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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 29 October 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the Director-General of the International Organization for Migration, and the representatives and spokespersons of the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs…

Russia: Torture now ‘a tool for repression at home and aggression abroad’

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Russia: Torture now ‘a tool for repression at home and aggression abroad’ 29 October 2024 UN News Mariana Katzarova began work as the first UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation on 1 May 2023, following her appointment by the Human Rights Council. In a new report launched on Tuesday the UN independent expert on human rights in Russia exposes…

At COP16, Guterres urges world to ‘choose wisely…make peace with nature’

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home At COP16, Guterres urges world to ‘choose wisely…make peace with nature’ 29 October 2024 UN Colombia/Santiago Puentes Viana Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the COP16 biodiversity conference in Cali, Colombia. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday called for decisive action to restore harmony with nature, warning that environmental crises are pushing humanity toward…

UNRWA cannot be replaced, say UN top officials in response to Knesset ban

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UNRWA cannot be replaced, say UN top officials in response to Knesset ban 29 October 2024 © UNRWA Amid the continued forced displacement and destruction in Gaza, children are being provided with crucial psychosocial support. Top UN officials continued to line up on Tuesday to defend the irreplaceable role of the global body’s agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, insisting that if…

Middle East crisis: Live updates on UNRWA, Gaza and more

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Middle East crisis: Live updates on UNRWA, Gaza and more 29 October 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. Our live coverage ranged from the Security Council and UN Headquarters to dispatches from across the Middle East as tensions escalated and the war on Gaza and…

Balancing biodiversity at global UN summit in Colombia

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Balancing biodiversity at global UN summit in Colombia 29 October 2024 © Unsplash/Dulcey Lima A hummingbird hovers over an orange flower. Countries from around the world are meeting in the Colombian city of Cali, to discuss how best to protect biological diversity and develop a lasting blueprint that will allow humankind to live in harmony with nature…

Sudan’s ‘living nightmare’ continues as 11 million flee war, mass killings

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan’s ‘living nightmare’ continues as 11 million flee war, mass killings 29 October 2024 © WFP/Abubakar Garelnabei أم تحمل رضيعها في بورت سودان، شرق السودان. Escalating violence and new atrocities in Sudan have pushed the humanitarian crisis to unprecedented levels, with displacement now exceeding 11 million people amid reports of mass killings and systematic-sexual violence across…

UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Press Conference

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Press Conference 29 October 2024 Press Conference Announcement Publication of the Trade and Development Report 2024: Rethinking Development in the Age of Discontent Embargo until Tuesday, 29 October 2024 at 2:30 pm Geneva time Rebeca Grynspan, UN Trade and Development Secretary General Anastasia Nesvetailova, UNCTAD, Head, Macroeconomic and Development Policies Branch, Division on Globalization and Development…

Director-General's remarks at the Exchange with students of the University of St. Gallen - Seminar on "Rebuilding Security in Europe"

5 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the Exchange with students of the University of St. Gallen - Seminar on "Rebuilding Security in Europe" 29 October 2024 Tatiana Valovaya "Rebuilding Security in Europe" - Exchange with students of the University of St. GallenTuesday, 29 October 2024, at 10.00 a.m.Visitors' Center, E Building, Palais des Nations Ambassador Greminger,Dear students, It is a great pleasure to welcome you all to the Palais des Nations, at the…

New Permanent Representative of Hungary Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

6 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Hungary Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 28 October 2024 Presentation of Credentials Zsófia Havasi, the new Permanent Representative of Hungary to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to her appointment to…