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OHCHR press conference

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR press conference 15 September 2023 Press Conference Announcement Impact of unilateral coercive measures on the right to health Prof. Alena Douhan, UN Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights

Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Review the Netherlands in Absence of a Delegation

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Review the Netherlands in Absence of a Delegation 15 September 2023 Meeting Summaries Ask Questions on Disappearances of Unaccompanied Minors and Lack of Access to Compensation and Asylum in Caribbean Territories The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today considered, in absence of a delegation, the…

AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation: It is Critical to Initiate Discussions to Explore the Inclusion of the Contamination of Aquatic Ecosystems as a Crime against Humanity

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation: It is Critical to Initiate Discussions to Explore the Inclusion of the Contamination of Aquatic Ecosystems as a Crime against Humanity 14 September 2023 Meeting Summaries   Pedro Arrojo-Agudo, Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, this afternoon told the Human Rights…

MORNING - High Commissioner for Human Rights to the Human Rights Council: Sanctions that Threaten People’s Lives and Health Need to be Halted

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - High Commissioner for Human Rights to the Human Rights Council: Sanctions that Threaten People’s Lives and Health Need to be Halted 14 September 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Guarantees of Non-Recurrence The Human Rights Council this morning…

‘Thriving economies’ critical to eradicating hunger and poverty: McCain

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Thriving economies’ critical to eradicating hunger and poverty: McCain 14 September 2023 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Cindy McCain (on screen), Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), briefs the UN Security Council. Addressing the Security Council on Thursday, the head of the World Food Programme (WFP), Cindy McCain, highlighted the growing need for humanitarian aid worldwide against…

‘Peace begins with you’, youth activist tells UN forum

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Peace begins with you’, youth activist tells UN forum 14 September 2023 UN Photo/Manuel Elías A youth choir from Brooklyn, New York, sings at the International Day of Peace Youth Event. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday reiterated his call to action for countries across the world to establish peace forged through sustainable development, human rights and a healthy…

Climate inaction puts lives on the line: WMO

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Climate inaction puts lives on the line: WMO 14 September 2023 © UNICEF/Tsiory Andriantsoar Climate change is driving extreme weather events, for example, in Madagascar. Insufficient progress towards climate goals is slowing down the global fight against poverty, hunger and deadly diseases, according to a report released on Thursday by the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO…

UN launches flash appeal to aid 250,000 Libyans hit by devastating floods

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN launches flash appeal to aid 250,000 Libyans hit by devastating floods 14 September 2023 © UNICEF/Abdulsalam Alturki Darna city in the aftermath of the devastating floods. UN humanitarians are working flat out on the ground in Libya, providing desperately needed aid to thousands of survivors of the flood disaster that has left thousands dead and thousands more unaccounted for…

Environmental champion hails rivers as ‘arteries of our planet’

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Environmental champion hails rivers as ‘arteries of our planet’ 14 September 2023 UN Video/Grace Barrett UNEP Patron of the Ocean Lewis Pugh speaks with UN News after his Hudson Swim 2023 Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh traded the ocean for New York State’s Hudson River, declaring at the end of his epic 517 kilometre journey downriver on Wednesday that “we can never become complacent when it…

UN marks halftime for the SDGs

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN marks halftime for the SDGs 14 September 2023 UN Photo/Mark Garten تم تصميم جناح أهداف التنمية المستدامة في مقر الأمم المتحدة باعتباره "مساحة اجتماعات فريدة ذات تركيب فني". The SDG Summit, taking place at the start of the UN General Assembly High Level Week, marks halftime for the crucial Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).…