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Republic of Korea: Breaking barriers, one brushstroke at a time

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Republic of Korea: Breaking barriers, one brushstroke at a time 02 April 2023 UN video An artist at work in Seoul, Republic of Korea. A periodic exhibit at the Seoul Art Centre in the Republic of Korea features dozens of artists living with autism while reframing some of their developmental disabilities through the fresh perspective of empowerment…

First Person: ‘Simple dreams’ of Syrians following earthquake

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: ‘Simple dreams’ of Syrians following earthquake 01 April 2023 UN News/Shirin Yaseen Shirin Yaseen (centre) visits a camp for displaced people in Jindairis in northwestern Syria. Syrians whose lives have been upended by a 12-year civil war and a catastrophic earthquake are looking to return home and rebuild their lives…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Discusses the Situation of Children in the Central African Republic and Strengthening Institutional Capacities in South Sudan

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Discusses the Situation of Children in the Central African Republic and Strengthening Institutional Capacities in South Sudan 31 March 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a high-level interactive dialogue to assess developments in the situation of human rights on the ground in the Central African Republic, followed by an interactive dialogue on the High…

Committee on Enforced Disappearances Closes Twenty-Fourth Session After Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Argentina, Costa Rica, Germany and Zambia

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Enforced Disappearances Closes Twenty-Fourth Session After Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Argentina, Costa Rica, Germany and Zambia 31 March 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this afternoon closed its twenty-fourth session after adopting its concluding observations on the report of Costa Rica, Zambia in absence of a report, and reports on additional…

In Dialogue with the Philippines, Experts of the Committee on Migrant Workers Commend Ratification of Key Labour Conventions, Raise Issues Concerning Exploitation by Recruitment Agencies and the Alleged Murder of a Filipina Domestic Worker Abroad

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with the Philippines, Experts of the Committee on Migrant Workers Commend Ratification of Key Labour Conventions, Raise Issues Concerning Exploitation by Recruitment Agencies and the Alleged Murder of a Filipina Domestic Worker Abroad 31 March 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on Migrant Workers this afternoon concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of the Philippines on how it…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 31 March 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by representatives and spokespersons of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the International Telecommunication Union, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Hears that the Security Situation in Mali is Very Concerning, and that Severe Violations of Human Rights Have Become Shockingly Routine in Ukraine

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Hears that the Security Situation in Mali is Very Concerning, and that Severe Violations of Human Rights Have Become Shockingly Routine in Ukraine 31 March 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Mali, followed by an interactive dialogue with the High Commissioner on the…

First Person: Journeys of resilience in Ukraine

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: Journeys of resilience in Ukraine 31 March 2023 © UNOCHA/Matteo Minasi Two people walk past a destroyed residential block in the Kyiv region. The landscape and emotions of the Ukrainian people may be scarred and raw, but they are not giving up according to the Regional Director of the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM…

Top UN official urgently calls for de-escalating nuclear tensions over Belarus

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Top UN official urgently calls for de-escalating nuclear tensions over Belarus 31 March 2023 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Izumi Nakamitsu, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, briefs the Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security. Urgent efforts must be made to de-escalate the situation following Russia’s announcement last weekend that it plans to station…

Türkiye, Syria quake response continues, food security threat rising

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Türkiye, Syria quake response continues, food security threat rising 31 March 2023 © UNOCHA/Ahmad Abdulnafi A person walks through a camp in Hatay, Türkiye, for people displaced by the February earthquake. Almost two months after deadly earthquakes struck Türkiye and northern Syria, a large-scale humanitarian operation is underway for which funding is still desperately needed, the UN…