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Angélique Kidjo: A Call to End Female Genital Mutilation
In 2012, renowned singer-songwriter and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo speaks out at the United Nations against Female genital mutilation (FGM) and urged countries to outlaw and end the practice. She later gave a special performance in the General Assembly Hall to raise awareness of the practice of FGM and its harmful effects.
UN Press Briefing Geneva: OHCHR, UNECE, WHO - 6.02.26
🎥 New Israeli operations and settlement plans in the occupied West Bank; 🎥 Global regulation on autonomous driving systems; 🎥 88th annual session of UNECE’s Inland Transport Committee; 🎥 Announcements.
UN Human Rights Appeal 2026 - 5.02.26
The UN Human Rights Annual Appeal 2026 is an appeal to support and protect human rights for everyone, everywhere in 2026
UN Geneva Press Briefing: WHO, IFRC - 03.02.26
🎥 Health Emergency Appeal 2026; 🎥 Humanitarian situation in Sudan; 🎥 Announcements.
Happening at UN Geneva
Interactive dialogue on the human rights situation in and around El Fasher
Interactive dialogue on the oral update of the OHCHR on the human rights situation in and around El Fasher, in the context of the ongoing conflict in the Sudan
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) is the body of 18 independent experts that monitors implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights by its State parties. The Covenant enshrines economic, social and cultural rights such as the rights to adequate food, adequate housing, education, health, social security, water and sanitation, and work.
The Committee seeks to develop a constructive dialogue with State parties, determine whether the Covenant's norms are being applied, and assess how the implementation and enforcement of the Covenant could be improved so all people can enjoy these rights in full.
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.
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