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Human Rights Council: Significant increase in child victims of trafficking

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Council: Significant increase in child victims of trafficking 12 March 2025 © UNICEF/Jim Holmes A mother whose daughter was trafficked at the age of sixteen covers her face to protect her identity. Children make up almost four in 10 victims of trafficking worldwide, but the true number of youngsters caught up in the illegal practice is likely much higher, a senior UN…

UN launches gender equality plan: ‘We’re at a turning point’

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN launches gender equality plan: ‘We’re at a turning point’ 12 March 2025 UN Photo Sarah Hendriks, director of UN Women's policy, programme and intergovernmental division, at the launch of the Beijing+30 Action Agenda. The UN launched a bold new action agenda to boost rights and achieve gender equality at a high-level event on the sidelines of the ongoing Commission on the Status of…

Guterres prioritises UN reform to ensure taxpayers’ money reaches those in need

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres prioritises UN reform to ensure taxpayers’ money reaches those in need 12 March 2025 UN Photo/Manuel Elías UN Secretary-General António Guterres briefs the media about the UN80 Initiative. The United Nations is prioritising reform to ensure it remains effective, cost-efficient and responsive to the people it serves, Secretary-General António Guterres announced Wednesday, as part of…

Humanitarian system at breaking point as funding cuts force life-or-death choices

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Humanitarian system at breaking point as funding cuts force life-or-death choices 12 March 2025 UNOCHA/Giles Clarke Aid programmes in Yemen are already being forced to shut down due to lack of funding. The UN’s top relief official warned on Wednesday that the global humanitarian system has reached breaking point, with funding cuts forcing life-or-death decisions over which aid programmes to…

World News in Brief: Gaza aid ‘unravelling’, funding cuts in Ukraine, concern over Syria aid access, Duterte in ICC custody

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Gaza aid ‘unravelling’, funding cuts in Ukraine, concern over Syria aid access, Duterte in ICC custody 12 March 2025 © UNRWA A woman in Gaza waits to return home. Following 11 days of an Israeli aid blockade in Gaza, “crucial progress” made during the first six weeks of the ceasefire between Israeli forces and Hamas militants “continues to unravel”, said UN Spokesperson…

‘Anxiety, paranoia, fear’: The consequences of digital violence against women

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Anxiety, paranoia, fear’: The consequences of digital violence against women 12 March 2025 © UNICEF Many children face online abuse (file) Online attacks against women are getting worse, according to the UN, causing lasting damage that can spill over into real world violence. Leading activists from Spain and Latin America met at UN Headquarters on Wednesday to rally women and share…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 11 March 2025 UN Geneva Press Briefing Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the TV, Radio and Webcast 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 High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children’s Fund, and the World Health Organization.Recent violence in Syrian coastal areas Thameen Al-Kheetan,…

In Dialogue with Mongolia, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Quotas for Women Parliamentarians, Raise Issues Concerning Corruption and Press Freedom

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Mongolia, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Quotas for Women Parliamentarians, Raise Issues Concerning Corruption and Press Freedom 11 March 2025 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Mongolia on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, with Committee Experts commending quotas for the representation of women in…

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Commend Canada for Accessible Voting Measures, Ask about Medical Assistance in Dying for Persons with Disabilities and on Persons with Disabilities in the Labour Market

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Commend Canada for Accessible Voting Measures, Ask about Medical Assistance in Dying for Persons with Disabilities and on Persons with Disabilities in the Labour Market 11 March 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its review of the combined second and third periodic report of Canada, with Committee…

Bangladesh: Rohingya children’s acute hunger surges amid funding cuts

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Bangladesh: Rohingya children’s acute hunger surges amid funding cuts 11 March 2025 © UNICEF/Ilvy Njiokiktjien A malnourished child is fed at a shelter in a refugee settlement in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. In Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar refugee settlements, child malnutrition has surged and cuts to aid funding risk creating a humanitarian “catastrophe”, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on…