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UN envoy calls for increased aid for Syria in Damascus visit
15 December 2024
Tahseen Saour
UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen arrrives in Damascus.
Increased humanitarian aid is needed in Syria amid “immense” changes that offer hope to a nation emerging from a 13-year-long war, the top UN envoy for the country said after his arrival in the capital, Damascus, on Sunday…
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Director-General's remarks at the UNOG-ONUArt Human Rights Day Concert
14 December 2024
Tatiana Valovaya
UNOG-ONUArt Human Rights Day ConcertSaturday, 14 December 2024 at 5.00 p.m.Room XX, Palais des Nations Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Dear friends, It is my pleasure to welcome you all to the 11th World Concert for Human Rights, an annual celebration of Human Rights Day here at the Palais des Nations. I extend my sincere appreciation to…
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Lime-flavoured memories drive innovation on Saudi farm
14 December 2024
FAO/Mohammed Saud Alhumaid
Smart irrigation regulates the amount of water that the lime trees receive.
Farmers in Saudi Arabia are being encouraged to adopt new irrigation techniques as water and land resources are put under increasing pressure…
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Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families Concludes Thirty-Ninth Session after Adopting Findings on Benin, Egypt, Peru and Seychelles
13 December 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families this afternoon concluded its thirty-ninth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of…
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Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Closes One Hundred and Fourteenth Session, Issues Concluding Observations on the Reports of Armenia, Ecuador, Greece, Kenya, Monaco and Saudi Arabia
13 December 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon closed its one hundred and fourteenth session, during which it reviewed the reports of Armenia, Ecuador, Greece…
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
13 December 2024
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons of the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, the International Labour Organization, the World Health Organization, the…
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UN Special Envoy continues shuttle diplomacy on Syria
13 December 2024
Gaith Sabbagh
Thousands of people gathered in Damascus on Friday to celebrate the fall of the Assad regime.
The UN Special Envoy for Syria travelled to Jordan on Friday for discussions on the tumultuous events that have seen a new transitional authority take charge in Damascus in recent days, with more high-level meetings…
