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Children at the Human Rights Council Forum

4 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search Children at the Human Rights Council Forum 10 December 2024 Room XX, Building E…

Middle East: Live updates from Syria and the wider region for 9 December

4 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search Middle East: Live updates from Syria and the wider region for 9 December 09 December 2024 © UNOCHA/Ali Haj Suleiman Aftermath of shelling in Aleppo (file) The historic power shift in Syria adds new layers of complexity to the Middle East crisis, with ongoing hostilities in Gaza, violence in the West Bank, and a fragile ceasefire in Lebanon. Millions across the…

Human toll of senseless conflict ‘is incalculable’, says Türk

4 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search Human toll of senseless conflict ‘is incalculable’, says Türk 09 December 2024 © UNOHCHR/Anthony Headley High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk meets Bangladeshi students and looks at some of the grafitti that emerged during protests near Dhaka University during demonstrations in July. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk delivered his annual…

Security Council hears of ongoing imperative to end violence in eastern DR Congo

4 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search Security Council hears of ongoing imperative to end violence in eastern DR Congo 09 December 2024 UNOCHA/Francis Mweze من الأرشيف: نازحون بسبب القتال يسيرون في شوارع غوما في شرق جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية. The UN Special Representative for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) briefed the Security Council on Monday on recent developments, including political…

Human Rights Day: 5 key things to know

4 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search Human Rights Day: 5 key things to know 09 December 2024 UN Photo/Greg Kinch An early draft of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. As Human Rights Day dawns on 10 December, it serves as a reminder of the ongoing importance of equality, justice and dignity for all people worldwide.…

World News in Brief: Haiti gang massacre, Taliban crackdown continues, Ukraine’s civilian death toll rises

4 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search World News in Brief: Haiti gang massacre, Taliban crackdown continues, Ukraine’s civilian death toll rises 09 December 2024 © UNOCHA/Giles Clarke Gangs control the majority of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. At least 184 people, including 127 elderly men and women, were killed in Haiti’s Wharf Jérémie neighbourhood of Cité Soleil over the weekend, prompting…

OHCHR Press Conference

4 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search OHCHR Press Conference 09 December 2024 Press Conference Announcement End of year press conference by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Syrians now have ‘historic opportunity’ to build a peaceful future, says Guterres

4 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search Syrians now have ‘historic opportunity’ to build a peaceful future, says Guterres 08 December 2024 UNICEF/Amer Al Shami Boys collect firewood in Kafar Batna village in Rural Damascus, Syria. After 14 years of brutal war and the fall of the dictatorial regime, today the people of Syria can seize an historic opportunity to build a stable and peaceful future, UN…

Holding the front line against desertification

4 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search Holding the front line against desertification 08 December 2024 UN News/Daniel Dickinson Sand is driven by seasonal winds inland in southern Madagascar. Some one billion people globally under the age of 25 live in regions where they depend on the land and natural resources for jobs and livelihoods, according to the UN, but their future is increasingly under threat…

Flagging the United Nations

4 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Main Search Flagging the United Nations 08 December 2024 UN Photo/Manuel Elías A reflection of flags being raised at UN Headquarters in New York. As delegates and staffers gear up to tackle another day at UN Headquarters, a quiet yet stirring tradition unfolds: the raising of flags representing all Member States…