As most countries in the Sahel region, Mauritania is facing multiple challenges regarding human trafficking, drug, terrorism threat, and arm…
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The British parliament will vote on Boris Johnson’s deal to leave the European Union on Friday, a move the prime…
The fourth edition of the International Organisation for Migration’s (IOM) Global Migration Film Festival (GMFF), like all those preceding this…
The Democratic-led House of Representatives voted largely along party lines to impeach US President Donald Trump for obstruction of Congress and abuse of…
Italy’s top-flight Serie A soccer league launched a new anti-racism campaign on Monday by presenting artwork featuring three side-by-side paintings…
As Tuvalu is raring to benefit from e-commerce and the digital economy, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s…
Maritime experts have warned that the global container shipping industry is expected to witness a cost rise of $15 billion.…
A Pakistani court sentenced on Tuesday former military ruler Pervez Musharraf to death on charges of high treason and subverting…
Australian police have arrested two men for allegedly smuggling 645 kilograms (1,422 pounds) of ecstasy hidden inside hundreds of aluminum…
While the world was busy marking the final Human Rights Day of this decade, Deputy Executive Director of Human Rights Watch,…
European Union (EU) Ambassador, Carl Hartzell, has affirmed that the visa-free travel available to citizens of Georgia has demonstrated its…
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday that official inquiries into last week’s fatal volcano eruption could take…
The Director-General of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Guy Ryder, has said that Argentina can count on the United Nations…
A handful of major states resisted pressure on Sunday to ramp up efforts to combat global warming as a U.N.…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will “get Brexit done” by Jan. 31 and then agree a new trade deal with…
Louis Charbonneau, the United Nations Director of Human Rights Watch, a global rights group, has taken on Washington for shielding…
The passage of a new Citizenship Amendment Bill by India’s Parliament has drawn the ire of the Minority Rights Group…
Major economies resisted calls for bolder climate commitments as a U.N. summit in Madrid limped toward a delayed conclusion on…
Since 2017, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and International Organisation for Migration (IOM) have so far helped…
New Zealand divers searched contaminated waters near the volcanic White Island on Saturday in an attempt to retrieve two remaining…
Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland and United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed have formally committed their organisations to work more closely…
Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a resounding election victory on Friday that will allow him to end three years of…
Human Rights Watch, a global rights group has berated the Brazilian authorities for allegedly failing to provide adequate protection for…
Suicide blasts in Afghanistan killed one person and injured more than 60 in an attack on Wednesday on the United…
The United States imposed sanctions on the leader of an Islamist rebel group and five others on Tuesday for perpetrating…
Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad, the world’s oldest serving premier, said on Tuesday it would be a good idea for the world’s…
Iraq and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) have sealed the first Iraq Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP), as the country…
Deputy Chief of Staff of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Vincent Houver, has said that persons with disabilities are…
To help the Iraqi government develop programmes that support the needs of migrants with disabilities, the International Organisation for Migration…
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) says the 25th Climate Change Conference (COP25) in Spain highlights its increasing efforts in Bangladesh…