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1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR press conference 12 September 2023 Press Conference Announcement Launch of UN Syria Commission’s latest report Paulo Pinheiro, Chair, UN Syria Commission Hanny Megally, Commissioner Lynn Welchman, Commissioner

New Permanent Observer of the Holy See Presents Letter of Nomination to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Observer of the Holy See Presents Letter of Nomination to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 12 September 2023 Presentation of Credentials   Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, Apostolic Nuncio, the new Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his letter of nomination to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations…

AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur to Human Rights Council: the Systematic and Institutionalised Discrimination that Seeks to Exclude Women from All Facets of Life in Afghanistan Necessitates an Examination of the Evolving Phenomenon of Gender Apartheid

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur to Human Rights Council: the Systematic and Institutionalised Discrimination that Seeks to Exclude Women from All Facets of Life in Afghanistan Necessitates an Examination of the Evolving Phenomenon of Gender Apartheid 11 September 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue on the Written Update by the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Situation of Human…

New Permanent Representative of Costa Rica Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Costa Rica Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 11 September 2023 Presentation of Credentials Christian Guillermet Fernández, the new Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations…

New Permanent Representative of Greece Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Greece Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 11 September 2023 Presentation of Credentials Ioannis Ghikas, the new Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment…

MORNING - Intensity of War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity Have Increased in Myanmar, Independent Mechanism tells Human Rights Council

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Intensity of War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity Have Increased in Myanmar, Independent Mechanism tells Human Rights Council 11 September 2023 Meeting Summaries Deputy High Commissioner Expresses Concern about Proposed Anti-Terrorism Bill and Law to Regulate Media Broadcasting in Sri Lanka The Human Rights Council this morning held…

Türk blasts ‘politics of repression and division’, stresses freedom and development link

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Türk blasts ‘politics of repression and division’, stresses freedom and development link 11 September 2023 © FAO/Luis Tato A lack of development in places like Niger (pictured) can fuel extremism, according to the UN. To advance development, States must reject authoritarianism and protect civic space and fundamental rights, UN rights chief Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council on…

War crimes intensifying: Myanmar human rights investigators

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home War crimes intensifying: Myanmar human rights investigators 11 September 2023 UNOCHA/Siegfried Modola A family walks through Kayah State, in southeastern on their way to safety across the border to Thailand. UN-appointed independent human rights investigators told the Human Rights Council on Monday that Myanmar’s people continue to suffer deeply from the effects of horrific crimes committed…

FAO launches emergency plan to combat hunger in Sudan

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home FAO launches emergency plan to combat hunger in Sudan 11 September 2023 © IFAD/Marco Salustro Under the plan, FAO will distribute seeds and other farm necessities to support farmers and boost yields. The UN food security agency on Monday launched an emergency response plan to provide essential support to communities in Sudan grappling with the devastating effects of the ongoing conflict…

Meth trafficking surges in and around Afghanistan

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Meth trafficking surges in and around Afghanistan 11 September 2023 UN News / Ezzat El-Ferri The Taliban-run Agoosh drug treatment centre in the Afghan capital Kabul. Methamphetamine trafficking in Afghanistan and neighbouring countries is surging, according to a report published on Sunday by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC…