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Syria: Special Envoy applauds ‘shared conviction’ among Syrians on political transition

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Syria: Special Envoy applauds ‘shared conviction’ among Syrians on political transition 03 February 2025 Tahseen Saour UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen arrrives in Damascus. The UN Special Envoy for Syria said on Monday that Syrians across the political spectrum share a deep conviction that the country’s political transition must succeed…

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Opens Ninetieth Session

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Opens Ninetieth Session 03 February 2025 Meeting Summaries  The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this morning opened its ninetieth session, hearing a statement from Andrea Ori, Chief of the Groups in Focus Section of the Human Rights Treaties Branch of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and hearing the solemn…

Ukraine: UNICEF alarmed over incessant attacks devastating young lives

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: UNICEF alarmed over incessant attacks devastating young lives 02 February 2025 Фото ЮНИСЕФ/С.Билик Поврежденное жилое здание в Харькове. (Архив) The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has expressed deep alarm over relentless attacks on populated areas in Ukraine and their devastating impact on children…

UNOPS: the UN agency turning commitments into reality

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UNOPS: the UN agency turning commitments into reality 01 February 2025 © UNOPS UNOPS is helping to rebuild housing in Ukraine. Nations around the world which are seeking practical solutions to peace and security, humanitarian and development issues are marking 30 years of collaboration with a specialized UN agency…

Committee on the Rights of the Child Closes Ninety-Eighth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Ecuador, Eritrea, the Gambia, Honduras, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Slovakia

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of the Child Closes Ninety-Eighth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Ecuador, Eritrea, the Gambia, Honduras, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Slovakia 31 January 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon concluded its ninety-eighth session after adopting concluding observations on the periodic reports under the Convention on the Rights of…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 31 January 2025 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez, from the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing. In attendance were spokespersons or representatives of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), the World Food Programme (WFP), the World Health Organization (WHO), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and…

Gazans depend on us for ‘sheer survival’ insists UNRWA

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gazans depend on us for ‘sheer survival’ insists UNRWA 31 January 2025 © WHO video The Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza has been destroyed in the conflict. The largest UN agency in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, UNRWA, said on Friday that its staff are still providing aid to the people of Gaza and the West Bank including East Jerusalem who depend on them “for their sheer survival…

UN agencies warn of worsening humanitarian and human rights crisis in eastern DR Congo

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN agencies warn of worsening humanitarian and human rights crisis in eastern DR Congo 31 January 2025 WFP A malnourished child in the eastern DR Congo receives attention from a health worker. United Nations agencies on Friday called for an end to the violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as fighting between Government forces and the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group…

Sudan: UN rights chief ‘alarmed’ by summary executions, attacks on civilians

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: UN rights chief ‘alarmed’ by summary executions, attacks on civilians 31 January 2025 © WFP/Abubakar Garelnabei A WFP humanitarian convoy heads from Port Sudan to deliver lifesaving food aid to conflict-affected communities. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has voiced deep alarm over reports of summary executions of civilians allegedly carried out by fighters…

‘Robbed’ of their childhood: UNICEF warns of crisis facing Haiti’s youth

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Robbed’ of their childhood: UNICEF warns of crisis facing Haiti’s youth 31 January 2025 © UNICEF/Herold Joseph In Haiti, the ongoing crisis has led to children being recruited by armed groups, often drawn in due to poverty, lack of access to education and social instability, which make them vulnerable to exploitation. Violent clashes this week between security forces and armed groups on the…