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UNFPA hybrid press conference
14 April 2021
Press Conference Announcement
Monica Ferro, Director, UNFPA Geneva Office
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UNFPA hybrid press conference
State of the World Population 2021 – “My body is my own: claiming the right to autonomy and self-determination
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Hundreds of millions of women living lives ‘governed by others’, UN report shows
14 April 2021
Almost half of women in some 57 countries do not have the power to make choices over their healthcare, contraception, or sex lives, a new United Nations report launched on Wednesday, has revealed.
According to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA)’s State of World Population report, the lack of bodily autonomy may have worsened during the coronavirus pandemic, placing record numbers of…
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Kosovo: Expectations high following elections, UN envoy tells Security Council
13 April 2021
Recent elections in Kosovo reflected a strong desire for change, the head of the UN mission there, UNMIK, said in his virtual briefing to the Security Council on Tuesday.
Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, reported on the results of the 14 February legislative election, where the winning party, Vetëvendosje, received more than half the vote, amid high…
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Museums must not be overlooked in pandemic recovery, UNESCO chief warns
13 April 2021
Faced with alarming and extended closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the world’s museums are of “fundamental importance” to reviving cultural life and preserving our shared heritage “in all its diversity”, said the UN cultural agency chief on Tuesday.
80%.That’s how much some museums lost in both visitors and revenues in 2020 due to #COVID19!@UNESCO’s new report reveals staggering…
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UN and partners announce Afghan peace summit will convene in Turkey this month
13 April 2021
The UN together with Turkey, and Qatar, announced on Tuesday that a high-level conference aimed at ending decades of conflict in Afghanistan will go ahead beginning on 24 April, bringing together representatives of both the Afghan Government and the Taliban.
The talks are due to run through 4 May, known officially as the Istanbul Conference on the Afghan Peace Process, and the co-…
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Burundi refugees in Tanzania living in fear: UN rights experts
13 April 2021
The rights of refugees and asylum seekers who have fled Burundi for Tanzania must be respected, experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Tuesday in an appeal to authorities in both countries.
Burundi refugees have suffered violations such as arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances, allegedly carried out by the Tanzanian police and intelligence services in cooperation with…
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WHO and partners urge countries to halt sales of wild mammals at food markets
13 April 2021
The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners have called for countries to suspend sales of live wild mammals in traditional food markets, also known as “wet markets”, in efforts to prevent the emergence of new deadly diseases, such as COVID-19.
The interim guidance, published on Tuesday, is aimed at reducing public health risks associated with these transactions as most…
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UN atomic energy agency to work with Japan on Fukushima water disposal
13 April 2021
The International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA, said on Tuesday that it will work closely with Japan which is preparing to release a million tonnes of contaminated seawater used to cool the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant.
IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said that Japan’s solution was both “technically feasible and in line with international practice” – and that the agency…
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Rights experts sound alarm over Uganda ‘brutal’ election crackdown
13 April 2021
UN-appointed independent rights experts on Tuesday condemned the killing of more than 50 people by “brutal policing methods”, linked to disputed national elections held in January.
“We are particularly alarmed by the reports of widespread and continued repression against opposition leaders and their supporters”, the nine experts said in a statement urging the authorities to investigate and…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
13 April 2021
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the World Health Organization (WHO), the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
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