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Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Welcome Estonia’s Plans to Ratify the Committee’s Third Optional Protocol, Ask about Rising Youth Suicides and Solitary Confinement of Minors

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Welcome Estonia’s Plans to Ratify the Committee’s Third Optional Protocol, Ask about Rising Youth Suicides and Solitary Confinement of Minors 16 May 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the fifth to seventh combined periodic report of Estonia, with Committee Experts welcoming the State’s plans to ratify…

Director-General's remarks at the Children's Walk Ceremony

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the Children's Walk Ceremony 16 May 2024 Tatiana Valovaya United Nations Women’s Guild Children’s Walk ceremony Thursday, 16 May 2024 at 10.00 a.m.Room XIX Madame la Présidente,Chères Membres du Cercle féminin des Nations Unies, Chers enseignants, Et surtout chers enfants,Soyez les bienvenus au Palais des Nations dans cette magnifique salle de réunions multilatérales. Je suis très heureuse d'être ici avec vous ce matin…

EDUKI Awards ceremony 2023/2024

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home EDUKI Awards ceremony 2023/2024 15 May 2024 Palais des Nations  Every two years, the Eduki Foundation organises a …

UN rights chief, independent experts denounce Georgia’s new ‘foreign agents’ law

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights chief, independent experts denounce Georgia’s new ‘foreign agents’ law 15 May 2024 © OHCHR/Irina Popa UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk. The adoption of the controversial “foreign agents” law in Georgia seriously undermines the freedoms of expression and association, the UN’s top human rights official said on Wednesday…

Gaza: 600,000 displaced from Rafah

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: 600,000 displaced from Rafah 15 May 2024 OCHA / Olga Cherevko The maternal ward in Nasser Medical complex in Khan Younis, Gaza. Amid some of the fiercest reported fighting in Gaza yet, UN humanitarians on Wednesday repeated warnings that famine is still an imminent threat because of aid restrictions and a lack of safe access…

World News in Brief: Food aid reaches Haitians, UN chief condemns attack on Slovakian leader, Russian strikes drive influx of evacuees in Ukraine

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Food aid reaches Haitians, UN chief condemns attack on Slovakian leader, Russian strikes drive influx of evacuees in Ukraine 15 May 2024 © UNICEF/Georges Harry Rouzier A child is treated for malnutrition at a mobile health clinic in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. UN agencies are reaching Haitians in the besieged capital and other areas amid ongoing gang violence that continues…

Surge in child migrants crossing the dangerous Darién Gap: UNICEF

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Surge in child migrants crossing the dangerous Darién Gap: UNICEF 15 May 2024 © IOM/Gema Cortés Migrants come ashore after crossing the Darien Gap in Panama. The number of child migrants crossing the perilous Darién Gap has surged by 40 per cent so far this year, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Wednesday, putting the route on track for a fifth consecutive year of record child…

‘Time is running out’ to address crisis in Sudan

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Time is running out’ to address crisis in Sudan 15 May 2024 © UNICEF/Ahmed Elfatih Mohamdeen A girl sells ice cream in Kassala state in eastern Sudan. The international community must give greater attention and resources to war-ravaged Sudan, where millions are “trapped in an inferno of brutal violence”, the top UN aid official in the country said on Wednesday.…

UN forum in Bahrain endorses declaration on entrepreneurship and innovation for the SDGs

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home UN forum in Bahrain endorses declaration on entrepreneurship and innovation for the SDGs 15 May 2024 UN News/Abdelmonem Makki Dr. Hashim Hussein (on screen), Head of UNIDO’s International Technology and Innovation Promotion Office (ITPO) in Bahrain, presents the Manama declaration. Delegates attending a UN forum in Bahrain endorsed on Wednesday a declaration calling on the international…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Republic of Korea for Efforts to Promote Inclusive Education, Raise Questions on the Risk of Forced Prostitution for Migrant Workers and the Gender Wage Gap

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Republic of Korea for Efforts to Promote Inclusive Education, Raise Questions on the Risk of Forced Prostitution for Migrant Workers and the Gender Wage Gap 14 May 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the ninth periodic report of the Republic of Korea.…