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#Lebanon: Devastation awaits returnees as UN peacekeepers prepare exit - 12.11.26
The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon’s mandate will be ending in December, but an international presence and impartial monitoring remain crucial, says the UN's peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (#UNIFIL) spokesperson Kandice Ardiel.
UN Geneva Press Briefing: ODA, WHO, OCHA, WFP, FAO, IOM - 13.11.26
🎥 Six months of the Ebola outbreak in the DRC; 🎥 Winter, floods, diseases and attacks on health care in Gaza; 🎥 Lethal autonomous weapons systems and 7th Review Conference of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons; 🎥 Announcements.
UN Geneva Press Briefing: UNEP, ITU, UNICEF, UNHCR, OHCHR, IOM, WHO, UNECE - 10.11.26
🎥 Thousands fleeing violence in Nigeria face growing protection crisis in Niger; 🎥 Drones and drought closing in on Sudan’s children; Assaults on press freedom in Egypt; 🎥 Ebola prevention and surveillance along cross-border population movement routes; 🎥 Cholera elimination by 2030: what will it take; 🎥 Situation in Gaza; 🎥 One month before the UN Water Conference: a call to reach 100 Parties to the UN Water Convention by 2030; 🎥 Announcements.
WMO State of the Climate Presser - 9.11.26
The year 2026 continues the protracted streak of exceptional global temperatures, melting ice and rising sea levels, with a very strong El Niño event set to unleash even more heat and extreme weather well into 2027, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). It highlights the knock-on risks to the environment, economy, and everyday life.
Happening at UN Geneva
The Global Framework on Chemicals – First International Conference
Conference of High Contracting Parties (CCW)
The Seventh Review Conference of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) will be presided by H.E. Mr. Julien Thöni, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the Conference on Disarmament.
A central issue will be Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems (LAWS). The Review Conference will consider the outcome of the Group of Governmental Experts (GGE), established under the Convention in 2016 to address these weapon systems, and decide on the future work on this issue under the CCW.
Committee against Torture (CAT)
The Committee Against Torture (CAT) is the body of 10 independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment by its States parties.
The Committee against Torture works to hold States accountable for human rights violations, systematically investigating reports of torture in order to stop and prevent this crime.
Forum on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law
The sixth session of the Forum on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law will be held on 16 and 17 November 2026. In accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 58/8 adopted on 2 April 2025 the theme of this session is “Education for civic participation: empowering future generations, fostering knowledge and critical thinking”.
