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WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin and WMO State of Climate Update for COP31 - 27.10.26
Levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other major greenhouse gases in the atmosphere caused by burning fossil fuels reached record highs in 2025, locking in more long-term global warming, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said. “Every additional part per million matters because it traps additional heat. In effect, we are supercharging the ocean and the atmosphere.
UN Geneva Press Briefing: UNHCR, WHO, ILO - 27.10.26
🎥WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin;🎥As attacks intensify UNHCR urges support for war ravaged Ukrainians;🎥WHO launches Ebola vaccine clinical trial in DRC; 🎥New global and regional ILO estimates on domestic work, informality and working conditions;🎥Announcements.
New UN TV Broadcast Centre strengthens UNIS’ global communication reach
When UN action is needed in Europe, in the Middle East, in Africa, Geneva is in the right time zone, ready to respond. Humanitarian crises, health emergencies, human rights violations, action to help people in need cannot wait, nor can vital information relayed through the Geneva hub.
UN Geneva Press Briefing: UN Women, WFP, WHO - 23.10.26
🎥 Sudan: Women and girls one year after the fall of El Fasher; increasing drone attacks across the country ; 🎥 DRC: Ebola spreads to eighth DRC province as WFP delivers food, builds treatment centres and keeps supplies moving;🎥 Update on Ebola (Bundibugyo Virus Disease);🎥 Announcements.
Happening at UN Geneva
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is the body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. The CEDAW Committee consists of 23 experts on women's rights from around the world.
The CEDAW treaty is a tool that helps women around the world to bring about change in their daily life. In countries that have ratified the treaty, CEDAW has proved invaluable in opposing the effects of discrimination, which include violence, poverty, and lack of legal protections, along with the denial of inheritance, property rights, and access to credit.
Human Rights Committee (CCPR) - 146th Session
The Human Rights Committee is the body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights by its States parties.
The Committee's work promotes the enjoyment of civil and political rights, resulting in numerous changes of law, policy and practice. As such, it has improved the lives of individuals in all parts of the world. It continues to strive to ensure all the civil and political rights guaranteed by the Covenant can be enjoyed in full and without discrimination, by all people.
