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Charting a path for global action on land and drought

4 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Charting a path for global action on land and drought 14 December 2024 © UNCCD Reversing land degradation is part of the goal of UN-supported resilience and restoration efforts in Burkina Faso's Shea communities. The largest and most inclusive UN land conference wrapped up in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday, charting a path for global action following two weeks of intense negotiations…

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

4 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home 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…

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

4 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home 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…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

4 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home 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…

UN Special Envoy continues shuttle diplomacy on Syria

4 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home 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…

Gaza: ‘Sickening normalisation’ of suffering, amid attacks on people and aid convoys

4 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: ‘Sickening normalisation’ of suffering, amid attacks on people and aid convoys 13 December 2024 © ВПП/Дж.Дюмонт Последствия военных действий в Газе. Ongoing military operations by Israeli forces in Gaza continue to cause devastation for civilians trying to escape the fighting, with mounting casualties and a critical lack of humanitarian aid for the desperate population.…

Iran: UN experts call for strict new hijab law to be repealed

4 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Iran: UN experts call for strict new hijab law to be repealed 13 December 2024 Unsplash/Amir Hosseini A woman in a hijab walks through the streets of Tehran, the Iranian capital. Iranian women and girls now face prison terms of up to 15 years and possible death sentences for failing to wear a hijab, through a new strict law on religious dress and behaviour that was due to take effect on…

UN rights chief urges accountability for post-electoral violence in Venezuela

4 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights chief urges accountability for post-electoral violence in Venezuela 13 December 2024 © OHCHR/Irina Popa UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday reiterated the need for accountability for post-electoral violence in Venezuela and alleged excessive use of force during protests that left at least 28 people dead…

Climate shocks, humanitarian crises and political division plague Central Africa

4 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Climate shocks, humanitarian crises and political division plague Central Africa 13 December 2024 © UNICEF/Ashley Gilbertson VII Photo Floods and other extreme weather events continue to impact countries across Central Africa. This file photo shows a UN humanitarian convoy on the move in Central African Republic. Central African nations continue to grapple with multidimensional crises,…

OHCHR Press Conference

4 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR Press Conference 13 December 2024 Press Conference Announcement UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) to present review findings on Armenia, Ecuador, Greece, Kenya, Monaco, and Saudi Arabia Michal Balcerzak, Chair Smatia Stavrinaki, Committee MemberBakari Sidiki Diaby, Committee MemberChinsung Chung, Committee Member