Home
United Nations
The United Nations Office at Geneva

We’ll never abandon Gaza, pledges top UN aid official

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home We’ll never abandon Gaza, pledges top UN aid official 26 June 2024 © UNRWA A child waits to fill water containers in Gaza. UN aid teams and partner organizations remain deeply committed to delivering lifesaving supplies to Gazans in need despite the increasing dangers of working there, the Organization’s top aid official said on Wednesday…

World News in Brief: ICC convicts Malian extremist of war crimes, Sudan crisis update, UN Police Summit preview

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: ICC convicts Malian extremist of war crimes, Sudan crisis update, UN Police Summit preview 26 June 2024 © ICC-CPI Al Hassan during his initial appearance before the International Criminal Court (ICC) on 4 April 2018. The International Criminal Court (ICC) handed down a war crimes conviction on Wednesday against an Al Qaida-linked Malian former self-styled police chief…

From banana bread to pineapple pizzas: Women in the Philippines bake a better future

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home From banana bread to pineapple pizzas: Women in the Philippines bake a better future 26 June 2024 UN News/Daniel Dickinson The baking cooperative produces a range of breads and pastries. Banana bread, coconut buns and Spanish-style filled rolls are providing a cooperative of women bakers on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines with the promise of a more secure future, thanks to support…

UN hears testimony from former child soldier on brutal reality of war

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN hears testimony from former child soldier on brutal reality of war 26 June 2024 © UNICEF/Jean-Claude Wenga Young boys released from armed groups in South Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, look out of a window. The UN Security Council on Wednesday heard powerful and personal testimony from a former child soldier who recounted harrowing experiences of being abducted and…

Rights expert urges banks to stop financing Myanmar junta weapons trade

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Rights expert urges banks to stop financing Myanmar junta weapons trade 26 June 2024 OCHA/Pierre Peron A settlement in Rakhine province, northern Myanmar. (file photo) Foreign banks are allegedly helping Myanmar’s military junta acquire weapons and military supplies, facilitating a “campaign of violence and brutality” as the civil war there continues, according to an independent UN human…

World Drug Day report highlights spike in drug use, increased trafficking

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home World Drug Day report highlights spike in drug use, increased trafficking 26 June 2024 UN Photo/Victoria Hazou Seized marijuana and cocaine are analysed and inventoried before being transferred for destruction. The UN agency tackling crime and drug abuse (UNODC) released its annual World Drug Report on Wednesday warning that there are now nearly 300 million users globally, alongside an…

UNECE Press Conference

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNECE Press Conference 26 June 2024 Press Conference Announcement Regulating autonomous vehicles: international developmentsDmitry Mariyasin, Deputy Executive Secretary, UNECE Richard Damm, Chair, Working Party on Automated/Autonomous and Connected Vehicles (GRVA)Francois Guichard, Secretary, Working Party on Automated/Autonomous and Connected Vehicles, (GRVA)

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

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Argentina Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 26 June 2024 Presentation of Credentials Carlos Mario Foradori, the new Permanent Representative of Argentina to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Mr. Foradori served as Permanent…

OHCHR Press Conference

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR Press Conference 26 June 2024 Press Conference Announcement Human Rights Council thematic report on drug use, harm reduction and the right to healthTlaleng Mofokeng, Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health

AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur Tells Human Rights Council that $669 Billion in Remittances from Migrants in 2023 Exceeded Foreign Investment and Official Development Assistance in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur Tells Human Rights Council that $669 Billion in Remittances from Migrants in 2023 Exceeded Foreign Investment and Official Development Assistance in Low- and Middle-Income Countries 25 June 2024 Meeting Summaries Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers.The Human Rights Council this afternoon…