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Humanitarian situation in Syria remains worrisome: UN official

The humanitarian situation in various regions of Syria remains worrisome, said a senior UN humanitarian official on ...

Palestinians use slingshots to fight Israeli bullets

Mohammed, a 16-year-old ordinary Palestinian teenager, goes to school and studies like the other students on weekdays, ...

President receives visit of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

President Joko Widodo received the honorary visit of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra`ad Al Hussein at ...

UN Human Rights Commissioner highlights Rohingya crisis

The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra`ad al Hussein highlighted the Rohingya crisis in ...

Indonesia reaffirms commitment to further promoting, protecting human rights

Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi on Monday reaffirmed the Indonesian government`s commitment to further ...

UN high commissioner to visit Indonesia

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra`ad Al Hussein is scheduled to visit Indonesia next week to ...

Number of Syrian refugees surpasses 5 mln mark: UNHCR

The number of Syrians who have fled to Turkey, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon because of protracted fighting in the ...

Famous writer Neil Gaiman appointed as UN goodwill ambassador for refugees

The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR announced the appointment of internationally acclaimed author Neil Gaiman as a global ...

Portugal`s Antonio Guterres sworn in as new UN Secretary-General

Former Prime Minister of Portugal Antonio Guterres was sworn in as the new secretary-general of the United Nations at ...

Indonesians urged to pray for and help prosecuted Rohingya

The Rohingya ethnic group living in Myanmars Rakhine State is one of the worlds most persecuted minority groups. ...

Indonesian-Australian FM meet to discuss Bali Process

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi will meet her Australian counterpart Julie Bishop to discuss preparations ...

Record 60 million fled `out of control` violence in 2014: UN

Conflicts and violence raging around the world sent the number of people forced to flee their homes soaring to a ...

Indonesia's Second Batch Executions Trigger Strong Reactions Overseas

Despite pressures and appeals from various quarters at home as well as overseas, Indonesia went ahead and executed ...

Australia rejects UN criticism of "human rights violations"

Australia Tuesday rejected United Nations criticism that its treatment of asylum-seekers was "leading to a chain of ...

Jordanian prince becomes UN`s next rights chief

The UN General Assembly Monday approved the nomination of Jordans Prince Zeid al-Hussein as the next human rights ...