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PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 04 April 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gomez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons from the Human Rights Council and the World Health Organization. Human Rights Council update Pascal Sim for the Human Rights Council (HRC) said today was the last day of the…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Eight Resolutions, Extends Mandates on Sale and Sexual Exploitation of Children, Iran, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Belarus, and Syria

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Eight Resolutions, Extends Mandates on Sale and Sexual Exploitation of Children, Iran, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Belarus, and Syria 04 April 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning adopted eight resolutions, extending mandates on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, Iran, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Belarus, and Syria. Other…

OHCHR hybrid press conference

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR hybrid press conference 04 April 2023 Press Conference Announcement UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances to present findings on Iraq, Argentina, Costa Rica, Germany and Zambia Carmen Rosa Villa Quintana, Chair of the Committee (Room B-128) Barbara Lochbihler, Vice Chair of the Committee (Room B-128) Mohammed Ayat, Vice Chair of the Committee (online)…

Malawi: Rights experts offer ‘heartfelt support and solidarity’, in wake of Cyclone Freddy

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Malawi: Rights experts offer ‘heartfelt support and solidarity’, in wake of Cyclone Freddy 04 April 2023 © UNOCHA/Jane Kiiru Men work to repair a damaged road in the Mulanje District of Malawi in the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy. Independent human rights experts expressed their solidarity with the people of Malawi on Tuesday, following the devastation caused by Tropical Cyclone Freddy that…

Haiti crisis in spotlight, as top human rights body wraps marathon session

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti crisis in spotlight, as top human rights body wraps marathon session 04 April 2023 © Roger LeMoyne and U.S. CDC People are protesting on the streets of Port-au-Prince in crisis-torn Haiti. The UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on Tuesday calling for the appointment of an independent rights expert on Haiti, amid mounting concern over deadly gang violence engulfing…

Taliban order bars Afghan women from working with UN

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Taliban order bars Afghan women from working with UN 04 April 2023 © UNICEF/Frank Dejongh A child is vaccinated against polio during a polio mobilization campaign in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have issued an order banning women nationals who are UN staff members from continuing to work, the UN spokesperson said on Tuesday…

Humanitarians launch $877 million plan for Burkina Faso

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Humanitarians launch $877 million plan for Burkina Faso 04 April 2023 © WFP/Cheick Omar Bandaogo Food aid is distributed to people in southwestern Burkina Faso. A staggering 4.7 million people in Burkina Faso, a fifth of the population, will need humanitarian assistance this year, the UN and partners said on Tuesday, announcing a $877 million response plan to meet urgent needs.…

Racist rhetoric in Tunisia must stop, independent UN experts warn

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Racist rhetoric in Tunisia must stop, independent UN experts warn 04 April 2023 IOM/Alexander Bee Many migrants cross deserts to reach their destination. Tunisia must take swift action to curb racist rhetoric and halt ongoing rights violations of Black Africans, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) said on Tuesday…

Iraq: Rights experts call for new laws to end ‘waves of disappearance’

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Iraq: Rights experts call for new laws to end ‘waves of disappearance’ 04 April 2023 © ICRC/Mohammad Jawad Alhamzah A woman in Iraq displays a photograph of her husband who disappeared more than 30 years ago. It is estimated that up to one million people in Iraq have disappeared over the past five decades – a crisis that continues today, UN independent human rights experts said on Tuesday,…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts 22 Resolutions, Extends Mandates on South Sudan, Nicaragua, Human Rights Defenders, Minority Issues, Torture, Freedom of Opinion and Expression, Adequate Housing, Foreign Debt, and Migrants

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts 22 Resolutions, Extends Mandates on South Sudan, Nicaragua, Human Rights Defenders, Minority Issues, Torture, Freedom of Opinion and Expression, Adequate Housing, Foreign Debt, and Migrants 03 April 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted 22 resolutions, extending mandates on South Sudan, Nicaragua, human rights defenders, minority issues,…