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Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Mongolia for Committing to Abolish the Death Penalty, Raise Questions on Interrogation Rooms and Extradition Agreements

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Mongolia for Committing to Abolish the Death Penalty, Raise Questions on Interrogation Rooms and Extradition Agreements 13 November 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Mongolia.  Committee Experts commended Mongolia for its commitment to abolishing the death penalty, while raising…

Public execution in Afghanistan condemned as ‘clear human rights violation’

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Public execution in Afghanistan condemned as ‘clear human rights violation’ 13 November 2024 UN Photo/Christophe Verhellen Headquarters of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in Kabul. A public execution carried out in a sports stadium in Afghanistan drew condemnation from senior UN officials on Wednesday, who demanded an immediate end to such practices by the ruling Taliban…

UNRWA chief: Agency enduring ‘darkest moment’, as Israeli laws threaten operations

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UNRWA chief: Agency enduring ‘darkest moment’, as Israeli laws threaten operations 13 November 2024 © UNRWA UNRWA and partners completed the second round of the polio vaccination campaign in Gaza, but access to the north remains blocked for the final phase. The UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, is living through the “darkest moment” of its 75 year history, Commissioner-General…

Adolescents face mounting pressure at school, decline in family support

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Adolescents face mounting pressure at school, decline in family support 13 November 2024 © Unsplash/Taylor Flowe Children in their classroom at school. Adolescents across Europe, Central Asia and Canada say they face rising school pressure and diminishing support from families and friends, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Health Behaviour in School-…

COP29: Energy transition must not trigger a ‘stampede of greed’ that crushes the poor

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home COP29: Energy transition must not trigger a ‘stampede of greed’ that crushes the poor 13 November 2024 © UNICEF/Patrick Brown Children work at a mine in South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Climate talks at COP29 in Baku on Wednesday turned to the pressing issue of how to manage the demand for minerals essential to producing electric vehicles and solar panels without…

COP29 climate talks: Major emitters must right ‘colossal injustice’ on island nations, says UN chief

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home COP29 climate talks: Major emitters must right ‘colossal injustice’ on island nations, says UN chief 13 November 2024 ©PMA/Fedel Mansour El huracán Beryl ha causado estragos en Union Island, en San Vicente y las Granadinas. COP29 talks in Baku on Wednesday turned to small island nations facing an existential threat from our warming planet, as UN Secretary-General António Guterres insisted…

Middle East: Gaza food markets ‘in decay’ as starvation looms

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Middle East: Gaza food markets ‘in decay’ as starvation looms 13 November 2024 © UN Women/Samar Abu Elouf Displaced families head from the Al Zeitoun neighborhood in Gaza City to the south of the enclave. Reports of ongoing bombardments, likely starvation and despair continue to emerge from Gaza where many basic daily staples now “barely exist”, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 12 November 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees, representatives and spokespersons of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Development Programme, the World Food Programme, UN Women, and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency.1,000 days of full-scale…

Middle East crisis: Live updates from Gaza, Lebanon and the Security Council as famine looms

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Middle East crisis: Live updates from Gaza, Lebanon and the Security Council as famine looms 12 November 2024 UNMAS UN staff work on logistics preparations in Khan Younis, Gaza, in April 2024. (file) Top UN officials warned the Security Council on Tuesday that famine is imminent in Gaza unless immediate action is taken, with UN agencies on the ground reporting dire conditions as the conflict…

Gaza: ‘People losing hope’ as aid access is refused to north, warns UNRWA

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: ‘People losing hope’ as aid access is refused to north, warns UNRWA 12 November 2024 © UNRWA UNRWA schools in Gaza are providing accommodation for displaced families. Dead bodies are lying in the streets of besieged northern Gaza while hospitals run out of blood packs – a situation that’s “nothing short of catastrophic”, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said on Tuesday…