deepens, the economic and social stress combined with movement restrictions and social isolation measures are mounting existing inequalities more than ever, gender ...
Bangladesh joins UN group on climate adaptation, resilience
Bangladesh joins as a member of the Steering Committee of the UN Group of Friends on climate adaptation and resilience.
World Food Safety Day today
The United Nations, led by two of its specialised agencies, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), is celebrating the second global ...
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