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Gaza aid worker killings: One humanitarian still missing in mass grave - 1.04.25
UN humanitarians and partners on Tuesday expressed deep shock at the killing of 15 colleagues on duty in southern Gaza by Israeli forces were recovered on Sunday from a shallow grave after a week-long rescue operation, noting that one worker is still missing.
Myanmar earthquake latest: Entire communities flattened, aid teams say - 1.04.25
📰 As the death toll continues to rise in Myanmar after last Friday's earthquake tragedy, UN humanitarians have been rushing to support severely deprived and traumatized victims, warning that the window for lifesaving response is closing.
Geneva Press Briefing: OCHA, WHO, UNICEF, UNHCR, IFRC, UNFPA, UNCTAD - 1.04.25
🎦 Myanmar Earthquake; 🎦 Deaths of Aid Workers in Gaza; 🎦 New report on the rise of gender-based violence in the shadow of the war in Ukraine; 🎦 Two reports on lack of diagnostics and treatment for fungal infections; 🎦 Special Envoy for Syria
Geneva Press Briefing: OCHA, UNHCR, UNWOMEN, WHO, IFRC - 28.03.25
🎦 Humanitarian situation in Gaza; 🎦Earthquake in Myanmar; Impact of funding cuts on 13 million displaced people; 🎦Funding for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance; 🎦Health situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Happening at UN Geneva
Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED)
The Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) is the body of independent experts which monitors the implementation of the Convention for the Protection of all Persons against Enforced Disappearance by the States parties.
The Committee and its Secretariat work daily to support victims, civil society organizations, National Human Rights Institutions and States to search for and locate disappeared persons, eradicate, punish and prevent this crime, and repair the damage suffered by the victims.
58th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council
The Human Rights Council is an intergovernmental body within the United Nations system made up of 47 States responsible for the promotion and protection of all human rights around the globe. It discusses thematic human rights issues and situations that require its attention throughout the year, meeting at the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Find detailed information on the 58th session here.
