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Belarus is not safe for anyone critical of authorities, warns rights expert

9 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Belarus is not safe for anyone critical of authorities, warns rights expert 03 July 2024 Unsplash/Angie Bob Protestors at the March of Peace and Independence in Minsk, Belarus in 2020. (file) Citizens and civil society critical of the Belarussian authorities face worsening repression, arbitrary detention, ill-treatment and harassment, nearly four years since widespread public protests took…

Ukraine: UN report reveals ‘horrific toll’ of Russian attacks

9 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: UN report reveals ‘horrific toll’ of Russian attacks 03 July 2024 © IOM Residents surveying the damage following attacks in the city centre of Kharkiv, Ukraine. A new report from UN human rights monitors in Ukraine has revealed the “horrific toll” of attacks by Russian armed forces, with May recording the highest number of civilian casualties in nearly a year.…

UN rights chief urges free and open space for debate in Venezuela

9 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights chief urges free and open space for debate in Venezuela 03 July 2024 © OHCHR/Irina Popa UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk. The UN’s top human rights official on Wednesday underscored the need for free and open debate in Venezuela as the country prepares to hold Presidential elections later this month, and local, regional and legislative polls next year…

China-based inventors lead on global GenAI patents: UN report

9 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home China-based inventors lead on global GenAI patents: UN report 03 July 2024 Public Domain Цифровые технологии могут стать важным инструментом в борьбе с изменением климата. China-based inventors are filing the highest number of generative artificial intelligence patents, a new report from the UN World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) shows…

Haiti: UN envoy welcomes democratic progress amidst alarming violence

9 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti: UN envoy welcomes democratic progress amidst alarming violence 03 July 2024 © IOM A camp for internally displaced people (IDP) in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. The UN envoy for Haiti on Wednesday welcomed recent strides towards restoring democracy amid alarming levels of violence, while the country’s interim Prime Minister emphasized that the people “continue to fight for a…

Gaza ‘split in two’ as civilians, humanitarians reset lives, aid efforts

9 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza ‘split in two’ as civilians, humanitarians reset lives, aid efforts 03 July 2024 © UNRWA Much of Gaza has been destroyed in the conflict. The Gaza Strip is virtually “split in two”, with blockades not only restricting the movement of displaced people seeking shelter, but also aid workers trying to assist civilians in desperate need, a UN relief official said on Wednesday…

Director-General's remarks at the Reception in honour of Mr. Bertrand Piccard

9 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the Reception in honour of Mr. Bertrand Piccard 02 July 2024 Tatiana Valovaya Reception in honour of Mr. Bertrand PiccardOrganized by the Diplomatic Club of GenevaTuesday, 2 July 2024 at 7 p.m., Collex-Bossy Mr. President of the Diplomatic Club of Geneva [M. Raymond Loretan],Mr. President of the Fondation pour Genève [M. Marc Pictet],Mr. Bertrand Piccard,Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,Dear friends, It is a great pleasure…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

9 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 02 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 United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for Migration, the World Meteorological Organization…

World News in Brief: Doha talks on Afghanistan, human rights in Belarus, Rohingya refugees in India, global trade rises

9 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Doha talks on Afghanistan, human rights in Belarus, Rohingya refugees in India, global trade rises 02 July 2024 © UN Women/Sayed Habib Bidell Women attending a training on entrepreneurship organized by a civil society organization in Afghanistan. (file) The UN’s top political affairs official on Tuesday reiterated that human rights, especially the rights of Afghan women…

Gaza is a ‘maelstrom of human misery’

9 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza is a ‘maelstrom of human misery’ 02 July 2024 © UNRWA Over 330,000 tonnes of waste have accumulated in or near populated areas across Gaza, posing catastrophic environmental and health risks. With their homes shattered and lives upended by war, civilians in Gaza are clinging to their dignity under the most inhumane conditions, Sigrid Kaag, the UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction…