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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears that the Challenges to Human Rights in Burundi Remain Enormous, and that the Human Rights Situation in Belarus Remains Grave

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears that the Challenges to Human Rights in Burundi Remain Enormous, and that the Human Rights Situation in Belarus Remains Grave 22 September 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burundi and…

Ciné-ONU - Fish Pirate

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ciné-ONU - Fish Pirate Ciné-ONU - Fish Pirate 22 September 2023 6:30 PM Cinema Cinérama Empire, Rue de Carouge 72-74, 1205 Geneva…

Committee on the Rights of the Child Closes Ninety-Fourth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Albania, Andorra, Dominican Republic, Kyrgyzstan, Liechtenstein and Togo

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of the Child Closes Ninety-Fourth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Albania, Andorra, Dominican Republic, Kyrgyzstan, Liechtenstein and Togo 22 September 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon concluded its ninety-fourth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Albania, Andorra, Dominican Republic,…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 22 September 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by representatives and spokespersons of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Intellectual Property Organization, the United Nations Conference on…

MORNING - Nearly 12 Years in, the Parties to the Conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic Continue to Perpetrate War Crimes and Violate Basic Human Rights, Commission of Inquiry Tells Human Rights Council

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Nearly 12 Years in, the Parties to the Conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic Continue to Perpetrate War Crimes and Violate Basic Human Rights, Commission of Inquiry Tells Human Rights Council 22 September 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Russian…

Human rights experts: Humanity facing ‘unprecedented global toxic emergency’

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human rights experts: Humanity facing ‘unprecedented global toxic emergency’ 22 September 2023 © UNICEF/Shehzad Noorani Children play in an area outside their home that has been turned into a large dumpsite of waste from leather industries in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The consequences of poor chemicals and waste management worldwide are fuelling an “unprecedented global toxic emergency”,…

At critical moment for peacekeeping in Africa, Ghana steps up to host key summit

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home At critical moment for peacekeeping in Africa, Ghana steps up to host key summit 22 September 2023 MONUSCO/Kevin N. Jordan UN peacekeepers patrol the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The UN and Ghana jointly announced on Friday that December’s UN Peacekeeping Ministerial meeting will be hosted in Accra, at a time when some African nations are questioning the…

New global action pledge to end TB by 2030

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home New global action pledge to end TB by 2030 22 September 2023 © PAHO/Joshua Cogan A TB patient recovers at home in Colombia. Applause rang out in one of the main conference rooms at UN headquarters on Friday as world leaders, civil society representatives and other stakeholders approved a declaration to advance efforts to end tuberculosis (TB) by 2030.…

UN calls for ‘clear-eyed’ vision for peace and security, as peacebuilders meet in New York

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN calls for ‘clear-eyed’ vision for peace and security, as peacebuilders meet in New York 22 September 2023 © DPPA/PBSO/Ana Marcela Cerdas Jimenez Rosemary DiCarlo addresses the Ministerial meeting of the Peacebuilding Commission. Following the UN chief’s appeal this week for a fresh approach to global peace and security, UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) countries convened on Friday to…

Israel on the cusp of historic peace with Saudi Arabia, Netanyahu announces at UN

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Israel on the cusp of historic peace with Saudi Arabia, Netanyahu announces at UN 22 September 2023 UN Photo/Cia Pak Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s 78th session. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Friday that Israel is at the cusp of a “dramatic breakthrough”: a historic peace deal between his country and Saudi…