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1 month 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR Press Conference 03 March 2025 Press Conference Announcement Hostage-taking as torture - annual thematic report to the Human Rights Council of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment Embargoed until 4 March, after she delivers her statement to the HRC (Exact time to be confirmed) Dr. Alice Jill Edwards, Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment…

US cuts mean ‘essential’ UN mental health teams in Ukraine risk closure

1 month 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home US cuts mean ‘essential’ UN mental health teams in Ukraine risk closure 03 March 2025 © UNFPA Ukraine UNFPA’s mobile psychosocial support teams travel across Ukraine, including to the front lines, offering immediate emergency interventions as well as access to longer-term assistance. Some 640,000 women and girls in Ukraine will be affected by cuts to psychosocial support, gender-based…

‘Naked struggle for power and resources’ leaves civilians paying unbearable price: UN human rights chief

1 month 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Naked struggle for power and resources’ leaves civilians paying unbearable price: UN human rights chief 03 March 2025 © UNICEF/Mohammed Nateel A boy sits amongst the destruction of the Al-Touam neighbourhood in the northern Gaza Strip. As 120 conflicts rage around the world from the DR Congo to Gaza and from Sudan to Ukraine, UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Monday urged the…

DR Congo: Clean water ‘a lifeline’ for around 364,000 children a day in Goma

1 month 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home DR Congo: Clean water ‘a lifeline’ for around 364,000 children a day in Goma 03 March 2025 © UNICEF/Jospin Benekire A child fills a container at a water tap installed by UNICEF in Kanyaruchinya near Goma, in the eastern DR Congo. The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and partners in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are providing lifesaving clean water supplies to 700,000 people a…

First Person: Voices of the forgotten in Haiti, ‘crying out in the silence of distress’

1 month 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: Voices of the forgotten in Haiti, ‘crying out in the silence of distress’ 03 March 2025 © IOM/Antoine Lemonnier IOM staff member, Rose, supports displaced people as they pick up humanitarian supplies. Gang violence, political instability and economic turmoil have displaced over 700,000 people in Haiti, forcing families from their homes with nothing but what they can carry; some…

Oceans of opportunity squeezed dry by unsustainable use

1 month 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Oceans of opportunity squeezed dry by unsustainable use 03 March 2025 © UNICEF/Ashwa Faheem A stretch of severely eroded beach in Dhiffushi island, Maldives. The booming ocean economy sustains hundreds of millions of people, but it is being squeezed dry by overfishing, pollution, climate change and waste, UN economists warned on Monday, in a call for smarter, more concerted action to protect…

Nuclear energy watchdog chief raises ‘serious’ safety concerns over sites in Ukraine and Iran

1 month 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Nuclear energy watchdog chief raises ‘serious’ safety concerns over sites in Ukraine and Iran 03 March 2025 © IAEA/D. Calma IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi briefs the Board of Governors in Vienna. In his latest address to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors on Monday, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi warned of the escalating nuclear safety risks…

Food prices soar as Israel blocks aid into Gaza

1 month 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Food prices soar as Israel blocks aid into Gaza 03 March 2025 © WHO The UN delivers supplies to Kamal Adwan hospital in Gaza. Israel’s move to prevent all aid from entering the Gaza Strip after Hamas reportedly refused to accept a plan to continue with phase one of the fragile ceasefire has had an immediate impact, including a 100-fold increase in the price of flour and vegetables…

‘Dangerous nuclear rhetoric and threats’ trigger stark wake-up call: UN chief

1 month 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Dangerous nuclear rhetoric and threats’ trigger stark wake-up call: UN chief 03 March 2025 ICAN/Tim Wright Demonstrators call for a ban on nuclear weapons. (file) Dramatically evolving geopolitical tensions amid “dangerous nuclear rhetoric and threats” are a stark wake-up call for States to take action to support the legally binding atomic weapon ban treaty, UN Secretary-General António…

Human Right Committee Opens One Hundred and Forty-Third Session

1 month 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Human Right Committee Opens One Hundred and Forty-Third Session 03 March 2025 Meeting Summaries Committee Elects New Chairperson and Bureau, Five New Members Make Solemn DeclarationThe Human Right Committee this morning opened its one hundred and forty-third session, during which it will examine the reports of Albania, Burkina Faso, Haiti, Mongolia, Montenegro and Zimbabwe on their implementation of the provisions of the…