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Ciné ONU: " THE SWIMMERS "

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search Ciné ONU: " THE SWIMMERS " Ciné ONU: " THE SWIMMERS " 12 December 2023 8:30 PM Cinema Cinérama Empire, Rue de Carouge 72-74, 1205 Geneva On the occasion…

OHCHR Stake out

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search OHCHR Stake out 12 December 2023 Press Conference Announcement UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk remarks to the press at the end of the two-day High Level Event marking 75 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 12 December 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization. Update on health issues in Gaza Dr. Richard Peeperkorn, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in the occupied Palestinian territory,…

Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations and International Organizations in Geneva Stake out

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations and International Organizations in Geneva Stake out 12 December 2023 Press Conference Announcement UDHR 75 Ambassador Meirav Eilon Shahar, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations in Geneva

‘Rebuild a foundation of hope’ for global human rights: Türk

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search ‘Rebuild a foundation of hope’ for global human rights: Türk 12 December 2023 UN News/Anton Uspensky An event marking the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, takes place at the UN in Geneva. World leaders gathered in Geneva on Tuesday to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), calling for…

‘Humanitarian disaster zone’: Gaza hospital capacity decimated – WHO

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search ‘Humanitarian disaster zone’: Gaza hospital capacity decimated – WHO 12 December 2023 © WHO An injured Palestinian child is rushed to Al Shifa hospital in Gaza. (file) The last barely functioning hospital in northern Gaza is a “humanitarian disaster zone”, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, highlighting the disastrous consequences of ongoing…

World News in Brief: Investing in primary healthcare, record hunger in West and Central Africa, UNICEF emergency appeal

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search World News in Brief: Investing in primary healthcare, record hunger in West and Central Africa, UNICEF emergency appeal 12 December 2023 © FAO/Luis Tato Une femme récolte les feuilles et les fruits d'un arbre dans un village du centre-sud du Niger. Half of the world’s population is not fully covered by essential health services and two billion people are…

Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as world’s top opium producer

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as world’s top opium producer 12 December 2023 © UNODC A poppy field in the flowering stage in eastern Shan state, Myanmar. Myanmar is now the world’s largest opium producer, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reported on Tuesday, as the economic and political crisis following the 2021 coup and widening conflict between the…

INTERVIEW: ‘Climate of division’ creating more challenging environment for UN peacekeeping

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search INTERVIEW: ‘Climate of division’ creating more challenging environment for UN peacekeeping 12 December 2023 MINUSMA UN peacekeepers from Chad arrive in Gao bringing an end to the UN's presence in the Kidal region of northern Mali. UN peacekeeping missions in Sub-Saharan Africa are operating under more challenging political and security conditions due to a…

UN General Assembly votes by large majority for immediate humanitarian ceasefire during emergency session

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search UN General Assembly votes by large majority for immediate humanitarian ceasefire during emergency session 12 December 2023 UN Photo/Loey Felipe UN General Assembly adopts a resolution on “Protection of civilians and upholding legal and humanitarian obligations” during the 45th plenary meeting of the resumed 10th Emergency Special Session. The UN General Assembly met…