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Child health: More focus needed on earliest years, urges WHO

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Child health: More focus needed on earliest years, urges WHO 29 June 2023 © UNICEF/Shafiqul Alam Kiron A mother and child attend a nutrition centre in Bangladesh. A new progress report launched on Thursday by UN agencies highlights the need to step up investment in nurturing care – especially in the poorest and most fragile countries…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears of Urgent Need for International Solidarity in Responding to Humanitarian Crises, Conflicts and Forced Displacement, and of the Climate of Impunity for Abuses of the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Asso

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears of Urgent Need for International Solidarity in Responding to Humanitarian Crises, Conflicts and Forced Displacement, and of the Climate of Impunity for Abuses of the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association Around the World 28 June 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Concludes its Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Trafficking…

In Dialogue with Uganda, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Improvement of Prison Conditions, Raise Issues Concerning the Anti-Homosexuality Law and Free Elections

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Uganda, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Improvement of Prison Conditions, Raise Issues Concerning the Anti-Homosexuality Law and Free Elections 28 June 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Uganda, on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.  During the dialogue, Committee Experts commended…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Discusses Report on Trafficking in Persons and the Intersections with Refugee Protection, Internal Displacement and Statelessness

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Discusses Report on Trafficking in Persons and the Intersections with Refugee Protection, Internal Displacement and Statelessness 28 June 2023 Meeting Summaries   Concludes Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Context of Climate Change …

Northeastern Nigeria: malnourished children fighting for their lives

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Northeastern Nigeria: malnourished children fighting for their lives 28 June 2023 © UNOCHA/Christina Powell Residents of Rann, in north-east Nigeria, wade through the flooded main road, which is now inaccessible by vehicle. Millions are facing hunger and children’s lives are on the line in northeastern Nigeria amid a protracted conflict and intensifying climate change. In the face of this,…

Guterres condemns Israel’s recent advancement of plans to build in occupied West Bank

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres condemns Israel’s recent advancement of plans to build in occupied West Bank 28 June 2023 File UNRWA Israeli authorities demolished Bedouin homes in the vulnerable community of Abu Nwar, Area C, near East Jerusalem in the West Bank. Photo: UNRWA The Secretary-General condemned on Wednesday Israel’s recent advancement of plans for over 5,500 housing units in settlements in the…

OCHA hybrid press conference

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home OCHA hybrid press conference 28 June 2023 Press Conference Announcement Update on the humanitarian situation in the north-east of Nigeria Matthias Schmale, Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria

AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur Tells the Human Rights Council that it is Vitally Important to Give Full Legal Protection to People Displaced across International Borders Due to Climate Change

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur Tells the Human Rights Council that it is Vitally Important to Give Full Legal Protection to People Displaced across International Borders Due to Climate Change 27 June 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education …

In Dialogue with Brazil; Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Progress on Addressing Human Rights Violations in Prisons, Raise Issues Concerning Police Violence and Hate Speech

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Brazil; Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Progress on Addressing Human Rights Violations in Prisons, Raise Issues Concerning Police Violence and Hate Speech 27 June 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Brazil on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, with Committee Experts commending the creation of…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 27 June 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the Human Rights Council. Arbitrary detention of civilians in the Ukraine conflict Matilda Bogner,…