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Afghanistan mission chief to Taliban: Bans on women and girls cost you legitimacy at home and abroad

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan mission chief to Taliban: Bans on women and girls cost you legitimacy at home and abroad 21 June 2023 © UNICEF/Mark Naftalin A group of women and their children walk Daikundi in remote central Afghanistan. The multiple restrictions placed on women and girls by Afghanistan’s de facto rulers are costing the Taliban “both domestic and international legitimacy” and are highly…

In a dangerous and divided world, yoga yields ‘precious’ benefits

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home In a dangerous and divided world, yoga yields ‘precious’ benefits 21 June 2023 UN Photo/Mark Garten Participants join an event at UN Headquarters in New York to mark the 9th International Day of Yoga. Celebrating the union of body, mind and soul, hundreds of yoga enthusiasts - including UN officials and staffers - filled the green expanse of the North Lawn at UN Headquarters in New York on…

UN Counter-Terrorism Week: Preventing violent extremism

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN Counter-Terrorism Week: Preventing violent extremism 21 June 2023 © UNODC Zeinabou Maata is among a group of women working, with UN support, to prevent the spread of violent extremism in Mauritania. Zeinabou Maata, a Muslim from Mauritania, is one of 50 women serving on the frontlines of preventing the spread of violent extremism in her country, with UN support…

Top UN official for Africa calls for added action to stop piracy’s spread

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Top UN official for Africa calls for added action to stop piracy’s spread 21 June 2023 IMO The International Maritime Organization (IMO) urges continued sustainable support to the important work of the regional navies and entities within the Yaoundé architecture to protect seafarers and to the operational piracy response, in line with UN [...] International cooperation is making waves in…

Record executions, large-scale arrests and detentions: New Iran human rights report

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Record executions, large-scale arrests and detentions: New Iran human rights report 21 June 2023 Unsplash/Amir Hosseini A woman in a hijab walks through the streets of Tehran, the Iranian capital. The latest UN report on the human rights situation in Iran paints a grim picture of a record number of executions in 2022, arrests of thousands of children and numerous allegations of torture and…

With needs at a record high, underfunding is chronic Guterres tells humanitarians

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home With needs at a record high, underfunding is chronic Guterres tells humanitarians 21 June 2023 © WFP/Badre Bahaji In Malawi, humanitarian supplies are delivered as part of the UN response plan to Cyclone Freddy in March 2023. Conflicts, climate change and financial turmoil are increasing the need for humanitarian aid, but a lack of funding is resulting in painful rollbacks, the UN chief told…

UN remains focused on ‘critical needs’ of Ukraine’s people

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN remains focused on ‘critical needs’ of Ukraine’s people 21 June 2023 © UNDP/Oleksandr Ratushniak The war in Ukraine is inflicting a heavy toll on both the country's people and infrastructure. The UN has worked to extend critical humanitarian assistance for the people of Ukraine since day one of the invasion, the Organization’s development chief told the Ukraine Recovery Conference in…

UNMAS/GICHD/IACG hybrid press conference

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNMAS/GICHD/IACG hybrid press conference 21 June 2023 Press Conference Announcement 26th International Meeting of Mine Action National Directors and United Nations Advisers (NDM-UN26) Ilene Cohn, Director, UNMAS Stefano Toscano, Ambassador, GICHD Giles Duley, CEO, Legacy of War Foundation and the Global Advocate for Persons with Disabilities in Conflict and Peacebuilding Situations Paul Heslop, Head of UN Mine Action, UNDP Ukraine…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue on the Annual Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Hearing Speakers Raise Concerns about Pushbacks against Women’s Rights, Shrinking Civic Space, and Mitigating Harms of Artificial I

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue on the Annual Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Hearing Speakers Raise Concerns about Pushbacks against Women’s Rights, Shrinking Civic Space, and Mitigating Harms of Artificial Intelligence 20 June 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Hears that the Human Rights Situation in Eritrea Continues to Deteriorate and that Both Israeli and Palestinian Authorities Use Punitive Measures to Silence Palestinian and Israeli Civil Society Members

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Hears that the Human Rights Situation in Eritrea Continues to Deteriorate and that Both Israeli and Palestinian Authorities Use Punitive Measures to Silence Palestinian and Israeli Civil Society Members 20 June 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this morning heard that the human rights situation in Eritrea continues to deteriorate and that both Israeli and…