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Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Opens Seventy-Seventh Session
10 February 2025
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The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today opened its seventy-seventh session. The Committee adopted its agenda and programme of work for the session, during which it is scheduled to review the reports of Croatia, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda and the United Kingdom.Opening…
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After years of conflict, Timor-Leste turns peacemaker
08 February 2025
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A peacekeeper from Timor-Leste (left) works alongside an Indonesian colleague at the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan.
During the turbulent early years of Timor-Leste’s independence, the UN was a constant presence, helping to maintain peace and stability. Twenty-four years on, the country has made the…
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Syria: Chemical weapons watchdog hits reset button in Damascus, following productive meetings
08 February 2025
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Destroyed buildings in eastern Aleppo city, Syria, where chemical weapons were allegedly used. (file)
In a significant move towards eliminating Syria’s chemical weapons programme, the head of the UN-backed international watchdog dedicated to ending the scourge has…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Luxembourg for Eliminating the Gender Pay Gap, Ask about Pension Payments for Women and Penalties for Traffickers
07 February 2025
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The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the eighth periodic report of Luxembourg, with Committee Experts congratulating the…
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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Establishes Fact-Finding Mission on Human Rights Abuses and Violations in the Provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Also Establishes Independent Commission of Inquiry to Continue Work of the Fact-Finding Mission
07 February 2025
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The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its thirty-seventh special session on…
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
07 February 2025
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Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons of UNAIDS, the World Health Organization, and the United Nations Children’s Fund. Impact of US funding cuts on global HIV/AIDS fightChristine Stegling, Deputy Executive Director of UNAIDS, stated that the…
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High Commissioner for Human Rights: Civilians in the East Democratic Republic of the Congo are Trapped in a Spiral of Violence in this Crushing Conflict
07 February 2025
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Human Rights Council Opens Special Session on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Human Rights Council this morning opened its thirty-seventh special session on…
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Global forum suggests fresh ideas for 21st century UN peacekeeping
07 February 2025
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UNIFIL peacekeeper on patrol in south Lebanon. (File)
UN peacekeeping must be fit for purpose as the nature of conflict evolves in the 21st century along with new weapons technology, more than 60 nations heard this week at a global forum on the future of peace operations, taking place in…
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DR Congo crisis: Thousands flee clashes in South Kivu
07 February 2025
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Displaced people flee through the city of Goma following the advance of militia forces. (file)
Continued clashes in South Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are triggering mass displacement and causing civilian casualties, UN humanitarian affairs office OCHA said on Friday.…
