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PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 12 May 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United…

Committee against Torture Concludes Seventy-Sixth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg and Slovakia

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Committee against Torture Concludes Seventy-Sixth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg and Slovakia 12 May 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture this morning closed its seventy-sixth session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg and Slovakia on their…

Moura: Over 500 killed by Malian troops, foreign military personnel in 2022 operation

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Moura: Over 500 killed by Malian troops, foreign military personnel in 2022 operation 12 May 2023 © UNICEF/Harandane Dicko Banguétaba settlement in the Mopti region of Mali, where families from semi nomadic villages who fled violence with their herds are now living. There are “strong indications” that more than 500 people were killed – the vast majority summarily executed – by Malian troops…

UN agencies brace for disaster as Cyclone Mocha intensifies in Bay of Bengal

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home UN agencies brace for disaster as Cyclone Mocha intensifies in Bay of Bengal 12 May 2023 © UNICEF/Rashad Wajahat Lateef Staff prepare jerry cans for distribution at the UNICEF warehouse in Cox's Bazar ahead of Cyclone Mocha, which is expected to make landfall on 14 May. UN agencies spent Friday buckling down with communities across Bangladesh and Myanmar, bracing for Cyclone Mocha,…

Sudan’s warring generals take ‘important first step’ on humanitarian protection

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan’s warring generals take ‘important first step’ on humanitarian protection 12 May 2023 © WFP/Jacques David Sudanese refugees who fled the conflict in Sudan sit in makeshift shelters in Koufron, Chad.   A declaration by Sudan’s warring parties committing to protect civilians is an “important first step”, after more than three weeks of heavy fighting, the UN’s top official in the…

UN agencies call for more collaboration over refugee, migration crisis in Americas

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home UN agencies call for more collaboration over refugee, migration crisis in Americas 12 May 2023 © UNHCR/Nicolo Filippo Rosso In Texas, USA, a woman hugs her four-year-old daughter after making the perilous journey through the Darien Gap between Colombia and Panama. Raising concerns on Friday about fresh restrictions on migrants and refugees following the United States’ lifting of a COVID-19…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Germany on Receiving Ukrainian Refugees, Question the State on Discrimination against Muslim Women and Threats Posed to Women by Artificial Intelligence

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Germany on Receiving Ukrainian Refugees, Question the State on Discrimination against Muslim Women and Threats Posed to Women by Artificial Intelligence 11 May 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the ninth periodic report of Germany, with…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Asks Designated Expert of the High Commissioner on Human Rights in Sudan to Document All Allegations of Human Rights Violations since 25 October 2021, including those Arising from the Current Conflict

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Asks Designated Expert of the High Commissioner on Human Rights in Sudan to Document All Allegations of Human Rights Violations since 25 October 2021, including those Arising from the Current Conflict 11 May 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its thirty-sixth special session on the human…

High Commissioner for Human Rights Strongly Condemns Wanton Violence in Sudan as Human Rights Council Opens Special Session on the Human Rights Impact of the Ongoing Conflict in Sudan

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home High Commissioner for Human Rights Strongly Condemns Wanton Violence in Sudan as Human Rights Council Opens Special Session on the Human Rights Impact of the Ongoing Conflict in Sudan 11 May 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this morning opened a special session on the human rights impact of the ongoing conflict in Sudan, hearing the…

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Praise Jordan for Adopting Legislation on Children’s Rights, Raise Questions about Child Marriage and Discrimination against Refugee and Migrant Children

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Praise Jordan for Adopting Legislation on Children’s Rights, Raise Questions about Child Marriage and Discrimination against Refugee and Migrant Children 11 May 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Jordan, with Committee Experts praising the adoption of legislation on…