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Experts of the Committee against Torture Welcome Namibia’s Commitment to the Mandela and Bangkok Rules, Ask about Harmful Traditional Practices and Lengthy Pretrial Detention Periods

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee against Torture Welcome Namibia’s Commitment to the Mandela and Bangkok Rules, Ask about Harmful Traditional Practices and Lengthy Pretrial Detention Periods 31 October 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Namibia, with Committee Experts welcoming the State’s commitment to the Nelson Mandela and Bangkok Rules,…

Director-General's remarks at the Inaugural Ceremony of the “Armenia-France Friendship Room"

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the Inaugural Ceremony of the “Armenia-France Friendship Room" 31 October 2024 Tatiana Valovaya Inaugural Ceremony of the “Armenia-France Friendship Room”Thursday, 31 October 2024, at 1.00 p.m.Room XXIII, Palais des Nations Your Excellency Mr. Hovhannisyan, [PR of Armenia]Mr. Vardanyan, [Head of the Friendship Group Armenia-France of the National Assembly of Armenia]Your Excellency Mr. Bonnafont, [PR of France]Mr. Devinaz, […

‘Catastrophic’ hunger persists in multiple countries, warn food agencies

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Catastrophic’ hunger persists in multiple countries, warn food agencies 31 October 2024 © WFP/Alexis Masciarelli Primary school students in Haiti prepare to eat a lunch provided with the support of the United Nations. “Catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity” bordering on starvation are expected to impact hundreds of thousands of people in coming months, driven principally by…

Israeli laws blocking UNRWA – devastating humanitarian impact for Palestinians?

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Israeli laws blocking UNRWA – devastating humanitarian impact for Palestinians? 31 October 2024 © UN Women/Samar Abu Elouf A woman flees the Al Zeitoun neighborhood in Gaza City to the south of the Gaza Strip. On Monday, Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, voted in favour of legislation targeting the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, which could effectively bring its operations in the…

Potentially ‘deadly’ consequences could arise from Israel’s UNRWA ban: UNICEF

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Potentially ‘deadly’ consequences could arise from Israel’s UNRWA ban: UNICEF 31 October 2024 © UN Women/Samar Abu Elouf Palestinian women grieve for their relatives who were killed in Israeli bombings in Nuseirat and Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip. The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday that Israeli legislation to shut down the main lifeline for Palestine refugees in…

UN expert calls for action as Marshall Islands faces dual displacement crisis

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN expert calls for action as Marshall Islands faces dual displacement crisis 31 October 2024 IOM Video Screenshot The Marshall Islands has an average elevation of less than two metres, making it extremely vulnerable to sea level rise. An independent UN expert on Thursday called on the international community to fulfill its “urgent moral obligation” to support the Marshall Islands in…

Ongoing hostilities and evacuation orders impact thousands in Lebanon

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Ongoing hostilities and evacuation orders impact thousands in Lebanon 31 October 2024 © UNICEF/Dar al Mussawir/Ramzi Haidar Members of a family who fled their home in Lebanon rest under a tree. People in Lebanon continue to be killed, injured and displaced by airstrikes, hostilities and displacement orders, the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, said on Thursday.…

World Cities Day calls for youth-led local change

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World Cities Day calls for youth-led local change 31 October 2024 UNFCCC/Kiara Worth Secretary-General António Guterres with young climate activists at the ​​​​​​​Climate Implementation Summit at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Despite international progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), cities, particularly in the Global South, continue to grapple with poverty…

251 million children still out of school worldwide, UNESCO reports

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home 251 million children still out of school worldwide, UNESCO reports 31 October 2024 © UNICEF/Ahmed Mohamdeen Elfati Girls who fled their homes in war-torn Sudan take part in a digital learning session in Kassala state. Despite decades of educational progress and international commitments, a quarter of a billion children and youth remain out of school worldwide, UN education agency UNESCO…

Ukraine: UN official urges restraint, renews call for just and lasting peace

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: UN official urges restraint, renews call for just and lasting peace 31 October 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Adedeji Ebo, Director and Deputy to the High Representative of the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs, briefs the Security Council. A senior UN disarmament official on Thursday called on all parties to the conflict in Ukraine to exercise restraint and avoid actions that could…