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Director-General's remarks at the Closing ceremony of the Geneva International Model United Nations (GIMUN) Conference

2 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the Closing ceremony of the Geneva International Model United Nations (GIMUN) Conference 14 February 2025 Tatiana Valovaya  Closing ceremony of the Geneva International Model United Nations (GIMUN) Conference“Navigating Global Conflicts: Fostering Peace through Multilateral Cooperation”Friday, 14 February 2025 at 2.00 p.m.Room XXVI, Building E, Palais des Nations Dear students, Ladies and gentlemen,It is my pleasure…

DR Congo displacement, health crisis worsens amid dwindling aid access

2 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home DR Congo displacement, health crisis worsens amid dwindling aid access 14 February 2025 © UNICEF/Jospin Benekire A father takes his injured son for treatment at a hospital near Goma, in the eastern DR Congo. A dire displacement crisis is escalating in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo as M23 rebels make headway while aid routes are cut off, UN humanitarians warned on Friday…

Strike on Chernobyl: ‘No room for complacency’ says atomic energy watchdog

2 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Strike on Chernobyl: ‘No room for complacency’ says atomic energy watchdog 14 February 2025 SSP "Chernobyl NPP" Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station. Ukrainian authorities said on Friday a Russian drone strike with a high explosive warhead struck the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant overnight, damaging a protective shield which was built following the 1986 disaster in order to…

World must not turn its back on Sudan’s deepening crisis: Guterres

2 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home World must not turn its back on Sudan’s deepening crisis: Guterres 14 February 2025 ©UNOCHA/Yao Chen Displaced families at an IDP camp in Sudan's Gedaref state. More than 12 million people have been displaced due to the conflict in the country. The UN Secretary-General on Friday called on the international community to urgently scale up funding and diplomatic action to ease the…

Belarus: Violations remain ‘widespread and systematic’, says independent expert group

2 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Belarus: Violations remain ‘widespread and systematic’, says independent expert group 14 February 2025 Unsplash/Darya Tryfanava Minsk, the capital of Belarus. A new report from UN Human Rights Council-mandated experts monitoring Belarus on Friday said that authorities have been committing widespread human rights violations, some amounting to crimes against humanity, as part of a systematic…

UN rights office condemns continuing Israeli military operation in West Bank

2 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights office condemns continuing Israeli military operation in West Bank 14 February 2025 联合国儿童基金会/Alaa Badarneh 联合国的一份报告称，以色列去年在加沙和约旦河西岸的入侵使巴勒斯坦的发展倒退了近70年。 The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday condemned the intensifying Israeli military operation in the northern West Bank, warning that nearly 40,000 Palestinians have been displaced already amid an “alarming wave” of violence and…

Sudan, ‘the most devastating humanitarian and displacement crisis in the world’

2 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan, ‘the most devastating humanitarian and displacement crisis in the world’ 14 February 2025 © UNFPA/Karel Prinsloo República Centroafricana, 2024. Refugiados sudaneses recién llegados al campo de refugiados de Korsi. Sudan’s ruinous civil war is approaching its third year, leaving a legacy of malnutrition, massive population displacement and chronic insecurity. As the UN system prepares…

Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Welcome Peru’s National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights, Ask about the High Percentage of the Workforce in the Informal Sector and Sexual Violence against Children in the Condorcanq

2 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Welcome Peru’s National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights, Ask about the High Percentage of the Workforce in the Informal Sector and Sexual Violence against Children in the Condorcanqui Region 13 February 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the fifth periodic report…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Praise Sri Lanka’s Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security, Ask about Legislation on Child Marriage and Domestic Violence

2 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Praise Sri Lanka’s Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security, Ask about Legislation on Child Marriage and Domestic Violence 13 February 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the ninth periodic report of Sri Lanka, with Committee Experts praising the State’s…

DR Congo: Shortage of humanitarian routes threatens aid operation, top UN official warns

2 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home DR Congo: Shortage of humanitarian routes threatens aid operation, top UN official warns 13 February 2025 WFP Women in Goma in the eastern DR Congo collect food provider by the UN and its partners. As M23 rebels continue to gain ground in South Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the country’s top UN humanitarian official has told UN News that increasing “complexity…