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HRC Press Conference

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home HRC Press Conference 21 February 2024 Press Conference Announcement 55th regular session of the Human Rights Council Omar Zniber, President of the Human Rights Council

Human Rights Council to Hold its Fifty-Fifth Regular Session from 26 February to 5 April 2024

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Council to Hold its Fifty-Fifth Regular Session from 26 February to 5 April 2024 21 February 2024 Press Release The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its fifty-fifth regular session from 26 February to 5 April 2024 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, starting with its high-level segment from 26 February to 28 February, when dignitaries representing more than 110 Member States will address the…

Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Commend Iraq for Plans to Increase the Number of Female Judges, Ask Questions on Anti-Homosexuality Legislation and Access to Clean Drinking Water

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Commend Iraq for Plans to Increase the Number of Female Judges, Ask Questions on Anti-Homosexuality Legislation and Access to Clean Drinking Water 20 February 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the fifth periodic report of Iraq, with Committee Experts commending the State for the positive…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 20 February 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Development Programme, and the International Committee of the Red Cross.Third year of Ukraine warAlessandra Vellucci, for the United…

Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Commend Cambodia’s International Cooperation on Fighting Crime, Ask about Plans to Adopt Legislation on Enforced Disappearance and Measures to Prevent Corruption in the Judiciary

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Commend Cambodia’s International Cooperation on Fighting Crime, Ask about Plans to Adopt Legislation on Enforced Disappearance and Measures to Prevent Corruption in the Judiciary 20 February 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Cambodia on its implementation of the International…

Gazans ‘hanging by a thread’, warns WFP

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gazans ‘hanging by a thread’, warns WFP 20 February 2024 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba تظهر على العديد من الأطفال في غزة علامات سوء التغذية الحاد وفقدان الوزن بشكل كبير. The UN emergency food relief agency (WFP) warned that Gaza is “hanging by a thread”, calling for urgent access to allow it to reach the hundreds of thousands of Palestinians on the verge of famine…

UN agencies sound alarm over renewed clashes in eastern DR Congo

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN agencies sound alarm over renewed clashes in eastern DR Congo 20 February 2024 © UNICEF/Jospin Benekire Un jeune garçon est assis dans un site de personnes déplacées à Goma, province du Nord-Kivu, en RDC (photo d'archives). Amid reports of a renewed escalation of hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN peacekeeping mission in the country has called on…

UN allocates $100 million for underfunded emergencies

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN allocates $100 million for underfunded emergencies 20 February 2024 © UNICEF/Frank Dejongh Children and women collect water in a village in Niger. (file) The UN’s top relief official on Tuesday released $100 million from the Organization’s core humanitarian emergency fund to support underfunded aid operations in seven countries in Africa, the Middle East and the Americas…

World News in Brief: Papua New Guinea violence, Ukraine’s displaced, $2.6 billion DR Congo appeal

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Papua New Guinea violence, Ukraine’s displaced, $2.6 billion DR Congo appeal 20 February 2024 © Unsplash/Vika Chartier Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. The Government of Papua New Guinea must effectively address escalating tribal violence, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.…

Climate-affected Madagascar adapts to new reality: A UN Resident Coordinator blog

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Climate-affected Madagascar adapts to new reality: A UN Resident Coordinator blog 20 February 2024 UN News/Daniel Dickinson Communities in southern Madagascar are planting sisal to protect the land from erosion and degradation. People living in Madagascar are learning to adapt to rapidly altering climatic conditions in what is said to be the fourth most climate change affected country…