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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 17 May 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the International Telecommunication Union, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for…

Crimes against nature: UN agency puts environmental legislation under scrutiny

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Crimes against nature: UN agency puts environmental legislation under scrutiny 17 May 2024 © UNEP/Duncan Moore There are hundreds of landfill dumpsites spread across Kenya with the largest being Dandora dumpsite in Nairobi. Global efforts to prevent crimes against nature and bring offenders to justice are being hampered by glaring differences in environmental protection laws among countries…

Israel refutes South Africa’s accusations at UN world court

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Israel refutes South Africa’s accusations at UN world court 17 May 2024 © ICJ/Wendy van Bree A view of the International Court of Justice courtroom at The Hague in the case of South Africa v. Israel. The UN International Court of Justice (ICJ), on Friday, heard the response from Israel on the case brought forward by South Africa requesting emergency provisional measures to immediately halt…

Gaza: Aid delivery via floating dock welcomed, but land routes ‘more important’

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Aid delivery via floating dock welcomed, but land routes ‘more important’ 17 May 2024 © US Army Central A floating dock for the delivery of humanitarian supplies is built off the coast of Gaza. Trucks carrying desperately needed aid into Gaza have started moving ashore on the temporary floating dock built by the United States military, but this is not enough to meet the needs of…

UN rights office urges Sri Lanka to reveal fate of the disappeared

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights office urges Sri Lanka to reveal fate of the disappeared 17 May 2024 © UNICEF/Dan Thomas In 2005, a warning about the presence of landmines and other unexploded ordinance in Jaffna, northern Sri Lanka. The area saw some of the worst fighting during the island's civil war. The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday urged the Sri Lankan Government to take decisive action to…

UN’s rights chief horrified by Sudan escalation as famine draws nearer

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN’s rights chief horrified by Sudan escalation as famine draws nearer 17 May 2024 © UNICEF/Shehzad Noorani A mother walks with her children to their shelter at an IDP camp in North Darfur. The UN’s top human rights official has personally intervened to try to stop spiralling violence in Sudan that’s having a terrifying impact on millions of civilians, who humanitarians say are…

India’s LGBTQIA+ community notches legal wins but still faces societal hurdles to acceptance, equal rights

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home India’s LGBTQIA+ community notches legal wins but still faces societal hurdles to acceptance, equal rights 17 May 2024 UNAIDS Due to social prejudices, gay couples are still forced to hide their identity. While there has been some recent progress for India’s LGBTQIA+ community, there is still a long way to go to overcome social stigma and prejudice, and to ensure that all people in the…

WHO Press Conference

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home WHO Press Conference 17 May 2024 Press Conference Announcement WHO updates list of drug-resistant bacteria. Dr Alexandra Cameron, Senior Expert, and Unit Head A.I. of Impact Initiatives and Research Coordination, WHO AMR Division.Dr Hatim Sati, BPPL project lead. Technical Officer, WHO AMR Division.

Director-General's remarks at the International Day of Living Together in Peace 2024

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the International Day of Living Together in Peace 2024 16 May 2024 Tatiana Valovaya  International Day of Living Together in Peace 2024Thursday, 16 May 2024, at 2.00 p.m.Room XIX, Palais des Nations  Madame la Vice-présidente du Conseil administratif de la Ville de Genève,Monsieur le Président d’honneur de AISA ONG Internationale,Excellencies,  Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure for me to welcome you to the…

Guterres repeats call to Israel to halt Rafah assault as aid stocks dwindle

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres repeats call to Israel to halt Rafah assault as aid stocks dwindle 16 May 2024 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba Children travel in the trunk of a car as they leave Rafah in southern Gaza. UN chief António Guterres reiterated his warning on Thursday against a full-scale assault on Rafah, just as aid teams issued increasingly urgent appeals for safe passage throughout Gaza, to…