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Iran: Executions and detentions in spotlight at Human Rights Council

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Iran: Executions and detentions in spotlight at Human Rights Council 05 July 2023 © Unsplash/Hosein Charbaghi A view of Tehran, Iran's capital city. Iran faced calls on Wednesday from top UN-appointed rights investigators to halt the executions of people sentenced to death in connection with anti-Government demonstrations that have continued since the death in custody of Mahsa Amini…

More African countries to receive lifesaving malaria vaccine

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home More African countries to receive lifesaving malaria vaccine 05 July 2023 © UNICEF/Maria Wamala A woman receives malaria prevention medication at health centre in Uganda. Twelve African countries will receive 18 million doses of the first-ever vaccine against malaria over the next two years, care of global vaccine alliance GAVI, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (…

UN voices ‘shock and condemnation’ as gender-based violence soars across Sudan

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN voices ‘shock and condemnation’ as gender-based violence soars across Sudan 05 July 2023 © WFP/Eloge Mbaihondoum أناس يبحثون عن مأوى عند نقطة دخول للاجئين تقع على بعد 5 كيلومترات من الحدود التشادية مع السودان. وكان معظم هؤلاء الأشخاص قد نزحوا داخليا من قبل في منطقة دارفور. The UN’s top humanitarian officials on Wednesday voiced shock and condemnation over increasing reports of gender-…

‘Bold and resolute’ action needed to protect children affected by war

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Bold and resolute’ action needed to protect children affected by war 05 July 2023 © UNICEF/Giovanni Diffidenti A boy runs past damaged buildings, defaced by shelling during the conflict, on his way home from shopping, in the city of Sirte. Last year, 27,180 grave violations were committed against children caught up in war – the highest number ever verified by the UN, the Security Council…

UNCTAD hybrid press conference

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNCTAD hybrid press conference 05 July 2023 Press Conference Announcement Publication of the World Investment Report 2023 – Investing in Sustainable Energy for All Under embargo until Wednesday 5 July 2023, 1 p.m. CEST (11 a.m. GMT) Rebeca Grynspan, UNCTAD Secretary-General James Zhan, UNCTAD, Director, Division on Investment and Enterprises

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue on the Prevention of Genocide and Starts Dialogue on the Situation of Human Rights in Belarus

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue on the Prevention of Genocide and Starts Dialogue on the Situation of Human Rights in Belarus 04 July 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Hears Presentation of Thematic Reports Under Agenda Item Three on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 04 July 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez,Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the Human Rights Council, the Food and Agriculture Organization, and the…

MORNING - Council Concludes Dialogue on the Adverse Impact of Climate Change on the Full Realisation of the Right to Food, Hearing that Businesses Should Be Accountable for Remediation, Equivalent to Responsibility, Regarding Climate Change

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Council Concludes Dialogue on the Adverse Impact of Climate Change on the Full Realisation of the Right to Food, Hearing that Businesses Should Be Accountable for Remediation, Equivalent to Responsibility, Regarding Climate Change 04 July 2023 Meeting Summaries   Human Rights Council Hears that at the End of 2022, over 71 Million People Worldwide Were Internally Displaced Due to…

INTERVIEW: Building bridges between Afghanistan and the world because ‘isolation is not an option’

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home INTERVIEW: Building bridges between Afghanistan and the world because ‘isolation is not an option’ 04 July 2023 UN News / Ezzat El-Ferri Flags of the de facto Taliban authorities fly outside the Governor’s compound in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. When the Taliban surged back into power in August 2021, Afghanistan was virtually cut off from the rest of the world, and decisions by the de facto…

Activating ‘citizen mode’ to support democracy from the ground up

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Activating ‘citizen mode’ to support democracy from the ground up 04 July 2023 New Democracy/Edwin Msewa Villagers in Salima District, Malawi, take part in a UN-supported citizen’s assembly. (file) Against a backdrop of growing misinformation, political polarization, and a breakdown in trust between citizens and those who govern them, the UN is promoting the direct participation of citizens…