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Humanitarian leaders unite in urgent plea for Gaza

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Humanitarian leaders unite in urgent plea for Gaza 21 February 2024 © WHO/Christopher Black Neighbourhoods in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, lie in ruins. In a collective appeal, heads of UN humanitarian entities and global non governmental organizations (NGOs) implored world leaders to help prevent further deterioration of the crisis in Gaza that has left tens of thousands of Palestinians –…

UN forum: Nations must collaborate now or risk further setbacks in sustainable development

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN forum: Nations must collaborate now or risk further setbacks in sustainable development 21 February 2024 © Suwat Chancharoensuk UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed delivers remarks to the Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development. Today’s multilateral arrangements – global and regional organizations and major development banks – are “not up to the job” of helping countries…

UN envoy calls for curb on illicit weapons in Central African Republic

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN envoy calls for curb on illicit weapons in Central African Republic 21 February 2024 MINUSCA/Hervé Serefio MINUSCA peacekeepers on patrol in Bangassou, south-eastern CAR. (file) The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) on Wednesday urged greater support for the country’s efforts to build a professional national army, as part of a security overhaul…

HRC Press Conference

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home HRC Press Conference 21 February 2024 Press Conference Announcement 55th regular session of the Human Rights Council Omar Zniber, President of the Human Rights Council

Human Rights Council to Hold its Fifty-Fifth Regular Session from 26 February to 5 April 2024

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Council to Hold its Fifty-Fifth Regular Session from 26 February to 5 April 2024 21 February 2024 Press Release The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its fifty-fifth regular session from 26 February to 5 April 2024 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, starting with its high-level segment from 26 February to 28 February, when dignitaries representing more than 110 Member States will address the…

Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Commend Iraq for Plans to Increase the Number of Female Judges, Ask Questions on Anti-Homosexuality Legislation and Access to Clean Drinking Water

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Commend Iraq for Plans to Increase the Number of Female Judges, Ask Questions on Anti-Homosexuality Legislation and Access to Clean Drinking Water 20 February 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the fifth periodic report of Iraq, with Committee Experts commending the State for the positive…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 20 February 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Development Programme, and the International Committee of the Red Cross.Third year of Ukraine warAlessandra Vellucci, for the United…

Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Commend Cambodia’s International Cooperation on Fighting Crime, Ask about Plans to Adopt Legislation on Enforced Disappearance and Measures to Prevent Corruption in the Judiciary

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Commend Cambodia’s International Cooperation on Fighting Crime, Ask about Plans to Adopt Legislation on Enforced Disappearance and Measures to Prevent Corruption in the Judiciary 20 February 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Cambodia on its implementation of the International…

Gazans ‘hanging by a thread’, warns WFP

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gazans ‘hanging by a thread’, warns WFP 20 February 2024 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba تظهر على العديد من الأطفال في غزة علامات سوء التغذية الحاد وفقدان الوزن بشكل كبير. The UN emergency food relief agency (WFP) warned that Gaza is “hanging by a thread”, calling for urgent access to allow it to reach the hundreds of thousands of Palestinians on the verge of famine…

UN agencies sound alarm over renewed clashes in eastern DR Congo

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN agencies sound alarm over renewed clashes in eastern DR Congo 20 February 2024 © UNICEF/Jospin Benekire Un jeune garçon est assis dans un site de personnes déplacées à Goma, province du Nord-Kivu, en RDC (photo d'archives). Amid reports of a renewed escalation of hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN peacekeeping mission in the country has called on…