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Somalia in danger of losing hard-won gains, Security Council hears

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Somalia in danger of losing hard-won gains, Security Council hears 22 June 2023 © WFP/Petroc Wilton Meals are served in Garowe, Somalia, as part of a project for schools, supported by the World Food Programme (WFP). Despite gains made in tackling terrorism and advancing the electoral process in Somalia, top UN officials warned the Security Council on Thursday that extra effort and funding…

Health data, women’s and LGBT rights in spotlight at Human Rights Council

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Health data, women’s and LGBT rights in spotlight at Human Rights Council 22 June 2023 UN News/Elizabeth Scaffidi People celebrate Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month in New York. (file) The right to keep personal health data private is increasingly under threat in our digital world, with potentially devastating consequences for already vulnerable people, a UN-…

Agencies join forces with deminers to reclaim agricultural land in Ukraine

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Agencies join forces with deminers to reclaim agricultural land in Ukraine 22 June 2023 © FAO/Viacheslav Ratynskyi Farming land in Ukraine has been contaminated by land mines and other ordinance. Ukraine’s severely damaged agricultural sector will receive a boost from two UN agencies they announced on Thursday, partnering with a Swiss mine action foundation to help make land safe and…

Financial system must evolve in ‘giant leap towards global justice’: Guterres

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Financial system must evolve in ‘giant leap towards global justice’: Guterres 22 June 2023 United Nations/Cyril Bailleul UN Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact in Paris, France. Developing countries are buckling under high debt and exorbitant borrowing costs, that prevent them from reviving their economies, UN chief António Guterres …

OHCHR hybrid press conference

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR hybrid press conference 22 June 2023 Press Conference Announcement SR health’s HRC53 report focused on Digital innovation, technologies and the right to health Under embargo until 22 June 2023, 3:30 p.m. CEST Tlaleng Mofokeng, Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears of a Worsening Human Rights Landscape in Iran, a Steady Deterioration of the Human Rights Situation in Nicaragua, and that the Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka Continues to Have a Severe Impact on Rights

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears of a Worsening Human Rights Landscape in Iran, a Steady Deterioration of the Human Rights Situation in Nicaragua, and that the Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka Continues to Have a Severe Impact on Rights 21 June 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Holds Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on Protection against…

MORNING - Myanmar Authorities Must Ensure Full Legal Recognition of the Right to Citizenship of All Rohingya People, Deputy High Commissioner tells Human Rights Council

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Myanmar Authorities Must Ensure Full Legal Recognition of the Right to Citizenship of All Rohingya People, Deputy High Commissioner tells Human Rights Council 21 June 2023 Meeting Summaries   Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner on his Annual Report The Human Rights Council this morning held a panel discussion on human…

Afghanistan mission chief to Taliban: Bans on women and girls cost you legitimacy at home and abroad

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan mission chief to Taliban: Bans on women and girls cost you legitimacy at home and abroad 21 June 2023 © UNICEF/Mark Naftalin A group of women and their children walk Daikundi in remote central Afghanistan. The multiple restrictions placed on women and girls by Afghanistan’s de facto rulers are costing the Taliban “both domestic and international legitimacy” and are highly…

In a dangerous and divided world, yoga yields ‘precious’ benefits

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home In a dangerous and divided world, yoga yields ‘precious’ benefits 21 June 2023 UN Photo/Mark Garten Participants join an event at UN Headquarters in New York to mark the 9th International Day of Yoga. Celebrating the union of body, mind and soul, hundreds of yoga enthusiasts - including UN officials and staffers - filled the green expanse of the North Lawn at UN Headquarters in New York on…

UN Counter-Terrorism Week: Preventing violent extremism

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN Counter-Terrorism Week: Preventing violent extremism 21 June 2023 © UNODC Zeinabou Maata is among a group of women working, with UN support, to prevent the spread of violent extremism in Mauritania. Zeinabou Maata, a Muslim from Mauritania, is one of 50 women serving on the frontlines of preventing the spread of violent extremism in her country, with UN support…