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Albanism Awareness Day 2025 - 17.06.25
We celebrate International Albinism Awareness Day!For this occasion, join us at the Mezzanine in Building E for the launch of an exhibition by Pierre-William Henry featuring photographs and testimonies of people with albinism in Central Africa, highlighting their experiences and societal challenges.A skin cancer prevention clinic will be offered by the medical department, providing the opportunity to get more information on the topic.
HRC - Press Conference: Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory - 18.06.25
Launch of the latest report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel
Geneva Press Briefing: HRC, WHO, ICRC, UN WOMEN, UNCTAD, WMO - 17.06.25
🎦 Gaza Health System at a Breaking Point; 🎦 DRC: Health System in Crisis in North and South Kivu; 🎦 UN Women Releases 2024 Afghanistan Gender Index
HRC - Press Conference: Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan - 17.06.25
Update on the situation in Sudan by the UN Fact-Finding Mission
Happening at UN Geneva
Conference of European Statisticians
Some 65 countries come together at the Conference of European Statisticians (CES) to drive statistical work in the UNECE region and beyond. The Conference:
- Relies on the vision and advice of the Bureau which steers all CES activities.
- Endorses guidelines, recommendations and standards developed by networks of experts.
- Takes stock of good practices and reviews emerging issues in statistics.
The UNECE Statistical Division provides the Secretariat to the joint work of the CES members.
The efforts made over the years to examine and improve official statistics have developed this international statistical body into a knowledge hub which has produced many guidelines, sets of recommendations and standards for worldwide use.
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
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.
