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Millions face another harsh winter amid conflict and rising energy costs
Facing funding shortfalls and surging energy prices, at least 9 million people are estimated to require additional assistance to get through this winter across four war-affected countries – Ukraine, Syria, Lebanon and Afghanistan – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said today as it launched its annual winter fundraising appeal.
UN Geneva unveils new 'green' uniforms for tour guides
The UN Office at Geneva, together with the Fondazione Pistoletto Cittadellarte and the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations in Geneva, has unveiled a new generation of responsible, traceable and circular uniforms for its guides, designed in collaboration with leading Italian sustainable fashion designers and manufacturers.
WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin and WMO State of Climate Update for COP31 - 27.10.26
Levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other major greenhouse gases in the atmosphere caused by burning fossil fuels reached record highs in 2025, locking in more long-term global warming, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said. “Every additional part per million matters because it traps additional heat. In effect, we are supercharging the ocean and the atmosphere.
UN Geneva Press Briefing: UNHCR, WHO, ILO - 27.10.26
🎥WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin;🎥As attacks intensify UNHCR urges support for war ravaged Ukrainians;🎥WHO launches Ebola vaccine clinical trial in DRC; 🎥New global and regional ILO estimates on domestic work, informality and working conditions;🎥Announcements.
Happening at UN Geneva
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) is the body of 18 independent experts that monitors implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights by its State parties. The Covenant enshrines economic, social and cultural rights such as the rights to adequate food, adequate housing, education, health, social security, water and sanitation, and work.
The Committee seeks to develop a constructive dialogue with State parties, determine whether the Covenant's norms are being applied, and assess how the implementation and enforcement of the Covenant could be improved so all people can enjoy these rights in full.
Human Rights Committee (CCPR) - 146th Session
The Human Rights Committee is the body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights by its States parties.
The Committee's work promotes the enjoyment of civil and political rights, resulting in numerous changes of law, policy and practice. As such, it has improved the lives of individuals in all parts of the world. It continues to strive to ensure all the civil and political rights guaranteed by the Covenant can be enjoyed in full and without discrimination, by all people.
53rd session of Universal Periodic Review
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique mechanism of the Human Rights Council that calls for each UN Member State to undergo a peer review of its human rights records every 4.5 years.
