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Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Welcome Croatia’s Anti-Discrimination Measures, Raise Issues Concerning Reported Exploitation of Migrant Workers and the Social Benefit Scheme

2 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Welcome Croatia’s Anti-Discrimination Measures, Raise Issues Concerning Reported Exploitation of Migrant Workers and the Social Benefit Scheme 11 February 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the second periodic report of Croatia under the International Covenant on Economic…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

2 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 11 February 2025 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria.Situation in Goma…

At AI Summit, diplomats and Pharrell mull destiny of tech revolution

2 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home At AI Summit, diplomats and Pharrell mull destiny of tech revolution 11 February 2025 United Nations/Marie Etchegoyen UN Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the AI Action Summit in Paris, France. AI is already transforming our world but its power rests “in the hands of a few”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Tuesday in Paris, in an appeal for countries to use…

Short-range drones: The deadliest threat to civilians in Ukraine

2 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Short-range drones: The deadliest threat to civilians in Ukraine 11 February 2025 © UNICEF Buildings have been damaged by drone and missile attacks in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. In January 2025, short-range drones caused more casualties than any other weapon in Ukraine, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) said in a new report released on Tuesday.…

Gaza: Return to war must be avoided at all costs, insists UN chief

2 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Return to war must be avoided at all costs, insists UN chief 11 February 2025 © WHO Displaced Palestinians are returning to their houses following the ceasefire agreement in Gaza. A return to war in Gaza must be avoided at all costs, UN Secretary-General António Guterres insisted on Tuesday, amid fears that the three-week-old ceasefire agreement between Hamas fighters and Israel is…

DR Congo crisis: Thousands of displaced in Goma forced to flee again

2 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home DR Congo crisis: Thousands of displaced in Goma forced to flee again 11 February 2025 UN News A man carries water in a camp for displaced people in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Thousands of people affected by the fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are leaving displacement sites in and around Goma for safer areas, the UN humanitarian…

Humanitarians uphold commitment to support civilians in eastern DR Congo

2 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Humanitarians uphold commitment to support civilians in eastern DR Congo 11 February 2025 © UNICEF/Jospin Benekire People displaced by conflict collect water from reservoirs installed by UNICEF at a camp near Goma in the DR Congo. Despite significant challenges, humanitarians plan to stay and deliver in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as fighting between the Rwandan-backed…

Meds platform launch gives children with cancer a fighting chance

2 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Meds platform launch gives children with cancer a fighting chance 11 February 2025 © WHO/Ernest Ankomah A two-year-old boy diagnosed with leukemia and treated with chemotherap plays while he waits to see a doctor at a hospital in Ghana. A new UN-partnered project to distribute essential childhood cancer medicines has begun in Uzbekistan and Mongolia, the first rollout for a project due to be…

Reaching for the stars: ‘We know the answers’ to support women in STEM

2 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Reaching for the stars: ‘We know the answers’ to support women in STEM 11 February 2025 UN News/Pia Blondel Woman astronaut Amanda Nguyen addresses the UN General Assembly on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) are crucial to economic growth – yet gender inequality in these fields remains widespread.…

Non-Governmental Organizations Brief the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on the Situation of Women in Sri Lanka

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Non-Governmental Organizations Brief the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on the Situation of Women in Sri Lanka 10 February 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women was this afternoon briefed by representatives of non-governmental organizations on the situation of women’s rights in Sri Lanka, the report of which the Committee will review this week.…