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Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Commend the Gambia on Reparations Act, Ask Questions on Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission and the Timeline for Victim Compensation

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Commend the Gambia on Reparations Act, Ask Questions on Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission and the Timeline for Victim Compensation 19 March 2025 Meeting Summaries  The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of the Gambia, with Committee Experts commending the State on the reparations act, while…

Director-General's remarks at the screening of the film Rule Breakers

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the screening of the film Rule Breakers 19 March 2025 Tatiana Valovaya Screening of the film Rule Breakers organized by the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of AfghanistanWednesday, 19 March 2025 at 1.30 p.m.Room XIX, Palais des Nations Ambassador Andisha,Excellencies,  Ladies and Gentlemen: It is a great pleasure to welcome you to the Palais des Nations for the screening of the film “Rule Breakers”, a powerful and…

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

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of the Dominican Republic Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 19 March 2025 Presentation of Credentials  Iván Emilio de Jesús Ogando Lora, the new Permanent Representative ofthe Dominican Republic to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at…

HRC- Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine Press Conference

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home HRC- Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine Press Conference 19 March 2025 Press Conference Announcement Launch of the report by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine presented to the Human Rights Council Erik Møse, Chair of the CommissionPablo de Greiff, CommissionerVrinda Grover, Commissioner

UN staff member killed in central Gaza blast, five others injured

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home UN staff member killed in central Gaza blast, five others injured 19 March 2025 UNOPS UNOPS staff have been supporting the humanitarian effort in Gaza. At least one UN staffer has been killed and at least five others injured – several very severely – following an explosion at two UN guesthouses in Deir al Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday…

Haitian media struggle to survive in face of attacks, revenue collapse

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Haitian media struggle to survive in face of attacks, revenue collapse 19 March 2025 UN Haiti/Daniel Dickinson Journalists attend a media conference in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. (file) An increase in attacks on media outlets in Haiti by armed gangs which control most of the capital Port-au-Prince is intended to intimidate journalists and instill chaos according to the UN agency…

Violence triggers record displacements in Haiti’s capital

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Violence triggers record displacements in Haiti’s capital 19 March 2025 © UNOCHA/Giles Clarke A mother who fled her home due to gang violence is now living in a shelter in a former church hall in Port-au-Prince. In just one month, intensifying violence has forced over 60,000 people to flee their homes in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, marking another grim record in the country’s worsening…

Ukrainians tortured, raped, executed by Russian captors, Human Rights Council hears

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Ukrainians tortured, raped, executed by Russian captors, Human Rights Council hears 19 March 2025 © UNOCHA/Yurii Veres Possessions litter the floor of a bombed residential building in Kharkiv, Ukraine. The Human Rights Council on Wednesday heard gruesome testimony of torture, rape and execution of Ukrainian detainees and soldiers allegedly committed by Russian forces, as a high-level…

Gaza: ‘Dramatic escalation’ as bombardments intensify and displacement surges

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: ‘Dramatic escalation’ as bombardments intensify and displacement surges 19 March 2025 © UNICEF Renewed airstrikes have reportedly killed hundreds of people in the Gaza Strip. Israeli bombardments continued across Gaza on Wednesday, killing hundreds more people – many of them women and children – and leaving widespread destruction in its wake, according to local authorities.…

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

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Peru Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 19 March 2025 Presentation of Credentials Luis Juan Chuquihuara Chil, the new Permanent Representative of Peru to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Mr. Chuquihuara Chil served as…