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Director-General's remarks at the Beyond Vision Exhibition
08 March 2024
Tatiana Valovaya
“Beyond Vision” exhibitionFriday, 8 March 2024, at 1.00 p.m.Building E, 1st floor, Bar Serpent, Palais des NationsDelivered on behalf of the Director-General by Ms. Lidiya Grigoreva, Cheffe de Cabinet Your Excellency Ambassador Bin Khothaila,Excellencies,Ladies and Gentlemen, Happy International Women’s Day!Warmest greetings from the Director-General of the…
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OHCHR Press Conference
08 March 2024
Press Conference Announcement
Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture
Dr Alice Jill Edwards, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture
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International Women’s Day: UN chief launches plan to tackle ‘baked-in bias’
08 March 2024
Courtesy of State Department for Gender and Affirmative Action, Kenya
Kenyans celebrate following the signing of commitments by councils of elders to end female genital mutilation in the Samburu and Mount Elgon regions.
The UN chief on Friday launched a plan to boost empowerment of women and girls…
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World News in Brief: Rights violations in Iran, Haiti chaos grows, prison reform in face of pandemic threat
08 March 2024
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Sara Hossain, Chair of the UN Human Rights Council-mandated Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran. (file)
Violent repression of peaceful protests and pervasive institutional discrimination against women and…
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Security Council calls for immediate cessation of hostilities in Sudan
08 March 2024
UN Photo/Manuel Elías
A wide view of the UN Security Council as members meet on the situation in the Sudan.
The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a key resolution on Sudan, calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities in the war-torn country during the month of Ramadan, which begins on Sunday…
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Ukraine war: Alarm raised in Security Council over civilian attacks
08 March 2024
UN News/Аnna Radomska
Destroyed buildings in the village of Borodyanka, in the Kiev region of Ukraine.
A recent sharp rise in deadly attacks against civilians in Ukraine and Russia, including by armed drones, run counter to international law and must end now, top UN officials told the Security Council on…