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UN Geneva Press Briefing: IFRC , ITU , OCHA , OHCHR , UNCTAD , UNDRR , UNHCR , UNICEF , WHO , WMO - 28.08.26
🎥UNDRR, OCHA, IFRC, WHO and UNICEF on floods in Nepal🎥WHO on health situation in Ukraine 🎥UNHCR calls for renewed action to prevent statelessness, 65 years after landmark Convention🎥OHCHR on Human Rights situation in Haiti.🎥UNDRR and WMO on El Niño update
UN Geneva Press Briefing: UN/ICRC, OHCHR, UNICEF - 26.08.26
🎥 Call to adopt rules on autonomous weapon systems; 🎥 Human rights situation in Myanmar; 🎥 Child nutrition crisis in Afghanistan; 🎥 Question on Gaza; 🎥 Question on Ebola; 🎥 Announcements.
RENEWED CALL FROM THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS TO ADOPT RULES ON AUTONOMOUS WEAPON SYSTEMS - 25.08.26
UN Secretary-General and ICRC President renew their call for urgent action on autonomous weapon systems. States must show political courage and negotiate a legally binding instrument with clear prohibitions and restrictions.
Remembering a Champion of Humanitarian Action | United Nations
For World Humanitarian Day, we look back at the legacy of Sadako Ogata, the first woman to serve as UN High Commissioner for Refugees. From the crises of Iraq and the Balkans to the Great Lakes region, Ogata put the protection, dignity and safety of people fleeing conflict at the heart of humanitarian action. Her pioneering work continues to resonate with humanitarian workers serving people in crisis today.
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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.
