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OHCHR Press Conference

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR Press Conference 12 March 2025 Press Conference Announcement The situation in occupied Palestinian territory Ben Saul, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism (in person)Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 (online) Michael Fakhri, Special Rapporteur on the right to food (in person)…

Experts of the Human Rights Committee Welcome Albania’s Pledge to Combat Corruption, Raise Issues Concerning Sex-Selective Abortions and Blood Feuds

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Human Rights Committee Welcome Albania’s Pledge to Combat Corruption, Raise Issues Concerning Sex-Selective Abortions and Blood Feuds 12 March 2025 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Albania on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, with Committee Experts commending the State’s 2023 pledge to combat corruption, and raising…

Afghanistan: Opium prices approach historic peaks, crime syndicates benefit

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan: Opium prices approach historic peaks, crime syndicates benefit 12 March 2025 UNAMA/Najeeb Farzad A heroin user in the Russian Cultural Palace in Kabul. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime warns that even more powerful synthetic drugs may see growing demand following the ban on poppy cultivation. Prices for opium in Afghanistan have increased tenfold since the de facto authorities…

Human Rights Council: Significant increase in child victims of trafficking

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Council: Significant increase in child victims of trafficking 12 March 2025 © UNICEF/Jim Holmes A mother whose daughter was trafficked at the age of sixteen covers her face to protect her identity. Children make up almost four in 10 victims of trafficking worldwide, but the true number of youngsters caught up in the illegal practice is likely much higher, a senior UN…

UN launches gender equality plan: ‘We’re at a turning point’

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN launches gender equality plan: ‘We’re at a turning point’ 12 March 2025 UN Photo Sarah Hendriks, director of UN Women's policy, programme and intergovernmental division, at the launch of the Beijing+30 Action Agenda. The UN launched a bold new action agenda to boost rights and achieve gender equality at a high-level event on the sidelines of the ongoing Commission on the Status of…

Guterres prioritises UN reform to ensure taxpayers’ money reaches those in need

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres prioritises UN reform to ensure taxpayers’ money reaches those in need 12 March 2025 UN Photo/Manuel Elías UN Secretary-General António Guterres briefs the media about the UN80 Initiative. The United Nations is prioritising reform to ensure it remains effective, cost-efficient and responsive to the people it serves, Secretary-General António Guterres announced Wednesday, as part of…

Humanitarian system at breaking point as funding cuts force life-or-death choices

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Humanitarian system at breaking point as funding cuts force life-or-death choices 12 March 2025 UNOCHA/Giles Clarke Aid programmes in Yemen are already being forced to shut down due to lack of funding. The UN’s top relief official warned on Wednesday that the global humanitarian system has reached breaking point, with funding cuts forcing life-or-death decisions over which aid programmes to…

World News in Brief: Gaza aid ‘unravelling’, funding cuts in Ukraine, concern over Syria aid access, Duterte in ICC custody

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Gaza aid ‘unravelling’, funding cuts in Ukraine, concern over Syria aid access, Duterte in ICC custody 12 March 2025 © UNRWA A woman in Gaza waits to return home. Following 11 days of an Israeli aid blockade in Gaza, “crucial progress” made during the first six weeks of the ceasefire between Israeli forces and Hamas militants “continues to unravel”, said UN Spokesperson…

‘Anxiety, paranoia, fear’: The consequences of digital violence against women

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Anxiety, paranoia, fear’: The consequences of digital violence against women 12 March 2025 © UNICEF Many children face online abuse (file) Online attacks against women are getting worse, according to the UN, causing lasting damage that can spill over into real world violence. Leading activists from Spain and Latin America met at UN Headquarters on Wednesday to rally women and share…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 11 March 2025 UN Geneva Press Briefing Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the TV, Radio and Webcast Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children’s Fund, and the World Health Organization.Recent violence in Syrian coastal areas Thameen Al-Kheetan,…