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Lebanon war: Essential services in south facing collapse, warns UN - 16.10.24
Deadly Israeli airstrikes hit targets across Lebanon on Wednesday, prompting renewed condemnation from top UN negotiators and humanitarians, who warned that essential services in the south of the country are close to collapse.
Southern Africa hunger crisis: No one is spared, warns UN World Food Programme - 16.10.24
According to the UN World Food Programme (WFP), nearly six and a half million people are starving there. A staggering 21 million children are malnourished, after crops failed and livestock perished, amid last year’s El Niño climate phenomenon.
Geneva Press Briefing: UNECE, UNDP, UNHCR, IFRC, OHCHR, FAO, WFP, ICRC - 15.10.24
🎦 War in Lebanon; Situation of children in Gaza; 🎦 Innovative technologies and financing for mine action in Ukraine; 🎦 World Food Day; 27 million people go hungry as lean season sets in in southern Africa; 🎦 Children malnutrition in northeastern Nigeria; 🎦 OHCHR calls on Tunisia to uphold rule of law and democratic freedoms.
Gaza: School set for polio vaccine campaign hit in deadly strike, says UNRWA - 14.10.24
A second round of polio vaccinations for thousands of children began in central Gaza on Monday despite reported strikes on a school-turned-shelter in Nuseirat and a hospital courtyard in Deir Al-Balah where “multiple tents” were set ablaze as people slept.
Happening at UN Geneva
Human Rights Committee (CCPR)
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.
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.
75th Session of UNHCR Executive Committee
At its annual session, the Executive Committee (ExCom) reviews the work of the Standing Committee of the preceding year and establishes its programme of work for the next 12 months.
Second Intersessional Meeting on the Participation of Indigenous Peoples - Human Rights Council
This intersessional meeting is the second of two mandated under paragraph 16 of resolution 54/12, in which the Council decided to "continue to discuss and develop further steps and measures necessary to enable and to facilitate the participation of Indigenous Peoples' representatives and institutions duly established by themselves in the work of the Human Rights Council." The first intersessional meeting was held on 18 and 19 July 2024.
Geneva Peace Week - 11th edition
Geneva Peace Week is a leading annual forum in the international peacebuilding calendar through which organizations in Geneva and their international partners come together to share knowledge and practice on a diverse range of topics related to peace across contexts and disciplines. The 2024 edition will mark the 11th edition of Geneva Peace Week.
