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UN relief chief urges end to ‘humanitarian nightmare’ in Sudan

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN relief chief urges end to ‘humanitarian nightmare’ in Sudan 15 October 2023 © UNHCR Health conditions in Sudan are deteriorating as a result of the conflict in the country. Six months of war have plunged Sudan into one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator said on Sunday, calling on the parties to the…

Middle East on ‘verge of the abyss’ UN warns, as Israel-Hamas conflict deepens Gaza crisis

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Middle East on ‘verge of the abyss’ UN warns, as Israel-Hamas conflict deepens Gaza crisis 15 October 2023 UN News/Ziad Taleb Two men approach a building in central Gaza which was reportedly struck by missiles. The UN Secretary-General on Sunday appealed to Hamas to immediately release all hostages and to Israel to grant “unimpeded access for humanitarian aid” into the Gaza Strip…

Gaza: Forcing patients to flee hospitals a ‘death sentence’ warns WHO

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Forcing patients to flee hospitals a ‘death sentence’ warns WHO 14 October 2023 © UNICEF/Mohammad Ajjour Neighbourhoods in Gaza have been razed by airstrikes. The UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) issued an urgent call on Saturday for Israeli Authorities to protect all civilians sheltering in Gaza…

First Person: ‘A handful of soil’ – refugee stories from Armenia

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: ‘A handful of soil’ – refugee stories from Armenia 14 October 2023 © IOM/Joe Lowry Refugees are being supported initially in Goris in Armenia. People who have fled to Armenia from the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan have been talking about how their lives have been shattered by the recent escalation in hostilities there…

UN voices concern over obstacles to Mali mission’s orderly withdrawal

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN voices concern over obstacles to Mali mission’s orderly withdrawal 14 October 2023 MINUSMA/Harandane Dicko Peacekeepers from the Nigerien contingent of MINUSMA patrol the Ménaka region of Mali. Heightened tensions and the increasingly hostile presence of armed groups in northern Mali are likely to impede the departure of the UN Stabilization Mission there (MINUSMA), the UN…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Welcome Women’s Increased Participation in Public Life in Guatemala, Ask the State about Political Violence and Gender Stereotyping

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Welcome Women’s Increased Participation in Public Life in Guatemala, Ask the State about Political Violence and Gender Stereotyping 13 October 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the tenth periodic report of Guatemala, with Committee Experts welcoming the…

ROUND UP - Human Rights Council Concludes Fifty-Fourth Regular Session after Adopting 36 Resolutions and One President’s Statement

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home ROUND UP - Human Rights Council Concludes Fifty-Fourth Regular Session after Adopting 36 Resolutions and One President’s Statement 13 October 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Establishes Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan and Working Group on Rights of Peasants, Extends 14 Thematic and Country Mandates, Submits Draft Covenant on the Right to Development to the General Assembly The…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Concludes Fifty-Fourth Session

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Concludes Fifty-Fourth Session 13 October 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its fifty-fourth session.  In general comments and in general concluding remarks, the Council heard from a number of delegations that spoke on national positions on adopted resolutions, as well as on the recent situation in Israel and the…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 13 October 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, the World Health…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Two Resolutions, Extends Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Cambodia

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Two Resolutions, Extends Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Cambodia 13 October 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Elects Seven Members of the Advisory Committee and Appoints 12 Mandate Holders The Human Rights Council this morning adopted two resolutions, extending the mandate of the Special…