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UN Geneva Press Briefing: IOM, UNMAS, UNESCO, UNECE, WMO - 21.04.26
🎥 Global Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence Governance; 🎥 Threat of fragile conditions on growing returns in Sudan; 🎥 29th Annual Meeting of Mine Action Directors and UN Advisers; 🎥 Global Overview of Migration Routes and Missing Migrants Project Families Report; 🎥 “People and nature in UNESCO-designated sites: Global and local contributions”; 🎥 Announcements
Press Briefing: Global Dialogue on AI Governance - 21.04.26
The Co-Chairs of the Global Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence Governance, Egriselda López, Permanent Representative of El Salvador to the UN and Rein Tammsaar, Permanent Representative of Estonia to the UN, together with Amandeep Gill, UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies, have briefied the media in Geneva.
UNESCO grants ‘enhanced protection’ to cultural heritage sites in the Middle East - 17.04.26
Since the Middle East war started on 28 February, several sites of major cultural significance have come under attack in Israel, Iran and Lebanon. Ensuring their protection is the task of the UN agency for education, science and culture, UNESCO.
UN Geneva Press Briefing: UN WOMEN, UNHCR, UNEP, UNIS - 17.04.26
🎥 Lebanon-Israel ceasefire; 🎥 Impact of the Gaza war on women and girls; 🎥 2025 – the deadliest year for maritime movements of Rohingya refugees; 🎥 Announcements.
Happening at UN Geneva
29th International Meeting of Mine Action National Directors & UN Advisers
NDM-UN is the sector’s leading annual gathering, bringing together directors of national mine action authorities alongside partners from across the global mine action community, including donors, UN entities, NGOs, the private sector, and academia.
This year’s meeting will explore the theme “One Humanity” through a programme of 46 sessions, including plenaries, side events and workshops. Across three days, meeting participants will be able to engage with more than 1,000 mine action practitioners registered to attend from around the world.
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) is the body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination by its States parties.
Racial discrimination remains a barrier to the full realization of human rights. Despite progress in some areas, exclusions and restrictions based on race, colour, descent, national or ethnic origin continue to cause conflict, suffering and loss of life. CERD works to take action against the injustice of racial discrimination, and the dangers it represents.
Committee against Torture (CAT)
The Committee Against Torture (CAT) is the body of 10 independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment by its States parties.
The Committee against Torture works to hold States accountable for human rights violations, systematically investigating reports of torture in order to stop and prevent this crime.
