NEW YORK/JAKARTA, May 29 — Nine Southeast Asian nations have proposed watering down a UN General Assembly draft resolution on Myanmar, including removing a call for an arms embargo on the country, in a bid to win the unanimous support of the 193-member body.

GAZA, May 21 — A "mutual and simultaneous" cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas reached with Egypt mediation took effect at 2am Friday (2300GMT Thursday).

GENEVA, May 18 — The United Nations (UN) said at least 52,000 people had been displaced in the Gaza Strip due to Israeli attacks on the area and the number of people sheltering in UN schools is increasing, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.

ANKARA, May 15 — The United Nations (UN) said Friday it estimates around 10,000 Palestinians have had to left homes in Gaza "due to the ongoing hostilities" amid an Israeli offensive.

WASHINGTON, May 14 — The UN Security Council will meet this weekend to discuss the situation in Israel and the Gaza Strip, the US announced Thursday.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 — For Ramadan, Wesak and other upcoming major religious events, the World Health Organisation (WHO) have published advice for the public to help celebrate these religious observances safely as the Covid-19 pandemic is far from over.

NEW YORK, March 23 — United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday expressed his profound concern over the rise in violence against Asians and people of Asian descent during the Covid-19 pandemic, reported Xinhua.

NEW YORK, March 11 — The UN Security Council issued a statement on Wednesday strongly condemning Myanmar's military for using violence against peaceful protesters, reported Sputnik.

HANOI, Dec 10 — Countries participating in a plenary meeting of the UN General Assembly’s 75th session on Dec 8 highlighted the importance of the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) as the international legal framework regulating all activities in the seas and oceans.

WASHINGTON, Dec 8 — The United Nations (UN) on Monday declared December 27 as the "International Day of Epidemic Preparedness" as the coronavirus has taken over a million lives since emerging nearly a year ago, Anadolu Agency reported.

NEW YORK, Dec 2 — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for global solidarity and shared responsibility to overcome not only the Covid-19 pandemic, but also AIDS.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — Malaysia today has called on global leaders to expand their efforts to flatten the curve of terrorism in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic and restore peace and stability to the world.

OSLO — The United Nations food agency, the World Food Programme (WFP), won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its efforts to combat hunger and improve conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas.

NEW YORK, Oct 6 — A UN spokesman said Monday that the UN General Assembly (UNGA) "is moving ahead" with planning for its special session on Covid-19, reported Xinhua news agency.

NEW YORK, Sept 29 — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called the 1 million global death toll from the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) "an agonising milestone," reported Sputnik news agency.

DUBAI, Sept 22 — Iran is ready for a full prisoner exchange with the United States, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a virtual address to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on Monday, amid heightened tension between the longtime foes.

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KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 — Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) must quickly transform their businesses including working remotely in the digital space to survive amid the challenges brought on by the global Covid-19 pandemic.

BANGKOK, May 28 — The United Nations (UN) will help developing countries to tackle trade and transport challenges amid Covid-19 pandemic.

DHAKA, May 4 — Bangladesh has sent a small group of stranded Rohingya refugees, who supposedly spent weeks at sea, to a remote island in southern Bangladesh amid calls from UN bodies for their refuge, reported Anadolu Agency.