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World Drug Day report highlights spike in drug use, increased trafficking

9 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World Drug Day report highlights spike in drug use, increased trafficking 26 June 2024 UN Photo/Victoria Hazou Seized marijuana and cocaine are analysed and inventoried before being transferred for destruction. The UN agency tackling crime and drug abuse (UNODC) released its annual World Drug Report on Wednesday warning that there are now nearly 300 million users globally, alongside an…

UNECE Press Conference

9 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UNECE Press Conference 26 June 2024 Press Conference Announcement Regulating autonomous vehicles: international developmentsDmitry Mariyasin, Deputy Executive Secretary, UNECE Richard Damm, Chair, Working Party on Automated/Autonomous and Connected Vehicles (GRVA)Francois Guichard, Secretary, Working Party on Automated/Autonomous and Connected Vehicles, (GRVA)

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

9 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Argentina Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 26 June 2024 Presentation of Credentials Carlos Mario Foradori, the new Permanent Representative of Argentina 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. Foradori served as Permanent…

OHCHR Press Conference

9 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR Press Conference 26 June 2024 Press Conference Announcement Human Rights Council thematic report on drug use, harm reduction and the right to healthTlaleng Mofokeng, Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health

AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur Tells Human Rights Council that $669 Billion in Remittances from Migrants in 2023 Exceeded Foreign Investment and Official Development Assistance in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

9 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur Tells Human Rights Council that $669 Billion in Remittances from Migrants in 2023 Exceeded Foreign Investment and Official Development Assistance in Low- and Middle-Income Countries 25 June 2024 Meeting Summaries Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers.The Human Rights Council this afternoon…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Starts Interactive Dialogue on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Concludes Discussion on the Right to Education

9 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Starts Interactive Dialogue on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Concludes Discussion on the Right to Education 25 June 2024 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this morning started an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers.  It also concluded its interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

9 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 25 June 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the International Trade Centre, and the Human Rights Council.…

New famine alert for Gaza where families go days without food

9 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home New famine alert for Gaza where families go days without food 25 June 2024 © UNRWA A woman cooks bread in an oven in the Gaza Strip. Gaza remains on famine alert after food security experts warned on Tuesday that more than one in five households “go entire days without eating”. According to the…

World News in Brief: UN expert welcomes Assange release, more ICC warrants issued over Ukraine, Human Rights Council updates

9 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: UN expert welcomes Assange release, more ICC warrants issued over Ukraine, Human Rights Council updates 25 June 2024 © Foreign Ministry of Ecuador/David G. Silvers Julian Assange speaks to the media at a press conference in London, United Kingdom (file). The release of Julian Assange “is a very good outcome” to the long-running case, the UN independent expert on torture…

Humanitarians are beacon of hope amidst global turmoil: Guterres

9 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Humanitarians are beacon of hope amidst global turmoil: Guterres 25 June 2024 © WFP/Julian Civiero Food is distributed by WFP at Adre refugee camp in Chad. Human suffering continues to worsen against a backdrop of conflict and runaway climate change the UN chief said on Tuesday, calling on countries to step up support for those in need and protect the humanitarians who aid them…