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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 03 December 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING3 December 2024Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva (UNIS), chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by representatives and spokespersons for the World Health Organization (WHO), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the Office for…

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Congratulate Benin on Efforts to Protect Human Rights in West Africa, Raise Questions on the e-Diaspora Platform and Expulsions

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Congratulate Benin on Efforts to Protect Human Rights in West Africa, Raise Questions on the e-Diaspora Platform and Expulsions 03 December 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Benin, with Committee Experts congratulating…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Armenia’s National Human Rights Strategy, Ask about Anti-Discrimination Legislation and Access to Education for Minority Groups

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Armenia’s National Human Rights Strategy, Ask about Anti-Discrimination Legislation and Access to Education for Minority Groups 03 December 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twelfth to fourteenth periodic report of Armenia, with…

The ‘slow onset, silent killer’: Droughts explained

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home The ‘slow onset, silent killer’: Droughts explained 03 December 2024 © UNHCR/Caroline Irby Dans l'est de la Mauritanie, le bétail meurt à cause de la sécheresse. Droughts across the world are intensifying and have become a “slow onset, silent killer” to which no country is immune, according to the UN’s most senior official working on desertification, drought and land restoration issues…

Syria escalation: Deadly attacks continue, healthcare and access compromised

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Syria escalation: Deadly attacks continue, healthcare and access compromised 03 December 2024 © UNOCHA Aleppo city, February 2023 The ongoing escalation of violence in northwest Syria linked to the wider conflict in Gaza and Lebanon has left civilians dead and injured, hospitals “overwhelmed” with healthcare attacks on the rise, the UN warned on Tuesday…

UNHCR secures record $1.5 billion in early funding for 2025

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UNHCR secures record $1.5 billion in early funding for 2025 03 December 2024 © UNHCR/Andrew McConnell Sudanese refugees arrive at the border town of Adre in Chad. The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has secured early funding commitments of $1.5 billion for 2025, as global forced displacement surges to 123 million people worldwide.…

Security Council: Put young women at the heart of peace and security efforts

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council: Put young women at the heart of peace and security efforts 03 December 2024 © UNICEF/Sebastian x Gil With the climate crisis, global conflict and generational inequalities running rampant, the inputs, perspectives and representation of youth are needed more than ever. Here pictured are environmental activists and founders of Youth for Climate Argentina. Peace is in peril…

Sudan: UN deplores deadly shelling on Zamzam camp

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: UN deplores deadly shelling on Zamzam camp 03 December 2024 Zam Zam ERR Les familles du camp de Zamzam se rassemblent pour recevoir un repas fourni par la salle d'intervention d'urgence du camp. The United Nations has condemned deadly shelling on Zamzam camp, the largest site for internally displaced people (IDPs) in the Darfur region of Sudan…

Force will not secure Middle East peace: UN General Assembly President

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Force will not secure Middle East peace: UN General Assembly President 03 December 2024 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe A wide view of the 45th plenary meeting of the General Assembly on the Question of Palestine. On the screens are Philemon Yang, President of the seventy-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly The President of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday emphasised that peace…

Gaza: New evacuation order affects more than 2,000 in Khan Younis

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: New evacuation order affects more than 2,000 in Khan Younis 03 December 2024 © WHO The ongoing war in Gaza has displaced more than 1.9 million people, many who seek shelter in makeshift tents. More than 2,000 people have been impacted by a new Israeli evacuation order issued in Khan Younis governorate in Gaza, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, reported on Tuesday.…