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Kakhovka dam disaster a health crisis in the making: WHO

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Kakhovka dam disaster a health crisis in the making: WHO 13 June 2023 Фото ЮНИСЕФ/Д.Санчес Обстрелы мешают доставлять гуманитарную помощь жителям Украины, которые отчаянно нуждаются в такой поддержке. Disease outbreaks, a mental health crisis and lack of access to care are among the devastating health impacts of the destruction of the Kahkovka dam in southern Ukraine a week ago, the UN World…

New Permanent Representative of South Sudan Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of South Sudan Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 13 June 2023 Presentation of Credentials Alier Deng Ruai Deng, the new Permanent Representative of South Sudan to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva…

New Permanent Observer of the International Organization of Francophonie 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 the International Organization of Francophonie Presents Letter of Nomination to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 13 June 2023 Presentation of Credentials Henri Monceau, the new Permanent Observer of the International Organization of Francophonie to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his letter of nomination to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the…

Human Rights Council to Hold its Fifty-Third Regular Session from 19 June to 14 July 2023

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Council to Hold its Fifty-Third Regular Session from 19 June to 14 July 2023 13 June 2023 Press Release The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its fifty-third regular session from 19 June to 14 July 2023 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.  The session will open at 10 a.m. on Monday, 19 June under the presidency of Ambassador Václav Bálek (Czechia).  The opening will be addressed by…

UNHCR hybrid press conference

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNHCR hybrid press conference 12 June 2023 Press Conference Announcement UNHCR’s Annual Global Trends Report on Forced Displacement in 2022 Under embargo until 14 June 2023 at 5:01 a.m. CEST Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Tarek Abou Chabake, UNHCR Chief statistician

New UN report reveals chronic bias against women over last decade

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home New UN report reveals chronic bias against women over last decade 12 June 2023 UN Women/Ryan Brown Indigenous women in Guatemala were systematically raped and enslaved by the military in a small outpost near the Sepur Zarco community during the 36-year-long civil conflict. (April 2018) A new UN report launched on Monday revealed no improvement in the level of prejudice shown against women…

One in every 10 children works - instead of going to school

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home One in every 10 children works - instead of going to school 12 June 2023 © UNICEF/Ahsan Khan A ten-year-old boy works under hazardous and unhealthy conditions at a garbage dumping site in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (file) Around the world, some 160 million children work to earn a living, instead of going to school. That’s almost one in every 10 children…

UN chief calls for new era of social media integrity in bid to stem misinformation

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief calls for new era of social media integrity in bid to stem misinformation 12 June 2023 © Unsplash There has been a sharp increase in the use of hate speech on Twitter after its recent acquisition. Countries must address the “grave global harm” caused by the proliferation of hate and lies online, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, launching a key report designed to…

UN tribunal reaches ‘watershed moment’ in prosecuting crimes in Rwanda and former Yugoslavia

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN tribunal reaches ‘watershed moment’ in prosecuting crimes in Rwanda and former Yugoslavia 12 June 2023 UN Photo/Violaine Martin Two young participants during the Commemoration of the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda held in Geneva. Although the UN tribunal prosecuting decades-old war crimes in Rwanda and the Former Yugoslavia is moving…

Initiative to enhance crucial role of women in countering hate speech launched

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Initiative to enhance crucial role of women in countering hate speech launched 12 June 2023 Unsplash/Dan Edge Hate speech, whether online or offline, poses a threat to democracy and human rights. The UN Office of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide (OSAPG) on Monday, launched a new initiative designed to provide a blueprint for enhancing the role of women in countering hate…