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Director-General's remarks at the Opening Ceremony of the XII Global Baku Forum "Rethinking World Order: Turning Challenges into Opportunities"
13 March 2025
Tatiana Valovaya
Opening ceremonyXII Global Baku Forum “Rethinking World Order: Turning Challenges into Opportunities”Thursday, 13 March 2025 at 10:00 a.m., Gulustan Palace, BakuYour Excellency President Aliyev,Excellencies,Ladies and gentlemen,It is a great honour and pleasure to address the Global Baku…
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In Dialogue with the European Union, Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Praise the Proposed European Disability Card, Raise Issues Concerning Funding of Institutions and Forced Sterilisation and Abortions
12 March 2025
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its review of the combined second and third periodic report of the European Union,…
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OHCHR Press Conference
12 March 2025
Press Conference Announcement
The situation in occupied Palestinian territory
Ben Saul, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism (in person)Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 (online) Michael Fakhri, Special Rapporteur on the right to food (in person)…
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Experts of the Human Rights Committee Welcome Albania’s Pledge to Combat Corruption, Raise Issues Concerning Sex-Selective Abortions and Blood Feuds
12 March 2025
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Albania on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, with Committee Experts commending the State’s 2023 pledge to combat corruption, and raising…
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Afghanistan: Opium prices approach historic peaks, crime syndicates benefit
12 March 2025
UNAMA/Najeeb Farzad
A heroin user in the Russian Cultural Palace in Kabul. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime warns that even more powerful synthetic drugs may see growing demand following the ban on poppy cultivation.
Prices for opium in Afghanistan have increased tenfold since the de facto authorities…
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UN launches gender equality plan: ‘We’re at a turning point’
12 March 2025
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Sarah Hendriks, director of UN Women's policy, programme and intergovernmental division, at the launch of the Beijing+30 Action Agenda.
The UN launched a bold new action agenda to boost rights and achieve gender equality at a high-level event on the sidelines of the ongoing Commission on the Status of…
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Guterres prioritises UN reform to ensure taxpayers’ money reaches those in need
12 March 2025
UN Photo/Manuel Elías
UN Secretary-General António Guterres briefs the media about the UN80 Initiative.
The United Nations is prioritising reform to ensure it remains effective, cost-efficient and responsive to the people it serves, Secretary-General António Guterres announced Wednesday, as part of…
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Humanitarian system at breaking point as funding cuts force life-or-death choices
12 March 2025
UNOCHA/Giles Clarke
Aid programmes in Yemen are already being forced to shut down due to lack of funding.
The UN’s top relief official warned on Wednesday that the global humanitarian system has reached breaking point, with funding cuts forcing life-or-death decisions over which aid programmes to…
