ASEAN leads way to trade bloc with China and reduced trade barriers
Ten nations sign trade bloc with six countries including China and conclude negotiations on a new economic partnership.
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U.N. refugee agency seeks end to statelessness over next five years
UNHCR's chief Filippo Grandi and goodwill ambassador Cate Blanchett appealed to governments to help 10 million people.
IAEA and ASEAN agree to work on developing nuclear technology
IAEA will collaborate with ASEAN's 10 nations on a framework for developing nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.
U.N. fact-finding panel urges trials on genocide charges in Myanmar
The panel reported Myanmar's armed forces killed thousands of Muslim Rohingya people during 'clearance operations.'
UNICEF poll finds widespread online bullying of children affects school
The 170,000 young people polled were split over whether to blame governments, companies or other young people.
For humanitarians, the Geneva Conventions at 70 are a call to duty
To mark the anniversary, diplomats planned to discuss the strengths and weakness of international humanitarian law.
Experts say Myanmar's foreign arms trade fuels human rights abuses
A U.N. fact-finding mission urged the international community to sever ties with Myanmar’s military.
U.N. relief agency says 1 million people in Gaza may go hungry
The Trump administration's withdrawal of U.S. funding for Palestinian refugees could create a huge humanitarian crisis.
Two Reuters journalists held in Rohingya case are freed in Myanmar
The journalists were imprisoned since Dec. 2017 for investigating killings of 10 Rohingya Muslim men and boys.
Myanmar court keeps journalists locked up in Rohingya case
The U.N. and other organizations urged the nation to immediately release the two Reuters journalists.
More children die of illness due to contaminated water than from war
Hundreds of millions of youth are at risk of contracting water-borne diseases because more countries suffer from conflicts.
Globalization and cooperation top draw of populism in WEF poll
The poll's findings ran counter to the well-publicized sound and fury of dozens of populist leaders or political parties.
Hatred stirred by populism brings deadliest year yet for journalists
In the past year at least 80 journalists were killed, 348 were detained in prison and 60 were taken as hostages.
The United Nations has led 76 investigations in the past 55 years
As demands grow for a U.N. probe of Khashoggi's murder, an Arete News review finds just eight previous such orders.
Global appeal at U.N. seeks freedom for captive journalists and free press
The special gathering at U.N. headquarters in New York highlighted the many challenges to press freedoms globally.
Myanmar democratic push at a 'standstill' with military-led abuses
A U.N. panel identified six Myanmar military leaders it said should be prosecuted for genocide against Rohingya Muslims.