Asia
Boost for Bahrain’s Industry
With the industrial sector looking to post positive growth in 2013 on the back of increased regional demand, steps are being taken to boost the supply of space for manufacturing activities. According to data from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, industrial production accounts for 17% of GDP. This puts it on a par with the kingdom’s financial More...
Pakistan bombing: 13 reported dead
A roadside bomb killed 11 security personnel and two civilians on Thursday in southwestern Pakistan where separatist rebels have for decades been battling to control the region’s natural gas and other resources. There More...
Fukushima To Get A Nuclear Emergency Preparedness Centre
Workers monitor the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant from the Emergency Response Centre. Photo: IAEA/Gill Tudor 22 May 2013 – Experts from the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are More...
Afghanistan must make efforts to ratify the law to protect women
Special Representative for Afghanistan Ján Kubiš. Photo: UNAMA/Tilak Pokharel 20 May 2013 – Senior United Nations officials in Afghanistan are today urging the Government to fully implement legislation to More...
Afghanistan has made tremendous gains in its educational and cultural sectors
UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova (left), toured the Ayesha-e-Durrani school in Kabul as part of her three day visit to Afghanistan. Photo: UNAMA/Eric Kanalstein 20 May 2013 – Education is not against any More...
Welldone Bangladesh Over Tropical Storm Mahasen Response – UN
In Bangladesh, an innovative “disaster resilient village” was built in Shymnagar for a coastal village wiped out after Cyclone Aila. Photo: UNDP Bangladesh/Nasif Ahmed 20 May 2013 – The United Nations has More...
Moon Talks of Provocations and Tensions Over Korea Missile Test
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. UN Photo/Rick Bajornas Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced his concern about provocations and tensions on the Korean Peninsula following reports that the Democratic People’s More...
UN Decolonization Gets A New Member French Polynesia.
A wide view of the General Assembly Hall. UN Photo/Ryan Brown 18 May 2013 – The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday to place French Polynesia back on the UN list of territories that should be decolonized More...
Companies Of Bangladesh Work Safety Accord Welcomed By UN
Hundreds people lost their lives when an eight-story building outside Dhaka, Bangladesh, collapsed on 24 April, 2013, trapping thousands of mostly garment workers inside. Photo: IRIN 17 May 2013 – The United More...
Bangladesh And Myanmar After Tropical Cyclone Mahasen Hit Land Today.
Displaced people in Khaung Doke Khar, Myanmar, were moved out of tents to nearby government shelters outside Sittwe, Rakhine state ahead of Cyclone Mahasen. Photo: UNHCR/M. Murphy 17 May 2013 – United Nations More...
