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Landmark climate change hearings represent largest ever case before UN world court

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Landmark climate change hearings represent largest ever case before UN world court 02 December 2024 © FAO/Felipe Rodríguez Deforestation releases carbon into the atmosphere, which fuels climate change and further harms forests. A record number of oral statements are expected to be presented to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as highly awaited public hearings on States’ legal…

Disability rights: UN chief calls for amplified leadership roles to shape more inclusive future

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Disability rights: UN chief calls for amplified leadership roles to shape more inclusive future 02 December 2024 © IPC Guillaume Junior Atangana, a Cameroonian vision-impaired sprinter, and his guide Donard Ndim Nyamjua, competing at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. Marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Tuesday, UN Secretary General António Guterres emphasised the…

Rights chief calls on Georgian authorities to protect basic freedoms

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Rights chief calls on Georgian authorities to protect basic freedoms 02 December 2024 © Unsplash/Mostafa Meraji Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. The UN human rights chief on Monday urged Georgian authorities to respect and protect rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, following four nights of protests marred by violence…

Haiti’s children: Crisis demands urgent action

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti’s children: Crisis demands urgent action 02 December 2024 © UNICEF/Herold Joseph In Haiti, the ongoing crisis has led to children being recruited by armed groups, often drawn in due to poverty, lack of access to education and social instability, which make them vulnerable to exploitation. As Haiti grapples with escalating violence and systemic collapse, its children are bearing the…

UN officials raise alarm over escalating violence in northwest Syria

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN officials raise alarm over escalating violence in northwest Syria 01 December 2024 © UNOCHA/Ali Haj Suleiman Destroyed cars and damaged buildings in northwest Syria. (file) A sharp escalation in fighting in Syria’s Aleppo Governorate has displaced thousands and caused heavy civilian casualties, prompting urgent warnings from senior UN officials about the growing humanitarian crisis and…

Plastic pollution treaty negotiations adjourn in Busan, to resume next year

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Plastic pollution treaty negotiations adjourn in Busan, to resume next year 01 December 2024 © UNICEF/Osama Mansoor Plastic pollution poses a global threat, devastating ecosystems on land and in water Countries negotiating a legally binding instrument on plastic pollution concluded their fifth session in the small hours of Monday in Busan, Republic of Korea, with plans to reconvene in 2025…

World AIDS Day: UN urges leaders to ‘take the rights path to end AIDS’ by 2030

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home World AIDS Day: UN urges leaders to ‘take the rights path to end AIDS’ by 2030 01 December 2024 UNDP Cuba Communities and organized networks play an active role in HIV prevention, and follow up with key populations. Ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 is within reach, but only if global leaders commit to dismantling barriers to healthcare and upholding human rights, UN Secretary-…

UN marks Day of Remembrance for chemical weapons victims with renewed call for global action

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN marks Day of Remembrance for chemical weapons victims with renewed call for global action 30 November 2024 OPCW The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) inspectorate division plans training for readiness to provide technical assistance in the event of a chemical incident. (file) On the Day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare, UN Secretary-General…

What’s desertification? Experts hopeful devastating trend can be reversed

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home What’s desertification? Experts hopeful devastating trend can be reversed 30 November 2024 © World Bank/Andrea Borgarello A woman carries a baby and a water container as she walks across arid land in Niger. An area the size of Egypt, around 100 million hectares, of healthy and productive land is being degraded each year due to drought and desertification, which is being driven mainly by…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 29 November 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva (UNIS), chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the Deputy Secretary-General for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), representatives and spokespersons for the World Health Organization (WHO), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the Food and Agriculture…