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Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Armenia on Proactively Addressing Issues in Prisons, Raise Questions on Ensuring Police Accountability for Excessive Use of Force and Tackling the Criminal Subculture in Prisons

6 days 10 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Armenia on Proactively Addressing Issues in Prisons, Raise Questions on Ensuring Police Accountability for Excessive Use of Force and Tackling the Criminal Subculture in Prisons 16 April 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Armenia.  Committee Experts commended the State on proactively…

Countries finalize historic pandemic agreement after three years of negotiations

6 days 14 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Countries finalize historic pandemic agreement after three years of negotiations 16 April 2025 WHO/Christopher Black WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (right) and INB Co-Chair Anne-Claire Amprou of France (left) celebrate at the conclusion of negotiations in the early hours of 16 April 2025. In the early hours of Wednesday morning in Geneva, countries finalized a draft global…

Global growth on recessionary path amid trade tensions and uncertainty

6 days 14 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Global growth on recessionary path amid trade tensions and uncertainty 16 April 2025 © IMF/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds A shopkeeper sells African print fabrics at a market in Ghana. The world economy is on a recessionary trajectory as global growth is expected to slow to 2.3 per cent this year due to escalating trade tensions and uncertainty, the UN trade and development body, UNCTAD, said in…

Gaza faces deepening crisis as aid stocks dwindle

6 days 14 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza faces deepening crisis as aid stocks dwindle 16 April 2025 © UNFPA/Media Clinic Women and children sit on a hill overlooking a destroyed neighbourhood in Gaza. The United Nations on Wednesday warned that escalating hostilities and access constraints in Gaza are exacerbating an already dire humanitarian crisis, displacing hundreds of thousands and depriving civilians of shelter, food and…

Partnerships, increased climate investment crucial for sustainable transition, says UN deputy chief

6 days 14 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Partnerships, increased climate investment crucial for sustainable transition, says UN deputy chief 16 April 2025 UN Hanoi Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed delivers remarks at the P4G Summit in Hanoi, Viet Nam. Addressing the opening of an international forum in Hanoi on partnerships for green growth, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Wednesday emphasized the need for…

Humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate in El Fasher, Sudan

6 days 14 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate in El Fasher, Sudan 16 April 2025 © Al-Saudi Maternity Hospital تعرض مستشفى الفاشر في دارفور لتدمير جزئي بعد قصف مدفعي في تشرين الأول/أكتوبر. Escalating violence and deteriorating humanitarian conditions in and around El Fasher in Sudan continue to be of grave concern, the United Nations said on Wednesday.…

Security Council urged to support eastern DR Congo peace initiatives

6 days 14 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council urged to support eastern DR Congo peace initiatives 16 April 2025 © WFP/Michael Castofas A woman dismantles her shelter at a camp for displaced people on the outskirts of Goma in the eastern DR Congo. Despite numerous regional and international diplomatic initiatives, the security situation remains critical in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Security…

Haiti crisis could impact regional and global stability

6 days 14 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Haiti crisis could impact regional and global stability 16 April 2025 © IOM/Antoine Lemonnier Amy Pope, Director General of the International Organization for Migration meets displaced people in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The situation in Haiti represents “one of the most complex and urgent crises in the world with implications for regional and global stability,” said Amy Pope,…

South Sudan on the brink as peace deal falters, UN warns

6 days 14 hours ago Breadcrumb Home South Sudan on the brink as peace deal falters, UN warns 16 April 2025 WFP/Debbi Morello Displaced people in northern South Sudan. (file) South Sudan stands at a dangerous crossroads as rising political tensions threaten to derail a fragile peace deal, amid growing fears of renewed conflict in the world’s youngest nation, already buckling under a deepening humanitarian crisis…

Committee on Rights of Migrant Workers Launches General Comment on the Convergence of the Migrant Workers’ Convention and the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration

1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Rights of Migrant Workers Launches General Comment on the Convergence of the Migrant Workers’ Convention and the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration 15 April 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Migrant Workers today held an event to launch its general comment six on the convergent protection of the rights of migrant workers and members of their families through the International…