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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 17 September 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the…

Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Commend Albania on Employment Initiatives for National Minorities, Raise Questions on Labour Conditions and the Education of Roma and Egyptian Children

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Commend Albania on Employment Initiatives for National Minorities, Raise Questions on Labour Conditions and the Education of Roma and Egyptian Children 17 September 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the fourth periodic report of Albania, with Committee Experts welcoming the State’s efforts…

Venezuela: Rights probe points to ‘unprecedented’ repression

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Venezuela: Rights probe points to ‘unprecedented’ repression 17 September 2024 UN News/Victoria Fernandez Caracas the capital city of Venezuela. Violence used against opponents of the Venezuelan authorities has reached unprecedented levels, a top independent human rights probe alleged on Tuesday, citing arrests, sexual abuse and torture as just some of the methods used by the Government of…

Nigeria: UN agencies assist families affected by floods

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Nigeria: UN agencies assist families affected by floods 17 September 2024 © UNHCR Families wade through floodwaters to access a water point at a site for internally displaced people in Dikwa in Nigeria's north-eastern Borno State. UN agencies and their humanitarian partners are providing life-saving relief to families in Nigeria who lost their homes during recent flooding…

Over 5,000 civilians killed since Myanmar military coup

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Over 5,000 civilians killed since Myanmar military coup 17 September 2024 © UNOCHA/Siegfried Modola A family arrives to safety after fleeing the restive east of Myanmar. The UN human rights office, OHCHR, issued its latest report on Myanmar on Tuesday, detailing a range of serious violations that continue to underscore the deepening crisis and lack of rule of law throughout the country.…

Top UN official appeals for calm following wave of pager explosions in Lebanon

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Top UN official appeals for calm following wave of pager explosions in Lebanon 17 September 2024 UN News (File) Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert at a Security Council meeting. The UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, has called for calm following attacks across the country on Tuesday which killed at least nine people, including children, and left thousands injured - many…

UN rights expert calls for immediate release of all Israeli hostages

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights expert calls for immediate release of all Israeli hostages 17 September 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Alice Edwards, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture. The UN independent human rights expert on protection from torture on Tuesday reiterated the urgent need for all Israeli hostages held in Gaza to be unconditionally released…

General Assembly overwhelmingly passes resolution demanding end to Palestine occupation

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home General Assembly overwhelmingly passes resolution demanding end to Palestine occupation 17 September 2024 © UNRWA Debris and waste continue to pile up across Gaza. The General Assembly passed a resolution demanding an end to Israel’s occupation of Palestine within the next twelve months by an overwhelming margin on Wednesday. The vote came in the middle of its 10th emergency special session…

HRC-The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Press Conference

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home HRC-The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Press Conference 17 September 2024 Press Conference Announcement Marta Valiñas, Chair of the Fact-Finding MissionFrancisco Cox Vial, Member of the Fact-Finding MissionPatricia Tappatá Valdez, Member of the Fact-Finding Mission

What’s going on with the world (and the future) at the UN?

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home What’s going on with the world (and the future) at the UN? 16 September 2024 UN Photo/Manuel Elías Scene from UN Headquarters in New York It’s the season to take on global challenges, from forging a healthier planet to putting the brakes on nuclear weapons, as world leaders and leading experts land at UN Headquarters in New York in mid-September for the General Assembly’s annual High-…