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New Permanent Observer of Pacific Islands Forum Presents Letter of Nomination to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Observer of Pacific Islands Forum Presents Letter of Nomination to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 03 July 2023 Presentation of Credentials Merewalesi Falemaka, the new Permanent Observer of the Pacific Islands Forum to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her letter of nomination to Tatiana…

First Person: A Thai police trainer’s ‘passion’ for fighting the SE Asia drug trade

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: A Thai police trainer’s ‘passion’ for fighting the SE Asia drug trade 02 July 2023 UN News/Daniel Dickinson Police Lieutenant Colonel Amonrat Wathanakhosit trains cadet police officers in northern Thailand. A police trainer in Thailand has told UN News about her “inspiration, passion, and strength” for teaching police cadets how to tackle the illicit trafficking of drugs and…

From seeds to solar power in Madagascar: A UN Resident Coordinator blog

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home From seeds to solar power in Madagascar: A UN Resident Coordinator blog 01 July 2023 © RCO Madagascar A woman waters her vegetable garden, planted with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization. Over one million people in drought-stricken southern Madagascar are benefitting from a range of complementary UN development initiatives which are being coordinated in order to have a…

‘Generations of Haitians’ at risk, warns Guterres, calling for international force to help quell gang violence

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Generations of Haitians’ at risk, warns Guterres, calling for international force to help quell gang violence 01 July 2023 Oldy Joël Auguste/BINUH UN Secretary-General António Guterres holds a press conference during his visit to Port-au-Prince in Haiti. In Port-au-Prince on Saturday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed solidarity with the Haitian people “facing a terrible and…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Second Part of its Annual Full-day Discussion on the Human Rights of Women, Focusing on Social Protection: Women’s Participation and Leadership

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Second Part of its Annual Full-day Discussion on the Human Rights of Women, Focusing on Social Protection: Women’s Participation and Leadership 30 June 2023 Meeting Summaries Concludes its Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights …

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 30 June 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the virtual briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Trade Organization, and the International Committee of the Red Cross.…

In Dialogue with Cyprus, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Efforts on Gender Equality, Raise Issues Concerning Unsafe Migration and Turkish Cypriot Access to Civil Service

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Cyprus, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Efforts on Gender Equality, Raise Issues Concerning Unsafe Migration and Turkish Cypriot Access to Civil Service 30 June 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Cyprus on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, with Committee Experts commending policies on…

MORNING - High Commissioner for Human Rights Calls on States and the Council to Pledge to Take Concrete and Transformative Action to Tackle Gender-based Violence against Women and Girls in Public and Political Life

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - High Commissioner for Human Rights Calls on States and the Council to Pledge to Take Concrete and Transformative Action to Tackle Gender-based Violence against Women and Girls in Public and Political Life 30 June 2023 Meeting Summaries   Human Rights Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Opinion and of…

UN space agency vigilant over threat posed by ‘near-Earth objects’

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN space agency vigilant over threat posed by ‘near-Earth objects’ 30 June 2023 NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA Asteroid tracks among the stars. With over 18,000 near-Earth objects (NEOs) lurking beyond the stratosphere, 2,000 of which are classified as potentially hazardous, the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) is using Friday’s International Asteroid Day to raise awareness across the…

Eastern DR Congo: Health system at breaking point warns WHO

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Eastern DR Congo: Health system at breaking point warns WHO 30 June 2023 © UNICEF/Jospin Benekire The displacement of people in Democratic Republic of the Congo is contributing to a health crisis. Increased violence, natural disasters and disease outbreaks have fueled a deteriorating health situation in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a senior official with the…