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LIVE: 2026 World Press Freedom Day - 4.05.26
Media freedom is not a given and its absence frequently leaves communities and vulnerable individuals in danger. To mark World Press Freedom Day, we’ll be hearing from UN agencies, war correspondents and reporters who face major obstacles trying to do their job. The aim is to get a better understanding about what press freedom means in practice and why it is worth defending. 🟥 Live now
UN Geneva Press Briefing: UNHCR, OHCHR - 1.05.26
🎥 Middle East crisis ripple effects strain aid efforts beyond region ; 🎥 Cambodia: Appeals court upholds prison sentences against Kem Sokha, 33 others ; 🎥 World Press Freedom Day; 🎥 Announcements.
The Uniting Force of #Jazz: The Village Vanguard | United Nations
UN News and UN Video interviews the current owner of the club, Deborah Gordon and three-time Grammy Award-winning American jazz pianist Sullivan Joseph Fortner for the International Jazz Day on 30 April. The Day was proclaimed by UNESCO in 2011 to celebrate the power of jazz as a force for peace, dialogue and mutual understanding.
#3Minutes | Water: the world's most precious resource
Water is essential to life, but it is under increasing pressure around the world. From scarcity to growing inequalities and rising tensions, it has become a central global challenge. In less than 3 minutes, find out how the United Nations is working to address these challenges and promote cooperation on shared water resources.
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Universal Periodic Review
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique mechanism of the Human Rights Council that calls for each UN Member State to undergo a peer review of its human rights records every 4.5 years. The UPR provides each State the opportunity to regularly:
- Report on the actions it has taken to improve the human rights situations in their countries and to overcome challenges to the enjoyment of human rights; and
- Receive recommendations – informed by multi-stakeholder input and pre-session reports – from UN Member States for continuous improvement.
