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UN Trade and Development Press Conference

9 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN Trade and Development Press Conference 10 July 2024 Press Conference Announcement Publication of the Digital Economy Report 2024: Shaping an environmentally sustainable and inclusive digital future Embargoed until 10 July 2024 at 12 noon. Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary General, UN Trade and DevelopmentShamika Sirimanne, UN Trade and Development, Director of Technology and Logistics 

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

9 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 09 July 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Health Organization and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Ukraine…

UN rights chief calls for end to war on Ukraine following latest airstrikes

9 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights chief calls for end to war on Ukraine following latest airstrikes 09 July 2024 © UNICEF Ukraine Firefighters extinguish a fire in a building struck by a missile in Kyiv, Ukraine. The UN human rights chief Volker Türk expressed his outrage on Tuesday at Russia’s latest airstrikes on Ukrainian cities which killed dozens and hit the country’s biggest children’s hospital in the capital…

Casualties rise in Ukraine amid escalating Russian attacks, Security Council hears

9 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Casualties rise in Ukraine amid escalating Russian attacks, Security Council hears 09 July 2024 © UNICEF Ukraine The aftermath of a missile strike on the center of Kyiv. The UN’s top humanitarian official has reiterated strong condemnation of deadly missile attacks on multiple Ukrainian cities on Monday, while a senior doctor from the capital’s main children’s hospital described to the…

Gazans reeling from closed hospitals, malnutrition and heat risks, warns UN health agency

9 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gazans reeling from closed hospitals, malnutrition and heat risks, warns UN health agency 09 July 2024 UNRWA Following Israeli relocation orders, Palestinians take as much belongings as they can to move to a new place. Nowhere is safe in Gaza. In Gaza, overwhelmed hospitals, soaring temperatures, hunger and a lack of even basic sanitation present an ever more deadly threat to a population…

UN pressing for release of staff detained in Yemen

9 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN pressing for release of staff detained in Yemen 09 July 2024 © UNESCO/Maria Gropa The old City of Sana'a in Yemen. The UN human rights office (OHCHR) remains “extremely worried” for the well-being of 13 UN staff and a number of NGO employees arbitrarily detained in Yemen, spokesperson Jeremy Laurence said on Tuesday, demanding their unconditional release…

‘Off-the-charts awe inspiring’ Refugee Paralympic Team heading to Paris

9 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Off-the-charts awe inspiring’ Refugee Paralympic Team heading to Paris 09 July 2024 © IPC Guillaume Junior Atangana, a Cameroonian vision-impaired sprinter, and his guide Donard Ndim Nyamjua, competing at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. Eight athletes and one guide runner are set to compete in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games as the largest-ever Refugee Paralympic Team, the International…

Southeast Asia: Torture rooms and karaoke bars in gang-run ‘scam farms’

9 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Southeast Asia: Torture rooms and karaoke bars in gang-run ‘scam farms’ 09 July 2024 UNODC/Laura Gil Scammers who do not meet their quotas are often tortured Transnational crime syndicates based in Southeast Asia are fuelling the trafficking of people, either forcing them to commit crimes or for sexual exploitation in so-called “scam farms” that have spread across the region, according to…

Arbitrary detentions and impunity widespread in Libya, warns UN’s Türk

9 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Arbitrary detentions and impunity widespread in Libya, warns UN’s Türk 09 July 2024 © SOS Méditerranée/Anthony Jean Migrants are rescued off the coast of Libya by the NGO, SOS Méditerranée. (file) The desperate plight of migrants and refugees tortured, trafficked and sold “at scale” in Libya took centre stage at the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, where UN rights…

New Permanent Representative of Bahrain Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

9 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Bahrain Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 08 July 2024 Presentation of Credentials Abdulla Abdullatif Abdulla, the new Permanent Representative of Bahrain to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Mr. Abdulla will concurrently serve as…