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Over three million preventable deaths per year due to alcohol and drug use

9 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Over three million preventable deaths per year due to alcohol and drug use 25 June 2024 © WHO/Alex Plonsky Wine bottles on a supermarket shelf. Over three million deaths per year were attributable to alcohol consumption and drug use, a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) found. Of these deaths, 2.6 million were attributable to alcohol consumption, accounting for nearly five…

Syria: Security Council highlights escalating crisis and civilian suffering

9 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Syria: Security Council highlights escalating crisis and civilian suffering 25 June 2024 © UNOCHA/Ali Haj Suleiman Two people walk through the bombed our remains of Bara village in western Syria. Syria continues in a state of “grave crisis” with civilian suffering on the rise, the UN Security Council heard during a briefing on Tuesday…

Feeling ‘90 per cent stronger’: Families in the Philippines help prevent drug abuse

9 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Feeling ‘90 per cent stronger’: Families in the Philippines help prevent drug abuse 25 June 2024 UNODC/Laura Gil Angelique attended the UNODC-supported Strong Families programme with her mother. A mother in the Philippines has explained how she feels “90 per cent stronger” after participating in a UN-supported programme which aims to build parenting skills and help children communicate more…

Security Council: Regional crisis deepens as Gaza war grinds on

9 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council: Regional crisis deepens as Gaza war grinds on 25 June 2024 © UNICEF/Alaa Badarneh Damaged roads, buildings, and infrastructure due to the ongoing escalation of violence in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank. While the situation in Gaza remains catastrophic, ongoing Israeli settlement expansion and escalating violence in the occupied West Bank is ratcheting up tension across…

UNRWA Press Conference

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNRWA Press Conference 25 June 2024 Press Conference Announcement Update on the situation in the oPt Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA Commissioner-General 

Director-General's remarks at the Fourth Annual Security Symposium

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the Fourth Annual Security Symposium 24 June 2024 Tatiana Valovaya Fourth Annual Security Symposium “Innovative and Tech-Enabled Security Risk Management” Monday, 24 June 2024 at 10:00 a.m.Room VII, Palais des Nations Ladies and Gentlemen,Distinguished guests, Dear colleagues, Good morning and welcome to the Security Symposium at the United Nations Office in Geneva. It is my pleasure to extend a warm welcome to both…

AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education Conveys Alarm at Violent Crackdown on Peaceful Demonstrators at Universities Calling for a Ceasefire in Gaza

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education Conveys Alarm at Violent Crackdown on Peaceful Demonstrators at Universities Calling for a Ceasefire in Gaza 24 June 2024 Meeting Summaries Council Concludes Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the Right of Everyone to the Enjoyment of the Highest Attainable Standard of Physical and Mental HealthThe Human Rights Council this afternoon…

OHCHR Press Conference

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR Press Conference 24 June 2024 Press Conference Announcement Briefing from the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls on the reports to the 56th session of the Human Rights Council Reem Alsalem, Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences

MORNING - Human Rights Council Starts Dialogue on Drug Use, Harm Reduction and the Right to Health, and Concludes Discussion on Prostitution and Violence against Women

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Starts Dialogue on Drug Use, Harm Reduction and the Right to Health, and Concludes Discussion on Prostitution and Violence against Women 24 June 2024 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this morning started an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, and…

Officials highlight ongoing terrorist threats and dire humanitarian needs in Somalia

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Officials highlight ongoing terrorist threats and dire humanitarian needs in Somalia 24 June 2024 © UNICEF/Zerihun Sewunet Some 280 families fled to a camp for displaced people in Daniyle in southeastern Somalia in early 2023. A UN Security Council meeting on Monday detailed Somalia’s “exacerbated” humanitarian needs in the face of climate shocks and ongoing Government efforts to counter the…