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UN Geneva Press Briefing: UNEP, UNCTAD, HRC, OHCHR, UNHCR, WFP, UNICEF, WHO - 30.01.26
🎥 Response to Record Flooding in Mozambique; 🎥 Humanitarian Situation in Yemen; 🎥 Myanmar Election and Fifth Anniversary of the Coup; 🎥 Risk of Escalating Violence in Jonglei State in South Sudan; 🎥 Thin Line Between Abandonment and Hope for Children in Darfur; 🎥 World Neglected Tropical Disease Day - Progress and Persistent Challenges; 🎥 Nipah Virus; Infection in West Bengal, India; 🎥 First Session of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution.
Holocaust Remembrance 2026 commemoration at UN Geneva
The United Nations Office at Geneva and its partners marked the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust (27 January) reflecting the theme of this year's commemoration: “Holocaust Remembrance for Dignity and Human Rights”
Youth, power and possibility, with Felipe Paullier | ASG for Youth Affairs | Awake at Night
A medical doctor by training, Dr. Felipe Paulier is a passionate advocate for young people. Two years ago, aged just 32, his life took a new turn when he became the first-ever Assistant Secretary-General for Youth Affairs, the youngest senior appointment in the history of the United Nations.
UN Geneva Press Briefing: UNICEF, ITU - 27.01.26
🎥 UNICEF: ‘Back to Learning’ for Hundreds of Thousands of Children in Gaza; 🎥 IOM: Deadly Shipwrecks in the Central Mediterranean; 🎥 Announcements.
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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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