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Committee against Torture Concludes Seventy-Seventh Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of New Zealand, Romania, Spain and Switzerland

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee against Torture Concludes Seventy-Seventh Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of New Zealand, Romania, Spain and Switzerland 28 July 2023 Press Release The Committee against Torture this morning closed its seventy-seventh session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of New Zealand, Romania, Spain and Switzerland on their efforts to implement the provisions of the …

WHO hybrid press conference

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home WHO hybrid press conference 27 July 2023 Press Conference Announcement Report on the global tobacco epidemic Under embargo until Monday, 31 July 2023, 12:30 p.m. CEST Dr Ruediger Krech, WHO Director for Health Promotion Dr Kelly Henning, Public Health Lead, Bloomberg Philanthropies Dr Kailesh Kumar Singh Jagutpal, The Honourable Minister of Health and Wellness, Mauritius

WMO hybrid press conference

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home WMO hybrid press conference 27 July 2023 Press Conference Announcement July temperature records Under embargo until Thursday, 27 July 2023, 3:30 p.m. CEST Chris Hewitt, Director of Climate Services, WMO Carlo Buentempo, Director of Copernicus Climate Change Service at ECMWF

Warming trend in Asia set to cause more disruption: UN weather agency

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Warming trend in Asia set to cause more disruption: UN weather agency 27 July 2023 © IRRI/Isagani Serrano Rice paddies in South and Southeast Asia suffer the effects of climate change. Climate change impacts are increasing in Asia, which is warming faster than the global average, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a new report published on Thursday.…

Niger: UN chief demands president’s immediate and unconditional release

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Niger: UN chief demands president’s immediate and unconditional release 27 July 2023 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe President Mohamed Bazoum of Niger chairs a Security Council meeting on maintenance of international peace and security in September 2021. The UN Secretary-General on Thursday demanded the release of Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum “immediately and unconditionally”, as military…

On 70th anniversary of Korean armistice, Guterres calls for renewed dialogue

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home On 70th anniversary of Korean armistice, Guterres calls for renewed dialogue 27 July 2023 UN Photo/Gordenker Members of the United Nations Commission for the Unification and Rehabilitation of Korea (UNCURK) visit a Korean village. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday highlighted the need for a “surge in diplomacy” in the Korean Peninsula, urging the two nations to resume talks…

Hottest July ever signals ‘era of global boiling has arrived’ says UN chief

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Hottest July ever signals ‘era of global boiling has arrived’ says UN chief 27 July 2023 © Unsplash/Fabian Jones Temperatures have hit record highs across the world in 2023. As wildfires raged across Southern Europe and North Africa, top UN climate scientists said on Thursday that it was “virtually certain” that July 2023 will be the warmest on record. …

New Economic and Social Council leadership takes the helm

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Economic and Social Council leadership takes the helm 27 July 2023 UN Photo/Manuel Elías Ambassador Paula Narváez Ojeda of Chile, incoming President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), chairs its first plenary meeting and the opening of the 2024 session. The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) which oversees sustainable development across the UN, elected its new President on…

Sudan health crisis reaches ‘gravely serious levels’: WHO

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan health crisis reaches ‘gravely serious levels’: WHO 27 July 2023 © WHO/Lindsay Mackenzie A ward at a hospital in Sudan. Under international law, healthcare facilities must be protected from hostilities. The conflict in Sudan has sparked a health crisis for the 3.4 million people forced to flee to safety, whether within the country or across its borders, the World Health Organization (…

‘Urgent steps’ needed to end surge in violence across West Bank

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Urgent steps’ needed to end surge in violence across West Bank 27 July 2023 © Photo by the affected family The Israeli authorities demolish buildings in in Jericho in December 2022. Insecurity and violence increased rapidly in the occupied West Bank over the last month, punctuated by one of the most intensive Israeli military operations in nearly two decades, the Security Council heard on…