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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.
Geneva Press Briefing: UNHCR, OHCHR, WHO, UNICEF, OCHA, UNCTAD - 11.10.24
🎦 Decade of Action against Statelessness; 🎦 Update on Conflict in the Middle East; 🎦 Situation of Hospitals in Gaza; 🎦 Polio Vaccination Campaign in Gaza; 🎦 Homicides, Enforced Disappearance and Judicial System Reform in Mexico; 🎦 Expanding Conflict and Deadly Floods Exacerbate the Humanitarian Situation in Myanmar; 🎦 OCHA Leadership; 🎦 Nihon Hidankyo Wins 2024 Nobel Peace Prize
Lebanon crisis: Health workers and facilities ‘targeted or hit’ - 10.10.24
In Lebanon, health workers and medical facilities have continued to be hit and killed by ongoing Israeli bombardment, a week since Israel sent troops and armoured vehicles into the south of the country and issued evacuation orders, UN humanitarians said on Thursday.
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.
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.
