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Hopes for a sustainable planet must not ‘melt away’: Guterres
27 November 2023
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Secretary-General António Guterres briefs reporters on the climate crisis following his recent travel to Chile and Antarctica.
World leaders at this week’s climate conference, COP28, must break the deadly cycle of global warming before a “deadly tipping point” is reached, said the UN…
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Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers Opens Thirty-Seventh Session
27 November 2023
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The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families today opened its thirty-seventh session, during which it will consider reports from Kyrgyzstan, Sao Tome and Principe and…
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International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People to be Commemorated at the Palais des Nations on 29 November 2023
27 November 2023
Press Release
A Special Meeting will be held at the Palais des Nations on Wednesday, 29 November to mark the annual observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, will open the meeting with introductory remarks and…
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Fighting gender-based violence door-to-door with support of Ugandan men
26 November 2023
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Village health worker Timothy Mbene Masereka.
A Ugandan man, who is employed as a village health worker, has told the UN how men and boys must play a critical role in eliminating gender-based violence to change their communities for the better…
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Hitching a ride to a better future: Sustainable Transport Day
26 November 2023
UNDP Mauritius/Stéphane Bellero
Introducing tramway transit has reduced traffic congestion and air pollution in Mauritius.
There is an urgent need for a transformative shift towards more sustainable transport the UN chief said on Sunday, emphasizing the importance of cleaner energy to combat climate change…
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Ugandan woman advocates for her rights after ‘life of pain’
25 November 2023
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Angela Muhindo in Kasese, western Uganda.
A Ugandan woman who has a physical disability is learning how to fight for her and other women’s rights after suffering a life “full of pain”, thanks to a UN-supported programme…
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PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
24 November 2023
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 United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Meteorological Organization, UNAIDS, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Germany on National Action Plan to Fight Racism, Raise Questions on Racial Profiling by Police and Racism in Education
24 November 2023
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The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-third to twenty-sixth periodic report of…
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Committee against Torture Concludes Seventy-Eighth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Burundi, Costa Rica, Denmark, Egypt, Kiribati and Slovenia
24 November 2023
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The Committee against Torture this morning closed its seventy-eighth session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Burundi, Costa Rica,…
