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16 Jun. – 7 Jul. 2026

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One child killed in Gaza every day since October 2025 ceasefire, reports UNICEF - 19.06.26

Since the ceasefire was announced in October 2025, 265 Palestinian children have been killed across Gaza, one child, on average, every single day for more than eight months.Briefing journalists in Geneva, James Elder of ‪UNICEF‬ said the killing of children in Gaza 'is no longer a failure of the system, it has become the system.'

UN Geneva Press Briefing : HRC, WHO, UNICEF, UNHCR, UNFPA, IOM - 19.06.26

🎥 Deadly illusion of the Gaza ceasefire; 🎥 Ebola outbreak in the DRC; 🎥 Twenty years of the Human Rights Council; 🎥 World Refugee Day; 🎥 Announcements.

US-Iran deal: technical work can begin, says atomic energy agency chief - 18.06.26

The head of the UN’s atomic energy agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, welcomed on Thursday the signing of an initial Iran - US memorandum aimed at ending the war, before proposing “to sit down” with both parties to assist with concrete measures including verification of Iran’s nuclear programme, a critical sticking point.

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Happening at UN Geneva

62nd Session of Human Rights Council

15 June to 7 July 2026 - Assembly Hall, Palais des Nations, Geneva

The Human Rights Council is an intergovernmental body within the United Nations system made up of 47 States responsible for the promotion and protection of all human rights around the globe.

It has the ability to discuss all thematic human rights issues and situations that require its attention throughout the year. It meets at the United Nations Office at Geneva.