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Sri Lanka urged to conduct probe into 2019 attack

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sri Lanka urged to conduct probe into 2019 attack 11 September 2023 © UNICEF/Weerasinghe In July 2022, autorickshaws wait in a long queue at a Sri Lankan fuel station, amid a severe economic crisis gripping the country. Political and democratic reforms have not materialized in Sri Lanka despite popular protests last year calling for change, the UN’s deputy human rights chief told the Human…

Committee on Enforced Disappearances Opens Twenty-Fifth Session

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Enforced Disappearances Opens Twenty-Fifth Session 11 September 2023 Meeting Summaries Hears Testimony from a Victim of Enforced Disappearance The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this morning opened its twenty-fifth session, during which it will examine the reports of Mauritania, Mexico, the Netherlands and Nigeria on their implementation of the…

OPENING - Human Rights Council Opens its Fifty-Fourth Regular Session, Hears Global Update by the High Commissioner for Human Rights

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home OPENING - Human Rights Council Opens its Fifty-Fourth Regular Session, Hears Global Update by the High Commissioner for Human Rights 11 September 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Holds Minute of Silence for Earthquake Victims in Morocco The Human Rights Council this morning opened its fifty-fourth regular session, holding a minute…

Taking the pulse of the planet as the world gathers at the UN

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Taking the pulse of the planet as the world gathers at the UN 10 September 2023 UN Photo/Manuel Elías SDG logos are projected in the UN General Assembly Hall in 2022. It’s that time again! The global spotlight will shine on UN Headquarters in New York later this month when the General Assembly (UNGA) welcomes presidents, monarchs, prime ministers, and Heads of State from its 193 …

Repel intensifying attacks on schools, urges Guterres

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Repel intensifying attacks on schools, urges Guterres 09 September 2023 © UNHCR/Mercury Transformations Young women who fled Afghanistan study in Pakistan. With a staggering hike in attacks targeting schools and hospitals, and over seven million refugee children out of school, the UN chief called on Saturday for a new push to defend vulnerable students and teachers worldwide…

UN welcomes G20 leaders’ declaration in New Delhi

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN welcomes G20 leaders’ declaration in New Delhi 09 September 2023 UN India/Ruhani Kaur UN Secretary-General António Guterres (right) briefs journalists at a press conference at the G20 summit in New Delhi, India. The UN welcomed the adoption on Saturday of the G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration, describing it as an example of effective leadership at a time of great divisions in the world…

Morocco earthquake: UN stands ready to support relief efforts

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Morocco earthquake: UN stands ready to support relief efforts 09 September 2023 UNESCO Maghreb/Eric Falt The earthquake with an epicentre in the High Atlas mountains caused devastation in the historic city of Marrakech, Morocco. The UN chief expressed his profound sadness over the deadly earthquake that struck central Morocco late on Friday night which latest media reports say has killed…

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commend Andorra for Having No Child Prisoners, Ask Questions about Access to Housing and the Minimum Age of Criminal Liability

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commend Andorra for Having No Child Prisoners, Ask Questions about Access to Housing and the Minimum Age of Criminal Liability 08 September 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined third to fifth periodic report of Andorra, commending the State on having no child prisoners, while…

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Concludes Twenty-Ninth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on the Reports of Andorra, Austria, Germany, Israel, Malawi, Mauritania, Mongolia and Paraguay

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Concludes Twenty-Ninth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on the Reports of Andorra, Austria, Germany, Israel, Malawi, Mauritania, Mongolia and Paraguay 08 September 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon concluded its twenty-ninth session after adopting concluding observations on…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 08 September 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the Food and Agriculture Organization, the United Nations Human Rights Council, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and the United Nations Children'…