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Lebanon ceasefire deal: displaced communities start to return home

4 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Lebanon ceasefire deal: displaced communities start to return home 27 November 2024 © WFP/Mohammed Awadh Buildings in an urban area of southern Lebanon have been partially destroyed in airstrikes. As the Lebanon ceasefire deal entered into force early Wednesday based on the full implementation of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006) – facilitated by UN peacekeepers UNIFIL and bolstered by…

FAO Press Conference

4 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home FAO Press Conference 27 November 2024 Press Conference Announcement Media launch of the FAO State of Agricultural Commodity Markets (SOCO) 2024 "Trade and Nutrition: Policy Coherence for Healthy Diets" George Rapsomanikis, FAO Senior Economist, Lead author of SOCO 2024, Nancy Aburto, FAO Deputy Director of the Food and Nutrition Division (ESN)Andrea Zimmermann, FAO Economist (EST)

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

4 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 26 November 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Michele Zaccheo, Chief, UNTV, Radio and Webcast Section, United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, International Telecommunication Union, World Health Organization, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, International…

New Permanent Representative of Armenia Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

4 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Armenia Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 26 November 2024 Presentation of Credentials Hasmik Tolmajian, the new Permanent Representative of Armenia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to her appointment to…

New Permanent Representative of Paraguay Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

4 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Paraguay Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 26 November 2024 Presentation of Credentials Mario Raúl Cano Ricciardi, the new Permanent Representative of Paraguay to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Since October 2022, Mr. Cano…

UNAIDS Press Conference

4 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UNAIDS Press Conference 26 November 2024 Press Conference Announcement Launch of World AIDS Day Report 2024—Take The Rights Path Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director, UNAIDSAxel Bautista, Community Engagement Manager, MPact, Mexico City   Alexandra Calmy, Head of HIV Services, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland  Jeanne Gapiya-Niyonzima, Chair of the National Association for Support for HIV+ people living with AIDS, Burundi…

Lebanon: UN rights chief adds voice to immediate ceasefire call

4 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Lebanon: UN rights chief adds voice to immediate ceasefire call 26 November 2024 © UNICEF/Dar al Mussawir/Ramzi Smoke rises from a building following an airstrike in the southern suburbs of Beirut. (file) UN human rights chief Volker Türk lent his weight to growing ceasefire calls in Lebanon on Tuesday, as senior Israeli cabinet members were reportedly due to meet on a deal to end more than…

Middle East crisis: Live updates for 26 November

4 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Middle East crisis: Live updates for 26 November 26 November 2024 © UNRWA In Gaza, the first rains of the winter season mean even more suffering where half a million people are at risk in areas of flooding. With all eyes on a possible ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, UN humanitarians have condemned the ongoing violence in Lebanon, Gaza, and Israel. Meanwhile…

Iconic cartoon character Mafalda realizes her dream of being a UN interpreter

4 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Iconic cartoon character Mafalda realizes her dream of being a UN interpreter 26 November 2024 Jorge Rodríguez Argentine cartoon character Mafalda visits the interior of a United Nations interpretation booth. A beloved cartoon character from Argentina who has delighted people across the planet for six decades, was at UN Headquarters on Monday to bring her message of peace, education, freedom…

Upholding human rights is key to ending AIDS by 2030

4 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Upholding human rights is key to ending AIDS by 2030 26 November 2024 UNAIDS A transgender person participates in health services provided by the Khmer HIV/AIDS NGO Alliance in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Ahead of World AIDS Day on 1 December, a new report by the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) highlights the critical role of human rights in ending the AIDS pandemic as a public health…