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Rights expert condemns death of Palestinian doctor in Israeli custody, urges independent inquiry

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Rights expert condemns death of Palestinian doctor in Israeli custody, urges independent inquiry 16 May 2024 WHO People gather outside the remains of Al Shifa hospital, Gaza's largest health facility. A renowned Palestinian orthopaedic surgeon’s death in Israeli detention has been labelled “horrifying’ by a UN human rights expert, prompting calls for an independent international…

Gaza: World court opens hearings on request to halt Israel’s Rafah incursion

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: World court opens hearings on request to halt Israel’s Rafah incursion 16 May 2024 © UNRWA More than 600,000 people have fled Rafah since Israeli military operations intensified in the southern Gazan governate in early May. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) began public hearings on Thursday stemming from South Africa’s recent request for emergency provisional measures to…

UN envoy outlines Iraq’s growth and ongoing struggles

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN envoy outlines Iraq’s growth and ongoing struggles 16 May 2024 © UNICEF/Anmar A child runs on a street in Mosul, Iraq. (file) Iraq is a nation brimming with potential but still haunted by legacies of past turmoil, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for the country, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, said in a briefing to the Security Council on Thursday…

UN forum in Bahrain closes with calls to support women entrepreneurs in conflict areas

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN forum in Bahrain closes with calls to support women entrepreneurs in conflict areas 16 May 2024 UN News/Abdelmonem Makki [Left to right] Alaa Hamadto, Sudanese mother of three daughters, CEO and founder of Solar Food; Tahani Abu Daqqa, Palestinian businesswoman from Gaza; Malalai Helmandi, Chief Operations Officer of the solar energy-producing organization Helmandi Sola. The bi-annual UN…

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Welcome Estonia’s Plans to Ratify the Committee’s Third Optional Protocol, Ask about Rising Youth Suicides and Solitary Confinement of Minors

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Welcome Estonia’s Plans to Ratify the Committee’s Third Optional Protocol, Ask about Rising Youth Suicides and Solitary Confinement of Minors 16 May 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the fifth to seventh combined periodic report of Estonia, with Committee Experts welcoming the State’s plans to ratify…

Director-General's remarks at the Children's Walk Ceremony

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the Children's Walk Ceremony 16 May 2024 Tatiana Valovaya United Nations Women’s Guild Children’s Walk ceremony Thursday, 16 May 2024 at 10.00 a.m.Room XIX Madame la Présidente,Chères Membres du Cercle féminin des Nations Unies, Chers enseignants, Et surtout chers enfants,Soyez les bienvenus au Palais des Nations dans cette magnifique salle de réunions multilatérales. Je suis très heureuse d'être ici avec vous ce matin…

EDUKI Awards ceremony 2023/2024

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home EDUKI Awards ceremony 2023/2024 15 May 2024 Palais des Nations  Every two years, the Eduki Foundation organises a …

UN rights chief, independent experts denounce Georgia’s new ‘foreign agents’ law

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights chief, independent experts denounce Georgia’s new ‘foreign agents’ law 15 May 2024 © OHCHR/Irina Popa UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk. The adoption of the controversial “foreign agents” law in Georgia seriously undermines the freedoms of expression and association, the UN’s top human rights official said on Wednesday…

Gaza: 600,000 displaced from Rafah

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: 600,000 displaced from Rafah 15 May 2024 OCHA / Olga Cherevko The maternal ward in Nasser Medical complex in Khan Younis, Gaza. Amid some of the fiercest reported fighting in Gaza yet, UN humanitarians on Wednesday repeated warnings that famine is still an imminent threat because of aid restrictions and a lack of safe access…

World News in Brief: Food aid reaches Haitians, UN chief condemns attack on Slovakian leader, Russian strikes drive influx of evacuees in Ukraine

11 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Food aid reaches Haitians, UN chief condemns attack on Slovakian leader, Russian strikes drive influx of evacuees in Ukraine 15 May 2024 © UNICEF/Georges Harry Rouzier A child is treated for malnutrition at a mobile health clinic in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. UN agencies are reaching Haitians in the besieged capital and other areas amid ongoing gang violence that continues…