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MORNING - High Commissioner for Human Rights to the Human Rights Council: Sanctions that Threaten People’s Lives and Health Need to be Halted

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - High Commissioner for Human Rights to the Human Rights Council: Sanctions that Threaten People’s Lives and Health Need to be Halted 14 September 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Guarantees of Non-Recurrence The Human Rights Council this morning…

‘Thriving economies’ critical to eradicating hunger and poverty: McCain

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Thriving economies’ critical to eradicating hunger and poverty: McCain 14 September 2023 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Cindy McCain (on screen), Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), briefs the UN Security Council. Addressing the Security Council on Thursday, the head of the World Food Programme (WFP), Cindy McCain, highlighted the growing need for humanitarian aid worldwide against…

‘Peace begins with you’, youth activist tells UN forum

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Peace begins with you’, youth activist tells UN forum 14 September 2023 UN Photo/Manuel Elías A youth choir from Brooklyn, New York, sings at the International Day of Peace Youth Event. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday reiterated his call to action for countries across the world to establish peace forged through sustainable development, human rights and a healthy…

Climate inaction puts lives on the line: WMO

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Climate inaction puts lives on the line: WMO 14 September 2023 © UNICEF/Tsiory Andriantsoar Climate change is driving extreme weather events, for example, in Madagascar. Insufficient progress towards climate goals is slowing down the global fight against poverty, hunger and deadly diseases, according to a report released on Thursday by the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO…

UN launches flash appeal to aid 250,000 Libyans hit by devastating floods

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN launches flash appeal to aid 250,000 Libyans hit by devastating floods 14 September 2023 © UNICEF/Abdulsalam Alturki Darna city in the aftermath of the devastating floods. UN humanitarians are working flat out on the ground in Libya, providing desperately needed aid to thousands of survivors of the flood disaster that has left thousands dead and thousands more unaccounted for…

Environmental champion hails rivers as ‘arteries of our planet’

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Environmental champion hails rivers as ‘arteries of our planet’ 14 September 2023 UN Video/Grace Barrett UNEP Patron of the Ocean Lewis Pugh speaks with UN News after his Hudson Swim 2023 Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh traded the ocean for New York State’s Hudson River, declaring at the end of his epic 517 kilometre journey downriver on Wednesday that “we can never become complacent when it…

UN marks halftime for the SDGs

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN marks halftime for the SDGs 14 September 2023 UN Photo/Mark Garten تم تصميم جناح أهداف التنمية المستدامة في مقر الأمم المتحدة باعتباره "مساحة اجتماعات فريدة ذات تركيب فني". The SDG Summit, taking place at the start of the UN General Assembly High Level Week, marks halftime for the crucial Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).…

Iran: Harassment, reprisals continue for Mahsa Amini’s family

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Iran: Harassment, reprisals continue for Mahsa Amini’s family 14 September 2023 UN Photo/Violaine Martin Sara Hossain, Chair of the UN Human Rights Council-mandated Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran. (file) One year since the nationwide protests in the aftermath of death in custody of Mahsa Amini, harassment of women and girls by Iranian…

WMO press conference

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home WMO press conference 14 September 2023 Press Conference Announcement Launch of United in Science report (focus on sustainable development goals and climate change) Prof. Petteri Taalas, WMO Secretary-General

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Starts Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Guarantees of Non-Recurrence

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Starts Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Guarantees of Non-Recurrence 13 September 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Concludes General Debate on the High Commissioner’s Global Update and Hears Address by a Dignitary from Equatorial Guinea The Human…