Focus On
Lebanon: Rising tensions along the Blue Line - 3.06.26
Despite ongoing U.S. mediation efforts, exchanges of fire between Hezbollah fighters and the Israeli military are continuing in southern Lebanon. UNIFIL peacekeepers remain on the ground despite increasingly dangerous conditions. “Many have spent days, if not weeks, sheltering in bunkers,” a UNIFIL spokesperson said.
“The world still believes in human rights”: Awa Dabo, UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights - 3.06.26
Awa Dabo, the newly appointed UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, speaks about taking up her role at a critical moment for human rights, multilateralism and trust in institutions. In her first week at UN Human Rights in Geneva, Dabo reflects on why human rights work matters now more than ever, and how the Office can help bring human rights closer to people by strengthening its regional and country presence.
Celeste Saulo (WMO) – Press Briefing on El Niño - 2.06.26
The Secretary-General of the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has briefried the media on the need to prepare for an El Niño event, which will significantly influence global temperature and rainfall patterns.
UN Geneva Press Briefing - 2.06.26
🎥 WMO Update on El Niño; 🎥 Impact of the US-Israel-Iran escalation since 28 February on supply operations; 🎥 Economic impacts of Strait of Hormuz disruptions; 🎥 Impacts on Healthcare; 🎥 Sustained ceasefire needed to restore Lebanon’s health care; 🎥 Urgent need to protect women and girls in Sudan; 🎥 Global Funding shortfall; 🎥 Ebola Response in the DRC; 🎥 EU deal on migrant centres; 🎥 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh; 🎥 Nicaragua death in custody; 🎥 Specialised judicial units in Haiti.
Happening at UN Geneva
114th Session of the International Labour Conference
The International Labour Organization will hold its 114th annual International Labour Conference in Geneva from 1–12 June 2026. Government, Employer and Worker delegates from the ILO's 187 Member States will address important world of work matters such as decent work in the platform economy, a transformative agenda for gender equality at work and social dialogue and tripartism.
Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW)
The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (CMW) is the body of independent experts that works to protect the rights of the millions of migrant workers around the world.
Migrant workers and their families often experience marginalization, xenophobia, and poor living and working conditions. In serious cases, they suffer exploitation, expulsion, and risk to life. The Committee monitors how States are implementing the Convention and protecting the human rights of migrants.
