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In Munich, UN Secretary-General calls for new global order that works for all
Global governance in its present form is entrenching divisions and fuelling discontent, António Guterres told world leaders attending the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Friday.
Geneva Press Briefing: IFRC, WHO, OCHA - 16.02.24
🎦IFRC on the situation in Ukraine 🎦OCHA and WHO on the situation in Gaza
UNRWA - Media Stakeout: Philippe Lazzarini - 13.02.24
UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini will deliver a few remarks to the media at the end of his executive briefing to Member States.
Geneva Press Briefing: WHO, OHCHR, UNITAID, UNECE - 13.02.24
🎦 UNECE on decarbonization of inland transport by 2050, 🎦 WHO on Sudan, 🎦 UN Human Rights on Syria, Senegal and Business and Human Rights, 🎦 UNITAID / WHO on Enhanced Global Action on Cervical Cancer
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.
Music for Change: World Day of Social Justice Concert at UN Geneva
The United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) and the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) join forces with SHAP SHAP and the ANTIGEL Festival for an exceptional event at the Palais des Nations to commemorate World Social Justice Day, celebrated every year on 20 February.
Colombian Afro-Indigenous artist Lido Pimienta and Ghanian friends will present unique performances in the spectacular Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room to amplify messages of justice and social change through the power of music.
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.
