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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 13 August 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Human Rights, and the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar.Worsening situation in SudanMohamed Refaat,…

Mpox is still being transmitted across the world, says UN health agency

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Mpox is still being transmitted across the world, says UN health agency 13 August 2024 © WHO/Eugene Kabambi The African region has been experiencing an unprecedented increase in mpox cases since the beginning of 2024. Mpox has been confirmed in Burundi, one of four countries in Eastern Africa where the disease has surfaced for the first time, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on…

Security Council: Political affairs chief underlines ‘desperate need’ for Gaza ceasefire

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council: Political affairs chief underlines ‘desperate need’ for Gaza ceasefire 13 August 2024 © UNRWA An UNRWA-run school, which was converted into a shelter, was severely damaged by previous strikes. (file) As civilian suffering intensifies in war-ravaged Gaza, senior UN officials on Tuesday called once more for an immediate ceasefire and conditions which would allow full…

Afghanistan: Taliban rule has erased women from public life, sparked mental health crisis

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan: Taliban rule has erased women from public life, sparked mental health crisis 13 August 2024 © UN Women/Sayed Habib Bidell An Afghan mother holds her daughter, staring at the light from behind her obscured window. Three years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan has led to the “striking” erasure of women from public life, which is also reflected at the community and household levels, a…

‘Incredible brutality’ prevalent in battle for Myanmar

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Incredible brutality’ prevalent in battle for Myanmar 13 August 2024 © UNICEF/Minzayar Oo The silhouette of a 15-year-old child on crutches. He lost a leg after accidentally stepping on a landmine in a rice field. Conflict in Myanmar between the military junta and opposition forces is increasingly brutal, with both sides likely responsible for international crimes including summary…

UN chief calls for inclusive elections in Bangladesh

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief calls for inclusive elections in Bangladesh 13 August 2024 UN Bangladesh/Mithu Bangladesh faces political turmoil after the Prime Minister resigned and fled the country following weeks of widespread protests. The UN Secretary-General has welcomed efforts to restore calm and hold fresh parliamentary elections in Bangladesh, urging the interim Government to be inclusive as the country…

UN rights chief condemns storming of his office in Yemen’s capital

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights chief condemns storming of his office in Yemen’s capital 13 August 2024 © UNESCO/Francesco Bandarin The Old City of Sana’a, Yemen, World Heritage site. The UN human rights chief has strongly condemned the recent storming of his team’s headquarters in Sana’a, Yemen, by the de facto authorities Ansar Allah, and renewed his call for the immediate and unconditional release of all UN…

Sexual violence and famine stalk Sudan’s displaced

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Sexual violence and famine stalk Sudan’s displaced 13 August 2024 © UNICEF/Mohammed Elibrahimi Isamaldeen A young girl receives treatment at a hospital in Khartoum, Sudan. Sudan’s deepening humanitarian crisis caused by nearly 16 months of war has left countless women and girls subject to sexual violence and rape and tens of thousands of children at risk of death from hunger, UN aid teams…

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Opens Thirty-First Session

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Opens Thirty-First Session 12 August 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today opened its thirty-first session, during which it will review the reports of Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Denmark, Ghana, Mauritius, Netherlands and Ukraine.Andrea Ori, Chief, Groups in Focus Section, Human Rights Treaties Branch, Human…

UN rights experts call for an end to post-election repression in Venezuela

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights experts call for an end to post-election repression in Venezuela 12 August 2024 UN News/Victoria Fernandez Caracas the capital city of Venezuela. The Venezuelan Government must immediately end escalating repression that has come in the wake of the disputed presidential election last month, a UN Human Rights Council-appointed body investigating alleged rights abuses there said on…