United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guteress assured Bangladesh of the highest cooperation from the UN in dealing with the

We are heartened by the UN Secretary General's categorical condemnation of what he has termed a "humanitarian nightmare" referring to the unbelievable trauma experienced by Rohingyas who have fled to Bangladesh to escape indescribable violence.

The migration issue will remain crucial in 2016, observes Sir Peter Sutherland, special representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) on Migration and Development.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has calls for "flexibility" at talks in Vienna between the countries backing rival sides in the Syrian civil war.