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Joint UN meeting tackles small arms control to foster sustainable development

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Joint UN meeting tackles small arms control to foster sustainable development 17 March 2025 UNODC Firearms confiscated during border checks. On Monday, during a meeting of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council, UN officials and disarmament experts emphasized the urgent need to tackle the widespread issue of small arms and light weapons. They warned that the stakes are…

Committee on Enforced Disappearances Opens Twenty-Eighth Session

1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Enforced Disappearances Opens Twenty-Eighth Session 17 March 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this morning opened its twenty-eighth session, during which it will examine the reports of the Central African Republic, the Gambia and Malta on their implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.The…

‘Is this just a long, beautiful dream?’: Syrian filmmaker Waad Al-Kateab on her country’s future

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Is this just a long, beautiful dream?’: Syrian filmmaker Waad Al-Kateab on her country’s future 15 March 2025 © ForSamaFilm Waad Al-Kateab stands in front of a bombed-out building in Syria. For Waad Al-Kateab, the fall of Bashar Al-Assad’s regime in Syria in December 2024 felt almost unreal. “I thought the ending of my story was dying in exile,” she told UN News.  “And it just…

‘Time for bold moves’: UN urges inclusive transition as Syria marks 14 years of conflict

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Time for bold moves’: UN urges inclusive transition as Syria marks 14 years of conflict 15 March 2025 © 联合国儿童基金会/Christopher Herwig 在约旦的叙利亚难民收到了过冬冬季衣物。（资料图片） Marking 14 years since the start of the Syrian conflict, top UN officials raised alarm over renewed violence and growing instability, warning that without urgent action, Syria’s fragile transition could be at risk…

UN chief affirms solidarity with Bangladesh amid political transition

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief affirms solidarity with Bangladesh amid political transition 15 March 2025 United Nations UN Secretary-General António Guterres (right) speaks to the media at a press conference in Dhaka alongside Md. Towhid Hossain, Foreign Adviser of Bangladesh. On a visit to Bangladesh, UN Secretary-General António Guterres underscored the pivotal moment the country is facing as it navigates a…

HRC Press Conference - Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home HRC Press Conference - Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran 14 March 2025 Press Conference Announcement Launch of the Iran Fact-Finding Mission’s latest report. Sara Hossain, Chair of the Iran Fact-Finding MissionShaheen Sardar Ali, Expert Member of the Fact-Finding MissionViviana Krsticevic, Expert Member of the Fact-Finding Mission

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 14 March 2025 UN Geneva Press Briefing Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the TV, Radio and Webcast Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons of the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, United Nations Trade and Development, the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria, and the International Federation of Red Cross and…

World News in Brief: Fresh fighting in eastern DR Congo, global trade update, elections in CAR, Pakistan train hijack

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Fresh fighting in eastern DR Congo, global trade update, elections in CAR, Pakistan train hijack 14 March 2025 WFP A camp in eastern DR Congo provides security for some of the millions displaced people in the country. Fresh fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has displaced tens of thousands of families, with children particularly at risk, the UN…

No food deliveries to Gaza as border closures continue

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home No food deliveries to Gaza as border closures continue 14 March 2025 © WHO People gather at a food distribution point in Gaza City in February 2025. The UN emergency food relief agency has not been able to transport any aid into the Gaza Strip, due to the ongoing closure of all border crossing points, which is now in its twelfth day, the UN Spokesperson said on Friday…

‘Without us, there is no future’: Youth take over UN Women’s Commission

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Without us, there is no future’: Youth take over UN Women’s Commission 14 March 2025 UN Women/Jennifer Graylock A wideview of the UN General Assembly Hall. “Support us and include us” to achieve real progress on advancing equal rights for all, young leaders told the Commission on the Status of Women, as the forum wrapped up the first week of its annual session at the UN Headquarters, in New…