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UN Press Briefing Geneva: UNHCR, OHCHR, WFP, UNICEF - 13.02.26
🎥 Mass returns to Afghanistan; Human rights impacts of Cuba’s socio-economic crisis; 🎥 Pressure on Special Procedures; Impact of cyclones in Madagascar; 🎥 Main risks for children in South Sudan amid escalating violence; 🎥 Announcements.
UNCTAD Press conference: Least Developed Countries Report 2026 - 10.02.26
UNCTAD Least Developed Countries Report 2026.
UN Press Briefing Geneva: UNICEF, WHO, OCHA, OHCHR - 10.02.26
🎥 Dire health situation in Sudan; 🎥 Situation in Tigra 🎥 Israeli announcement on the occupied West Bank; 🎥 Violence in South Sudan; 🎥 Question on Venezuela; 🎥 Question on Iran; 🎥 Question on the United States of America; 🎥 Announcements.
Open Science: How Sharing Knowledge Can Save the Planet
Jean-Claude Burgelman discusses practical benefits for businesses and NGOs, barriers like paywalled publishing and academic incentives, and the urgent need to make publicly funded data usable.
Happening at UN Geneva
8th Session of the Working Group on the Strengthening of the Biological Weapons Convention
The Working Group will be chaired by H.E. Frederico S. Duque Estrada Meyer of Brazil. The Vice-Chairs of the Working Group are H.E. Ambassador Anne Lazar-Sury of France and Mr. Irakli Jgenti of Georgia.
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) is the body of 18 independent experts that monitors implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights by its State parties. The Covenant enshrines economic, social and cultural rights such as the rights to adequate food, adequate housing, education, health, social security, water and sanitation, and work.
The Committee seeks to develop a constructive dialogue with State parties, determine whether the Covenant's norms are being applied, and assess how the implementation and enforcement of the Covenant could be improved so all people can enjoy these rights in full.
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.
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