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UNECE - Press Conference - 23.04.26
Critical Minerals - myths and realities with Dario Liguti, Director, Sustainable Energy Division, UNECE
#3Minutes | Water: the world's most precious resource
Water is essential to life, but it is under increasing pressure around the world. From scarcity to growing inequalities and rising tensions, it has become a central global challenge. In less than 3 minutes, find out how the United Nations is working to address these challenges and promote cooperation on shared water resources.
Why We Need Redlines for Data | Emily Tucker
In this episode of AI x Multilateralism, Emily explains her research on datafication, what it is, how it shapes political participation and the public interest, and what it means for our ability to build the futures we want. She also outlines three priorities for data redlines and key questions multilateral fora should ask about today’s data collection and use.
UN Geneva Press Briefing: IOM, UNMAS, UNESCO, UNECE, WMO - 21.04.26
🎥 Global Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence Governance; 🎥 Threat of fragile conditions on growing returns in Sudan; 🎥 29th Annual Meeting of Mine Action Directors and UN Advisers; 🎥 Global Overview of Migration Routes and Missing Migrants Project Families Report; 🎥 “People and nature in UNESCO-designated sites: Global and local contributions”; 🎥 Announcements
Happening at UN Geneva
29th International Meeting of Mine Action National Directors & UN Advisers
NDM-UN is the sector’s leading annual gathering, bringing together directors of national mine action authorities alongside partners from across the global mine action community, including donors, UN entities, NGOs, the private sector, and academia.
This year’s meeting will explore the theme “One Humanity” through a programme of 46 sessions, including plenaries, side events and workshops. Across three days, meeting participants will be able to engage with more than 1,000 mine action practitioners registered to attend from around the world.
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) is the body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination by its States parties.
Racial discrimination remains a barrier to the full realization of human rights. Despite progress in some areas, exclusions and restrictions based on race, colour, descent, national or ethnic origin continue to cause conflict, suffering and loss of life. CERD works to take action against the injustice of racial discrimination, and the dangers it represents.
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.
