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Geneva Press Briefing: OCHA, UNHCR - 26.07.24
🎦 The UN Humanitarian Affairs agency's update on the response to landslides in Ethiopia; 🎦 the UN Refugee agency on action after tragic shipwreck off Mauritania and on 73 years of the Refugee Convention, urging universal accession
Deadly Atlantic shipwreck shows victims’ desperation, says UN refugee agency - 26.07.24
News of another deadly shipwreck tragedy off the coast of Mauritania is a clear indication of the desperation people on the move continue to face as they attempt to escape strife, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.
Gaza: Hunger fears persist as Israeli operations further harm enclave’s farmers - 25.07.24
As President Biden on Thursday prepared to meet Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss progress on a Gaza ceasefire and the release of all hostages still held in the enclave, the spectre of further hunger and malnourishment continued to loom over Gazans, as UN humanitarians warned that farming and even small-scale gardening remain suspended.
Gaza: Exodus from Khan Younis compounds pressure on meagre resources - 24.07.24
About 150,000 people fled Khan Younis in a single day on Monday following evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military there, UN humanitarians have said, intensifying pressure on meagre food, water and places to seek shelter.
Happening at UN Geneva
Committee Against Torture (CAT)
The Committee Against Torture (CAT) is the body of 10 independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment by its States parties.
The Committee against Torture works to hold States accountable for human rights violations, systematically investigating reports of torture in order to stop and prevent this crime.
