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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 02 February 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at 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 Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization, and the…

Afghanistan: Taliban’s crackdown on women over ‘bad hijab’ must end

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan: Taliban’s crackdown on women over ‘bad hijab’ must end 02 February 2024 © UNOCHA/Charlotte Cans An OCHA woman staff member meets displaced women in eastern Afghanistan UN independent human rights experts on Friday expressed profound concern over multiple reports detailing arbitrary arrests, detention and ill-treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan…

Following in Pelé’s footsteps, Vinícius Junior appointed UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Following in Pelé’s footsteps, Vinícius Junior appointed UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador 02 February 2024 © UNESCO/Juan Barbosa UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay and Brazilian footballer Vinícius Junior, newly-appointed Goodwill Ambassador for Education for All during a ceremony at the Real Madrid training centre. In a ceremony held at football giant Real Madrid’s training centre on Friday,…

WFP pleads for aid access in Sudan, amid reports of starvation

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home WFP pleads for aid access in Sudan, amid reports of starvation 02 February 2024 © UNOCHA/Mohamed Khalil Displaced women and children at an Internally Displaced People's area in West Darfur due to the fighting in Sudan. The number of hungry people in Sudan has doubled over the past year, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday, adding that it is already receiving reports of people…

World News in Brief: Drought in Ethiopia, peacekeepers wounded in DR Congo, deadly strike on Ukraine aid workers

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Drought in Ethiopia, peacekeepers wounded in DR Congo, deadly strike on Ukraine aid workers 02 February 2024 © UNICEF/Pouget Sand flows from a child's hand like through an hourglass. In southwestern Ethiopia, drought worsened by climate change is threatening crops and livestock, pushing the population to the brink. The UN and the Government of Ethiopia have appealed…

Rafah a ‘pressure cooker of despair’ in Gaza; US ambassador to UN stresses vital role of UNRWA

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Rafah a ‘pressure cooker of despair’ in Gaza; US ambassador to UN stresses vital role of UNRWA 02 February 2024 © UNRWA Access to clean water is a matter of life and death. In Gaza, every day is a struggle to find bread and water. Every day is a struggle to survive. Without safe water, many more people will die from deprivation and disease. The UN agency assisting Palestine refugees (UNRWA)…

Director-General's remarks at the Chinese Lunar New Year 2024

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the Chinese Lunar New Year 2024 02 February 2024 Tatiana Valovaya Chinese Lunar New Year 2024Friday, 2 February 2024, at 12.30 p.m.Mezzanine, 2nd floor, E Building, Palais des Nations Ambassador Chen Xu,Excellencies,Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Friends,Allow me to start by wishing you all Chun Jie Kuai Le! Happy Lunar New Year! It is my great pleasure to be with you to celebrate the beginning of the Year of the Wood Dragon…

Committee on the Rights of the Child Holds Fifteenth Informal Meeting with States

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of the Child Holds Fifteenth Informal Meeting with States 01 February 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon held its fifteenth informal meeting with States.  Committee Experts discussed the Committee’s draft general comment on realising children’s rights through access to justice and effective remedies, its communication and simplified reporting…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Italy on Gender Architecture, Ask About Human Trafficking and Gender Parity in Politics

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Italy on Gender Architecture, Ask About Human Trafficking and Gender Parity in Politics 01 February 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today reviewed the eighth periodic report of Italy, with Committee Experts commending the State on its robust gender architecture, while asking…

Gaza: Aid operations in peril amid funding crisis

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Aid operations in peril amid funding crisis 01 February 2024 © UNRWA UNRWA teams are working around the clock to distribute food to desperate Palestinians. Lifesaving aid operations in Gaza are “in peril” amid ongoing Israeli bombardment because of the funding crisis impacting the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, top UN officials reiterated on Thursday…