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Libya: UN official highlights need for inclusive talks to end stalemate
19 June 2024
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Stephanie Koury (on screen), Deputy Special Representative for Political Affairs for Libya, briefs the Security Council.
Libyans overwhelmingly desire a political consensus so that credible national elections can be held that will restore legitimacy to national institutions, the deputy…
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HRC Press Conference
19 June 2024
Press Conference Announcement
Report of the Commission presented at the 56th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
Navi Pillay, Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian TerritoryChris Sidoti, Member of the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory
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Director-General's remarks at the Celebration of Eid Al-Adha
19 June 2024
Tatiana Valovaya
Celebration of Eid Al-Adha Wednesday, 19 June 2024, at 1.00 p.m.Door 40, 2nd Floor, Building E, Palais des Nations Ambassador Binkhothaila,Excellencies,Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great honor to join you today for the celebration of Eid Al-Adha. The Festival of Sacrifice is one of the most important festivals in the Muslim calendar and is a time of coming…
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OHCHR Press Conference
19 June 2024
Press Conference Announcement
Launch of report titled, “Thematic Report: Indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks during the conflict in Gaza (October – December 2023)”
Ajith Sunghay, Chief of OPT Office, UN Human Rights Office
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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears that the Severity of Violations against Women and Girls in Afghanistan Might Amount to Crimes against Humanity, and that Nearly 18 Million Individuals Face Acute Hunger in Sudan Amidst Looming Famine
18 June 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an enhanced interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, hearing that the severity of…
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MORNING - High Commissioner for Human Rights Says Myanmar is Being Suffocated by an Illegitimate Military Regime, Speaks of Stories of Horrific War Tactics and Brutal Atrocity Crimes
18 June 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on his report on Myanmar, hearing that Myanmar was being suffocated…
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
18 June 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 spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Refugee Agency, United Nations Trade and Development, the United Nations Development Programme, the Human Rights Council, the World Health Organization, and Ipsos. Public support for refugeesTrinh…
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Gaza: UN rights chief slams ‘unconscionable death and suffering’
18 June 2024
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A group of displaced Palestinians gather near a UNRWA shelter in the Nuseirat area of central Gaza, cooking what little food they have.
As the war drags on in Gaza, UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Tuesday condemned Israel’s “relentless” attacks across the war-shattered enclave, while repeating…
