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Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise Finland’sCommitment to Implementing Treaty Body Recommendations, Ask about Prison Overcrowding and Forthcoming Asylum Law Amendments

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise Finland’sCommitment to Implementing Treaty Body Recommendations, Ask about Prison Overcrowding and Forthcoming Asylum Law Amendments 03 May 2024 Meeting Summaries  The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the eighth periodic report of Finland, with Committee Experts praising the State party’s commitment to implementing recommendations from…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 03 May 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez, of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the hybrid briefing that was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Meteorological Organization, the International Federation of the Red Cross and the…

Experts of the Committee Against Torture Commend North Macedonia for Protection of Victims of Domestic Violence, Raise Questions on Treatment of Patients at Psychiatric Hospitals and Conditions at Reception Centers for Asylum Seekers

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee Against Torture Commend North Macedonia for Protection of Victims of Domestic Violence, Raise Questions on Treatment of Patients at Psychiatric Hospitals and Conditions at Reception Centers for Asylum Seekers 03 May 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of North Macedonia on its efforts to…

East Africa: UN support continues amid heavy rains, severe floods and cyclone threat

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home East Africa: UN support continues amid heavy rains, severe floods and cyclone threat 03 May 2024 © UNHCR/Bernard Ntwari A woman from Bujumbura, Burundi, is living with a relative after her home was destroyed by flooding. The United Nations and partners continue to support authorities across East Africa as the region braces for more of the heavy rains and severe flooding that have reportedly…

Targeting Rafah could lead to slaughter, warns UN aid agency

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Targeting Rafah could lead to slaughter, warns UN aid agency 03 May 2024 © WHO Young children stand outside their temporary shelter in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. (file) An Israeli military operation in Rafah “could lead to a slaughter” and cripple lifesaving humanitarian work throughout Gaza, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, said on Friday…

World News in Brief: Attacks on civilians in DR Congo, concern over conviction of trade union leader in Cambodia, gang violence in Haiti

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Attacks on civilians in DR Congo, concern over conviction of trade union leader in Cambodia, gang violence in Haiti 03 May 2024 © WFP/Benjamin Anguandia People displaced by conflict are living in a temporary camp near Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Internally displaced people account for at least 12 of those killed and a further 31 injured when…

UN agencies warn of imminent starvation risk in Sudan’s Darfur region

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home UN agencies warn of imminent starvation risk in Sudan’s Darfur region 03 May 2024 © UNICEF/Antony Spalton Children and their families stand near temporary shelters at an IDP camp in Zelingei town, central Darfur, Sudan. UN agencies issued a joint warning on Friday that time is running out to prevent starvation in Sudan’s Darfur region due to intensifying clashes around the northern capital…

Pillay: Israel is helped by ‘powerful States’ in violation of Palestinians’ rights

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Pillay: Israel is helped by ‘powerful States’ in violation of Palestinians’ rights 03 May 2024 © OMS Un paciente de siete años con desnutrición aguda grave y deshidratación fue trasladado a un hospital de campaña en el sur de Gaza en abril, en medio de una inminente hambruna en el norte. When tensions erupted in East Jerusalem in April 2021 at the beginning of the holy Muslim month of…

World News in Brief: Palestinian journalists win top press freedom prize, child migrant detention, Niger meningitis epidemic

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Palestinian journalists win top press freedom prize, child migrant detention, Niger meningitis epidemic 02 May 2024 © UNDP PAPP/Abed Zagout TV correspondent Mustafa Al-Bayed, reporting from Gaza. The Palestinian journalists who have been covering the devastating war in Gaza were named winners of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize on Thursday…

UN rights chief urges Georgia to scrap ‘foreign influence’ bill

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights chief urges Georgia to scrap ‘foreign influence’ bill 02 May 2024 UN Photo/Violaine Martin United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk. As protests continue in Georgia over a proposed draft law on curbing foreign influence, UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk on Thursday urged the authorities to shelve the controversial bill and engage in dialogue.…