New York, Sept. 25 (BNA): The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) Wu Hongbo has lauded Bahrain’s efforts and landmark achievements, and its remarkable progress regarding sustainable development and public service. He affirmed he had been informed personally about the kingdom’s progress boom during his visit to it in 2013 to attend the United Read more [...]

British trade unions have launched a campaign calling for an independent audit of UK government aid to Bahrain and an expose of “widespread and systematic” human rights abuses.The Universities and Colleges Union (UCU), with the support of the Bahrain institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) and MENA Solidarity, on Thursday initiated an open letter which stated that the signatories were “appalled about the deteriorating human rights situation in Bahrain, and call upon the UK government to take Read more [...]

At the end of the Mina-Tragedy-Special-Committee of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani affirmed Saudi mismanagement and inefficient excutives officials of Hajj as one of the main causes of catastrophe in Mina.Referring to messages issued by Iran’s Leader and President Rouhani, Shamkhani recounted the formation of committee very early on Thursday.He detailed that the committee has been coordinating political, medical and information sections in Iran to handle the disaster efficently.Regretting Read more [...]

New York, Sept. 25 (BNA): A book entitled "Bahrain and the United Nations over Years" was launched at the UN headquarters here during a ceremony held at the Dag Hammarskj?ld Library, which is the main depository for United Nations documents and publications, maintains a selected collection of materials of the specialized agencies and UN-affiliated bodies and collects books, periodicals and other materials Read more [...]