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OHCHR - Press Conference: Update on the human rights in Gaza and across the oPt - 11.12.24
Human rights violations in Gaza and across the occupied Palestinian territory
Geneva Press Briefing: OSES, OCHA, UNHCR, UNECE - 10.12.24
🎦 Special Envoy for Syria on the situation in Syria Humanitarian update on Syria; 🎦 UNHCR Raises Alarm on Surge of New Arrivals in South Sudan; 🎦 UNECE Air Convention marks 45 years of cooperation to tackle air pollution
Syria crisis: Nothing must stop peaceful transition, says UN Special Envoy - 10.12.24
Barely 48 hours since opposition forces including Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) swept into Damascus and forced out President Bashar al-Assad, the top UN negotiator tasked with helping the Syrian people to create a peaceful and democratic future insisted that nothing could be take for granted.
Press Briefing by UN Special Envoy on Syria - 10.12.24
UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir O. Pederson, briefs on the Situation in Syria. LIVE at 10:15 on UN WebTV
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Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
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 on Migrant Workers (CMW)
The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (CMW) is the body of independent experts that works to protect the rights of the millions of migrant workers around the world.
Migrant workers and their families often experience marginalization, xenophobia, and poor living and working conditions. In serious cases, they suffer exploitation, expulsion, and risk to life. The Committee monitors how States are implementing the Convention and protecting the human rights of migrants.