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UNEP Press conference: Minamata Convention on Mercury COP6 - 10.11.25
Major outcomes of the sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention (Geneva, 3 to 7 November 2025)
Geneva Press Briefing: WFP, OHCHR, UNHCR, UNICEF, WHO - 7.11.25
🎥 Latest food security situation and analysis in the DRC; 🎥 UNHCR appeals for funding to sustain refugee returns in West and Central Africa; 🎥 Syria: Continued worrying reports about abductions and enforced disappearances; 🎥 Niger: Arrests of journalists; 🎥 Gaza; 🎥 Update on impacts of hurricane Melissa; 🎥 WHO's launch of the 2025 Global Tuberculosis Report.
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL--BILINGUAL OPENING REMARKS TO THE SECOND WORLD SUMMIT FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT - 4.11.25
"The First World Summit for Social Development in Copenhagen in 1995 was a moment of moral clarity. It reminded us that true development isn’t about prosperity for the few. It’s about opportunities for the many, grounded in social justice, full employment, and human dignity."_António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations.
#3Minutes | 80 Years of the United Nations - 24.10.25
This year, the UN turns 80. Eight decades of diplomacy, cooperation… and hope. In under three minutes, look back at the UN’s greatest achievements, the unique role of Geneva - and how multilateralism continues to shape our world today.
Happening at UN Geneva
Committee Against Torture (CAT)
The Committee Against Torture (CAT) is a 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 works to hold States accountable for human rights violations, systematically investigating reports of torture in order to stop and prevent this crime.
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