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By Hafizur Talukdar In the last five years or so, various initiatives have been taken in bilateral and international forums to repatriate the displaced

Zhang Jun recently signed in New York an agreement to establish a regional arbitration center in Hong Kong.

In the last five years or so, various initiatives have been taken in bilateral and international forums to repatriate the displaced Rohingyas or to resolve the crisis, but to no avail.

Pyongyang “strongly” condemned the recent passage of the UN draft resolution on human rights violations in North Korea and reiterated its call for the UN to investigate the US for human rights abuses, state-run media reported on November 21.

The Meeting of the Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Affairs Committee of the UN General Assembly, also referred to as the Third Committee, has concluded in New York. The Committee, which opened its meeting on 30 September, adopted more than 60 resolutions. In addition to the Council Presidency, Slovenia is focusing on its priorities in its work within the Third Committee, particularly on the rights of women, the rights of older persons, the rights of the child, human rights and the environment,...

Pyongyang “strongly” condemned the recent passage of the UN draft resolution on human rights violations in North Korea and reiterated its call for the UN to investigate the US for human rights abuses, state-run media reported on November 21.

Pyongyang urges UN to look into US human rights abuses

Pyongyang has an underlying human-rights problem and is struggling to endure the negative impact of the pandemic

Myanmar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on November 19 categorically rejecting a UN resolution over Myanmar as it only includes the intrusive wordings that invite the external mechanisms with no respect for sovereign integrity of the nation.

Seoul, November 21 (IANS): North Korea on Sunday rejected a draft UN resolution criticising the country's human rights violations as it vowed to continue to resolutely counter hostile forces.