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‘Major milestone’ on solutions to internal displacement: Top adviser

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Major milestone’ on solutions to internal displacement: Top adviser 04 December 2024 © UNICEF/Ahmed Mohamdeen Elfati Children attend an e-learning session at Abdullah Naj internally displaced people's gathering point in Port Sudan. There have been significant advances in addressing the worldwide internal displacement crisis, but urgent action is still needed as numbers continue to rise…

Director-General's remarks at the 2024 Edition of the Women in Diplomacy Index

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the 2024 Edition of the Women in Diplomacy Index 04 December 2024 Tatiana Valovaya 2024 Edition of the Women in Diplomacy IndexWednesday, 4 December 2024 at 9.00 a.m.Room XXV, Building E, Palais des NationsExcellencies, Ladies and gentlemen,Dear friends,It is a great honour to welcome you all to the launch of the 2024 edition of the Women in Diplomacy Index. I wish to thank the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research for…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 03 December 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING3 December 2024Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva (UNIS), chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by representatives and spokespersons for the World Health Organization (WHO), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the Office for…

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Congratulate Benin on Efforts to Protect Human Rights in West Africa, Raise Questions on the e-Diaspora Platform and Expulsions

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Congratulate Benin on Efforts to Protect Human Rights in West Africa, Raise Questions on the e-Diaspora Platform and Expulsions 03 December 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Benin, with Committee Experts congratulating…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Armenia’s National Human Rights Strategy, Ask about Anti-Discrimination Legislation and Access to Education for Minority Groups

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Armenia’s National Human Rights Strategy, Ask about Anti-Discrimination Legislation and Access to Education for Minority Groups 03 December 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twelfth to fourteenth periodic report of Armenia, with…

The ‘slow onset, silent killer’: Droughts explained

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home The ‘slow onset, silent killer’: Droughts explained 03 December 2024 © UNHCR/Caroline Irby Dans l'est de la Mauritanie, le bétail meurt à cause de la sécheresse. Droughts across the world are intensifying and have become a “slow onset, silent killer” to which no country is immune, according to the UN’s most senior official working on desertification, drought and land restoration issues…

Syria escalation: Deadly attacks continue, healthcare and access compromised

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Syria escalation: Deadly attacks continue, healthcare and access compromised 03 December 2024 © UNOCHA Aleppo city, February 2023 The ongoing escalation of violence in northwest Syria linked to the wider conflict in Gaza and Lebanon has left civilians dead and injured, hospitals “overwhelmed” with healthcare attacks on the rise, the UN warned on Tuesday…

UNHCR secures record $1.5 billion in early funding for 2025

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UNHCR secures record $1.5 billion in early funding for 2025 03 December 2024 © UNHCR/Andrew McConnell Sudanese refugees arrive at the border town of Adre in Chad. The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has secured early funding commitments of $1.5 billion for 2025, as global forced displacement surges to 123 million people worldwide.…

Security Council: Put young women at the heart of peace and security efforts

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council: Put young women at the heart of peace and security efforts 03 December 2024 © UNICEF/Sebastian x Gil With the climate crisis, global conflict and generational inequalities running rampant, the inputs, perspectives and representation of youth are needed more than ever. Here pictured are environmental activists and founders of Youth for Climate Argentina. Peace is in peril…

Sudan: UN deplores deadly shelling on Zamzam camp

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: UN deplores deadly shelling on Zamzam camp 03 December 2024 Zam Zam ERR Les familles du camp de Zamzam se rassemblent pour recevoir un repas fourni par la salle d'intervention d'urgence du camp. The United Nations has condemned deadly shelling on Zamzam camp, the largest site for internally displaced people (IDPs) in the Darfur region of Sudan…