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International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 2024

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 2024 29 November 2024 Room XXI, Floor 1, Building…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Welcome Steps Taken by Saudi Arabia to Protect Domestic Workers, Ask Questions about the Disproportionate Use of the Death Penalty on Minorities and Discriminatory HIV Testing

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Welcome Steps Taken by Saudi Arabia to Protect Domestic Workers, Ask Questions about the Disproportionate Use of the Death Penalty on Minorities and Discriminatory HIV Testing 28 November 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the…

Wages are recovering after negative shift in 2022, says UN labour agency

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search Wages are recovering after negative shift in 2022, says UN labour agency 28 November 2024 © ILO/Marcel Crozet Porters work at a metal market in Narayana in New Delhi, India. Pay packets around the world rose 1.8 per cent in 2023 and continued their positive trajectory in the first half of the year, rising by 2.7 per cent on the back of a strong post-COVID global…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Welcome Steps Taken by Ecuador to Guarantee the Rights of People of African Descent, Raise Questions about the 2022 Protests and the Protection of Human Rights Defenders

4 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Welcome Steps Taken by Ecuador to Guarantee the Rights of People of African Descent, Raise Questions about the 2022 Protests and the Protection of Human Rights Defenders 27 November 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the twenty-fifth…

ITU Press Conference

4 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search ITU Press Conference 27 November 2024 Press Conference Announcement Launch of Facts & Figures 2024, a report on global connectivity, digital inclusion and 5G coverage Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava, Director of ITU’s Telecommunication Development Bureau Thierry Geiger, ITU Senior Economist and Head of the Data and Analytics Division

‘Reverse dangerous cycle of escalation’ in Ukraine, UN official urges amid ballistic missile strike

4 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search ‘Reverse dangerous cycle of escalation’ in Ukraine, UN official urges amid ballistic missile strike 27 November 2024 © OCHA in Ukraine This November marks the 1000th day of Russia’s war of aggression. The needs of civilians are growing amid intense attacks and as another grueling winter season sets in. Recent days have seen alarming signs of further escalation in…

‘We need peace’: Global Forum concludes with hope and a plan

4 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search ‘We need peace’: Global Forum concludes with hope and a plan 27 November 2024 Courtesy of Phelister Amondi Awuor Amondi Awuor of Kenya, co-producer of 'Include Me' with Walter Mwori Athobwa, which was recognised in the 18- to 25-year-old category at the PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival. The message, from second graders and octogenarians to imams, rabbis, young…

Guterres: Lebanon ceasefire deal ‘first ray of hope for peace’

4 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search Guterres: Lebanon ceasefire deal ‘first ray of hope for peace’ 27 November 2024 UN Photo/Carlos Porfírio Secretary-General António Guterres (left) and Prime Minister Luís Montenegro of Portugal speak to reporters following the conclusion of the 10th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations. The ceasefire agreement in Lebanon represents “the first…

World News in Brief: Aid challenges in Syria, human rights in Iran, elections in South Sudan

4 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search World News in Brief: Aid challenges in Syria, human rights in Iran, elections in South Sudan 27 November 2024 © WFP Young boys displaced by conflict in Syria stand in front of a shelter. (file) Ongoing hostilities across Syria are intensifying an already dire humanitarian crisis, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned, amid…

Afghanistan: Surge in synthetic drugs could threaten public health

4 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search Afghanistan: Surge in synthetic drugs could threaten public health 27 November 2024 UN News / David Mottershead A man gazing into the distance at the Avicenna Drug Treatment Centre in Kabul, Afghanistan. The latest report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reveals significant gaps in Afghanistan's ability to address substance use disorders,…