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Our voices and needs must be put first in climate talks, young people tell COP28
08 December 2023
COP28/Anthony Fleyhan
International Youth Climate Delegates (IYCD) pose for a group photo during the UN Climate Change Conference, COP28, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Young climate advocates at COP28 in Dubai on Friday said they will not sit idly by while climate change threatens…
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Explainer: How the UN is promoting a ‘global commitment to fight corruption’
08 December 2023
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A female fruit vendor demonstrates against corruption in Ghana.
Countries across the world need to work together to ensure there is a “global commitment to fight corruption” according to the head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC…
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US vetoes resolution on Gaza which called for ‘immediate humanitarian ceasefire’
08 December 2023
UN Photo/Loey Felipe
A wide view of the UN Security Council chambers as members meet on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.
The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting Friday morning New York time to discuss the catastrophic situation in Gaza. This follows…
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OCHA Press Conference
08 December 2023
Press Conference Announcement
Update on the humanitarian crisis in Haiti
Ulrika Richardson - Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) / Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator
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Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Holds Side Event on the Impact of Climate Change on the Human Rights of Migrants and Promoting Ratification of the Convention
07 December 2023
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers this afternoon held a side event on the impact of climate change on the human rights of migrants and promoting the ratification of the International…
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OCHA Press Conference
07 December 2023
Press Conference Announcement
Press briefing on the launch of the Global Humanitarian Overview 2024, the UN and partners’ annual humanitarian appeal – Embargoed until Monday 11 December 2023 at 0600 CET / 0000 ET
Mr. Griffiths will make a short statement on the crisis in OPT/Israel and take a few questions at the opening of the briefing. This part is NOT under embargo.
Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-…
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The Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations system elects its Chair and Vice-Chair for 2024 and adopts its programme of work
07 December 2023
Press Release
The Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) held its Winter Session on 6 December 2023. The Inspectors elected Inspector Carolina Fernandez Opazo (Mexico) as Chair and Inspector Jesús Miranda Hita (Spain) as Vice-Chair of the Unit for 2024. The Unit also adopted its…
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Global cooperation critical to combat transnational organized crime
07 December 2023
UNODC Perú/Coral Estudio
Adriana Scordamaglia, a labor prosecutor from Brazil, during a simulated rescue exercise of the STARSOM project in Peru, an initiative to fight organized crime groups involved in migrant smuggling.
The UN Secretary-General called for stronger action to fight the growing challenge of…
