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Human Rights Committee Concludes One Hundred and Thirty-Ninth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Iran, Kuwait, Republic of Korea, Trinidad and Tobago, United States and Venezuela

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Committee Concludes One Hundred and Thirty-Ninth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Iran, Kuwait, Republic of Korea, Trinidad and Tobago, United States and Venezuela 03 November 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its one hundred and thirty-ninth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Iran, Kuwait, the Republic of…

In Dialogue with Costa Rica, Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise the State’s Legal and Institutional Safeguards against Torture, Ask about Prison Overcrowding and Attacks on Indigenous Human Rights Defenders

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Costa Rica, Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise the State’s Legal and Institutional Safeguards against Torture, Ask about Prison Overcrowding and Attacks on Indigenous Human Rights Defenders 02 November 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Costa Rica, with Committee Experts praising the State…

Human Rights Committee Adopts Report on Follow-Up to Views on Colombia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Paraguay and Tajikistan

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Committee Adopts Report on Follow-Up to Views on Colombia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Paraguay and Tajikistan 02 November 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee this afternoon adopted a report on follow-up to views concerning Colombia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Paraguay and Tajikistan. José Manuel Santos Pais, Committee Vice Chairperson and Special Rapporteur for follow-up on views, presented the assessment of the responses…

Climate action: ‘Take steps to close the adaptation gap, now’

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Climate action: ‘Take steps to close the adaptation gap, now’ 02 November 2023 Unsplash/Hassan Afridhi Air pollution, primarily from the burning of fossil fuels, is a serious problem in Indian cities. Instead of accelerating to meet the challenge of rising emissions, progress on climate adaptation is slowing across the board, a new report published on Thursday by the UN’s environment agency…

General Assembly votes overwhelmingly against US Cuba embargo

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home General Assembly votes overwhelmingly against US Cuba embargo 02 November 2023 UN Photo/Evan Schneider The UN General Assembly votes on the necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba. The UN General Assembly on Thursday voted by a large margin against the United States’ economic and trade embargo against Cuba, first imposed in…

Israel-Palestine crisis: Gaza’s north cut off from aid; death toll rising

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Israel-Palestine crisis: Gaza’s north cut off from aid; death toll rising 02 November 2023 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba Missile strikes continue through the night in Gaza The number of people killed in Gaza is nearing the 9,000 mark amid mounting concerns over the aftermath of Israeli airstrikes on a densely-populated refugee camp near Gaza City, while a key hospital has stopped operations and UN…

Iran urged to end new rights clampdown following teenage girl’s death

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Iran urged to end new rights clampdown following teenage girl’s death 02 November 2023 © Unsplash/Hosein Charbaghi A view of Tehran, Iran's capital city. Iran must end policies and practices “which amount to total impunity for acts of gender persecution against women and girls”, a group of experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Thursday.…

World News in Brief: Russia pulls out of nuclear test ban treaty, climate ‘health crisis’, pushback against bullying

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Russia pulls out of nuclear test ban treaty, climate ‘health crisis’, pushback against bullying 02 November 2023 Organisation du Traité d’interdiction complète des essais nucléaires Craters and boreholes dot the former Soviet Union nuclear test site Semipalatinsk in what is today Kazakhstan. (File) Russia on Thursday announced it was revoking its ratification of the UN-…

Day highlighting journalists under fire focuses on protection during elections

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Day highlighting journalists under fire focuses on protection during elections 02 November 2023 UN Photo/Fardosa Hussein صحفيون يتجمعون للمشاركة في مؤتمر صحفي في الصومال. New data from the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has revealed a worrying rise in violence against journalists during election periods, and usually at the hands of law enforcement agents.…

At UK’s AI Summit, Guterres says risks outweigh rewards without global oversight

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home At UK’s AI Summit, Guterres says risks outweigh rewards without global oversight 02 November 2023 UN Photo/Alba García Ruiz United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres attends a summit on AI safety held in London, UK. The UN Secretary-General on Thursday stressed that global oversight of emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technology should be based on the UN Charter’s core…