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Geneva Press Briefing: IOM, UNHCR, WFP - 31.03.27
🎥 Syrian refugee returns from Lebanon; 🎥 Supply chain disruptions; 🎥 Sudan Response Plan; 🎥 Announcements
MIDDLE EAST LIVE: Vital food aid blocked, Security Council meets in emergency session on Lebanon - 31.03.26
More than a month since war erupted in the Middle East, UN agencies confirmed on Tuesday that huge numbers of people have returned to Syria from Lebanon "exhausted, traumatized and with very, very few belongings". Meanwhile, the UN International Maritime Organization said that another vessel has been attacked in the Strait of Hormuz, increasing concerns of further delays in transporting lifesaving aid. The Security Council meets at 10am in New York in emergency session on Lebanon.
UNRWA - Press conference: Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General - 31.03.26
End of tenure press briefing by the outgoing UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini
Geneva Press Briefing: UNICEF, UN WOMEN, UNHCR, IFRC, IOM, WHO - 27.01.26
🎥 Conflict in Lebanon; Conflict in Iran; 🎥 Displacement in the Middle East; 🎥 Supply operations in the Middle East; 🎥 Shipwreck off the coast of Djibouti; 🎥Announcements.
Happening at UN Geneva
Commemoration of the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
The International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, which was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2003. The date marks the beginning of the genocide perpetrated against members of the Tutsi minority by the Hutu extremist-led government. Within just over 100 days, more than 1 million Tutsi were systematically murdered.
61st regular session of the Human Rights Council
The Human Rights Council is the main intergovernmental body within the United Nations responsible for human rights. Established in 2006 by the General Assembly, it is responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the globe.
The Council, composed of 47 Member States, provides a multilateral forum to address human rights violations and country situations. It responds to human rights emergencies and makes recommendations on how to better implement human rights on the ground.
