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Experts of the Committee against Torture Welcome Denmark’s Global Efforts to Combat Torture, Ask about the Use of Coercive Measures in Psychiatric Institutions and Pre-Trial Detention

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee against Torture Welcome Denmark’s Global Efforts to Combat Torture, Ask about the Use of Coercive Measures in Psychiatric Institutions and Pre-Trial Detention 09 November 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the eighth periodic report of Denmark, with Committee Experts welcoming Denmark’s global efforts to combat torture and raising…

Israel-Palestine crisis: Silence the guns, UN relief chief tells Paris forum

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Israel-Palestine crisis: Silence the guns, UN relief chief tells Paris forum 09 November 2023 © WHO Many families have moved to the Khan Younis refugee camp, in southern Gaza. The UN’s top relief official Martin Griffiths travelled to the Paris humanitarian conference on Gaza on Thursday to issue an appeal for a significant break in the fighting there, urging greater protection for displaced…

Five judges elected to United Nations’ top court

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Five judges elected to United Nations’ top court 09 November 2023 UN Photo The United Nations flag flies in front of the Peace Palace, home of the International Court of Justice at The Hague. The General Assembly and the Security Council on Thursday elected five judges to serve on the International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations…

World News in Brief: ‘Outrage’ over Black Sea attack, funding pledge to alleviate El Niño, breast cancer alert

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: ‘Outrage’ over Black Sea attack, funding pledge to alleviate El Niño, breast cancer alert 09 November 2023 © IMF/Brendan Hoffman A woman crosses a boulevard in central Odesa in Ukraine in May 2022. The UN’s top aid official in Ukraine said on Thursday she was “outraged” over a Russian attack on a civilian ship in the Black Sea Port of Pivdennyi in Odesa which left a…

Stories from the UN Archive: Birth of the first global court

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Stories from the UN Archive: Birth of the first global court 09 November 2023 ICJ The ICJ held its inaugural session on 18 April 1946 at the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands. Did you know the UN hosts the world’s court of justice? From the pending State-level Ukraine v. Russia case on allegations of genocide to landmark judgments and opinions on everything from climate change to ending…

$20 million appeal to support Palestine labour market

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home $20 million appeal to support Palestine labour market 09 November 2023 © FAO/Mohammed Nehro Al-Thalath A business owner in Gaza who benefitted from an FAO Multi-donor Agribusiness Programme. The ILO is seeking $20 million to aid the stricken Gaza job market following the ongoing conflict (file photo). The International Labour Organization (ILO) is seeking $20 million to respond to the…

Gaza: ‘Humanitarian pauses’ will need coordination with the UN

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: ‘Humanitarian pauses’ will need coordination with the UN 09 November 2023 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba A woman visists her bombed out house in Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip. Any plans for short-term pauses in the fighting in Gaza must be carried out in coordination with the UN and following agreement by all sides, the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General said on Thursday during his…

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

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Pakistan Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 08 November 2023 Presentation of Credentials Bilal Ahmad, the new Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr…

2023 likely hottest year on record; further spike expected with El Niño

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home 2023 likely hottest year on record; further spike expected with El Niño 08 November 2023 © UNEP/Nayim Ahmed Yussuf Communities in Maalimin, in northern Kenya are experiencing drought conditions. 2023 is “almost certain to be the warmest year on record” after October smashed temperature highs, while the mercury will keep rising as the warming El Niño effect continues well into next year…

Ukraine: Near-daily attacks deepen suffering

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: Near-daily attacks deepen suffering 08 November 2023 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe A wide view of the UN Security Council meeting. The war in Ukraine, which has raged on for over 20 months, shows no signs of ending soon, leaving a trail of devastation and immense suffering in its wake, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Wednesday…