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Human Rights Day 2025 - 10.12.25
Human rights shape our everyday lives — from safety and dignity to freedom and equality. On Human Rights Day, Volker Türk calls for action to protect these universal values. Together, we can stand up for what is essential to us all.
OHCHR - Press conference: Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights - 10.12.25
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk's end of the year press conference
Geneva Witness | Five voices of change - 10.12.25
Meet five outstanding individuals building a fairer, more peaceful, more sustainable world. The "Geneva Witness" series captured their stories of engagement in favour of human rights, climate action and humanitarian principles as they stopped by the Palais des Nations this year.
Geneva Press Briefing: UNICEF, UNFPA, UNDP, UNIS, UN Women - 10.12.25
🎥 Situation of children and mothers in Gaza; 🎥 Assessment after the floods in Sri Lanka; 🎥 Conditions for women and girls in Northern State and Khartoum, Sudan; 🎥 Online violence against women human rights defenders, activists, and journalists; 🎥 Global Refugee Forum Progress Review; 🎥 Announcements.
Happening at UN Geneva
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.
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