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Journalists under attack: Press vests 'turning us into targets' - 16.05.25
Christina Assi, AFP photojournalist injured in October 2023 on the Lebanon-Israel border, speaks out against global silence on violence against journalists: "it's becoming a death sentence for us”. Reuters photojournalist Issam Abdallah pictured next to her in the video was killed in the same attack, reportedly by Israeli tank fire. International law forbids targeting journalists.
Geneva Press Briefing: OCHA, OHCHR, WHO, UNCTAD - 16.05.25
🎦 Situation in Gaza; 🎦 World Health Assembly; 🎦 Announcements
Geneva Press Briefing: ILO, UN WOMEN, OHCHR, WHO - 13.05.25
🎦 Deportations from the United States of America; 🎦Continuing crackdown on government critics in Venezuela; 🎦 Health situation in Gaza; 🎦 Concerns over the draft Code of Criminal Procedure in Egypt; 🎦 Impact of foreign aid cuts on women's organizations in humanitarian crises
Cine-ONU: “Nature : for a reconciliation”
Don't miss this unique Cine-ONU event in Geneva! Discover “Nature : for a reconciliation”, and join us for a vibrant and passionate discussion with the acclaimed photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand. In a journey through time, the film highlights all the paradoxes of our society and their disastrous aspects for living things, while also offering hope through individual action and the power of "love."
Happening at UN Geneva
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
The Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is the body of 18 Independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child by its State parties. It also monitors implementation of two Optional Protocols to the Convention, on involvement of children in armed conflict and on sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography.
Over the past 30 years, children's lives have been transformed by the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history. The Convention on the Rights of the Child has inspired governments to change laws and policies, so more children get the healthcare and nutrition they need. There are better safeguards in place to protect children from violence and exploitation. More children have their voices heard and participate in society. But there is still more work to be done.
