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MORNING - Human Rights Council Starts Interactive Dialogue on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Concludes Discussion on the Right to Education

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Starts Interactive Dialogue on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Concludes Discussion on the Right to Education 25 June 2024 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this morning started an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers.  It also concluded its interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 25 June 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the International Trade Centre, and the Human Rights Council.…

New famine alert for Gaza where families go days without food

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home New famine alert for Gaza where families go days without food 25 June 2024 © UNRWA A woman cooks bread in an oven in the Gaza Strip. Gaza remains on famine alert after food security experts warned on Tuesday that more than one in five households “go entire days without eating”. According to the…

World News in Brief: UN expert welcomes Assange release, more ICC warrants issued over Ukraine, Human Rights Council updates

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: UN expert welcomes Assange release, more ICC warrants issued over Ukraine, Human Rights Council updates 25 June 2024 © Foreign Ministry of Ecuador/David G. Silvers Julian Assange speaks to the media at a press conference in London, United Kingdom (file). The release of Julian Assange “is a very good outcome” to the long-running case, the UN independent expert on torture…

Humanitarians are beacon of hope amidst global turmoil: Guterres

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Humanitarians are beacon of hope amidst global turmoil: Guterres 25 June 2024 © WFP/Julian Civiero Food is distributed by WFP at Adre refugee camp in Chad. Human suffering continues to worsen against a backdrop of conflict and runaway climate change the UN chief said on Tuesday, calling on countries to step up support for those in need and protect the humanitarians who aid them…

Over three million preventable deaths per year due to alcohol and drug use

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Over three million preventable deaths per year due to alcohol and drug use 25 June 2024 © WHO/Alex Plonsky Wine bottles on a supermarket shelf. Over three million deaths per year were attributable to alcohol consumption and drug use, a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) found. Of these deaths, 2.6 million were attributable to alcohol consumption, accounting for nearly five…

Syria: Security Council highlights escalating crisis and civilian suffering

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Syria: Security Council highlights escalating crisis and civilian suffering 25 June 2024 © UNOCHA/Ali Haj Suleiman Two people walk through the bombed our remains of Bara village in western Syria. Syria continues in a state of “grave crisis” with civilian suffering on the rise, the UN Security Council heard during a briefing on Tuesday…

Feeling ‘90 per cent stronger’: Families in the Philippines help prevent drug abuse

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Feeling ‘90 per cent stronger’: Families in the Philippines help prevent drug abuse 25 June 2024 UNODC/Laura Gil Angelique attended the UNODC-supported Strong Families programme with her mother. A mother in the Philippines has explained how she feels “90 per cent stronger” after participating in a UN-supported programme which aims to build parenting skills and help children communicate more…

Security Council: Regional crisis deepens as Gaza war grinds on

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council: Regional crisis deepens as Gaza war grinds on 25 June 2024 © UNICEF/Alaa Badarneh Damaged roads, buildings, and infrastructure due to the ongoing escalation of violence in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank. While the situation in Gaza remains catastrophic, ongoing Israeli settlement expansion and escalating violence in the occupied West Bank is ratcheting up tension across…

UNRWA Press Conference

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNRWA Press Conference 25 June 2024 Press Conference Announcement Update on the situation in the oPt Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA Commissioner-General