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A knowledge-based approach to tackling Afghanistan’s drug abuse crisis

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home A knowledge-based approach to tackling Afghanistan’s drug abuse crisis 25 June 2023 UN News / David Mottershead A man gazing into the distance at the Avicenna Drug Treatment Centre in Kabul, Afghanistan. There are many dangers lurking in the shadows just off the bustling streets of the Afghan capital Kabul, but none is more threatening than the drug abuse crisis that is ravaging the city,…

Ukraine’s ‘Wild West’: Rebuilding a ‘new’ Kharkiv during an invasion

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine’s ‘Wild West’: Rebuilding a ‘new’ Kharkiv during an invasion 24 June 2023 Michail Kantorovich Maxim Rosenfeld, an architect from Kharkiv. The Ukrainian city of Kharkiv had just survived another missile attack in the spring of 2022 following Russia’s full-scale invasion, when historian, architect, and documentary filmmaker Maxim Rosenfeld stood in the penthouse of a ruined office…

Sudan: OHCHR calls for ‘urgent action’ to end militia attacks on people fleeing El Geneina

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: OHCHR calls for ‘urgent action’ to end militia attacks on people fleeing El Geneina 24 June 2023 ©UNHCR/Modesta Ndubi Violence between communities in West Darfur has forced many people to flee their homes around El Geneina town. The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Saturday said it was gravely concerned at reports of “wanton killings” by “Arab” militia in Sudan’s West Darfur backed…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds an Interactive Dialogue on the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons Affected by Leprosy and their Family Members and Concludes a Dialogue on the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds an Interactive Dialogue on the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons Affected by Leprosy and their Family Members and Concludes a Dialogue on the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression 23 June 2023 Meeting Summaries       The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the elimination of…

OHCHR hybrid press conference

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR hybrid press conference 23 June 2023 Press Conference Announcement Engagement on global issues pertaining to violence against women and girls, including child custody issues and violence against women; will include a brief on country visits to Türkiye and Libya Reem Alsalem, UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 23 June 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Telecommunication Union, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the Human Rights Council. Occupied West Bank…

MORNING - Special Rapporteur to the Human Rights Council: the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression is a Catalyst and Ingredient of Sustainable Development

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Special Rapporteur to the Human Rights Council: the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression is a Catalyst and Ingredient of Sustainable Development 23 June 2023 Meeting Summaries   Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women and Girls, its Causes and Consequences …

Killings drive Israelis and Palestinians ‘deeper into an abyss’, warns Türk

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Killings drive Israelis and Palestinians ‘deeper into an abyss’, warns Türk 23 June 2023 © 人道协调厅 在西岸，人们被迫逃离家园。 A particularly deadly week of violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory’s West Bank risks spiralling out of control, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Friday, after a “major intensification” involving Israeli airstrikes and drone attacks…

Tunisia must ‘change course’ amid media crackdown: UN rights chief

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Tunisia must ‘change course’ amid media crackdown: UN rights chief 23 June 2023 UN News/Daniel Johnson A customer chats with UN News at a Tunis neighbourhood bakery in Ettadhamen. In Tunisia, “vague” legislation is being used to criminalize independent journalism and suppress criticism of the Government, UN rights chief Volker Türk said on Friday…

First Person: Reducing the harm caused by drugs in Thailand

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: Reducing the harm caused by drugs in Thailand 23 June 2023 UN News/Daniel Dickinson Watcharapol Mahaprom undergoes a blood test at the Ozone Foundation. A Thai man has been talking about how he is able to reduce the harm caused by using the drug crystal meth thanks to a programme supported by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Thailand…