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When disaster strikes, safe housing is the key to resilience - 13.10.26
Each year cyclones, floods, tsunamis and earthquakes account for some $228 billion in damage to residential buildings. How and where homes are built is decisive in helping families prepare for and recover from disasters. On today's International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, hear the UN's call to make housing resilience a priority.
Navi Pillay awarded Nobel Peace Prize
South African jurist and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay was on Friday announced as the winner of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
Children paying the highest price following the Nepal floods
Six weeks after Nepal’s deadly flooding disaster, communities are still struggling to rebuild their lives, but they will need sustained help as global warming increases the risk of another Himalayan catastrophe. More than 32,000 children have been affected by the floods, says UNICEF's James Elder.
UN Geneva Press Briefing: UNHCR, UNICEF, IFRC, OHCHR, UN WOMEN, IOM, OCHA, WHO - 9.10.26
🎥 Recovery and preparedness in Nepal; 🎥 Displacement across the Central Sahel; 🎥 Volatile humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; 🎥 Situation in Gaza; 🎥 Arrests and detentions of Syrians by Israeli forces; 🎥 Situation of children in Yemen; 🎥 Floodwater risks rise in South Sudan; 🎥 World Mental Health Day; 🎥 Nobel Peace Prize.
Happening at UN Geneva
77th Session of UNHCR Executive Committee
77th Session of UNHCR Executive Committee - At its annual session, the Executive Committee (ExCom) reviews the work of the Standing Committee of the preceding year and establishes its programme of work for the next 12 months.
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is the body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. The CEDAW Committee consists of 23 experts on women's rights from around the world.
The CEDAW treaty is a tool that helps women around the world to bring about change in their daily life. In countries that have ratified the treaty, CEDAW has proved invaluable in opposing the effects of discrimination, which include violence, poverty, and lack of legal protections, along with the denial of inheritance, property rights, and access to credit.
