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UNMAS Press Conference

3 days 15 hours hence Breadcrumb Home UNMAS Press Conference 07 April 2025 Press Conference Announcement The 28th International Meeting of Mine Action National Directors and United Nations Advisers (NDM-UN28) will take place in Geneva from 9 to 11 April 2025. Ilene Cohn, Director UNMASAmbassador Tobias Privitell, Director GICHD

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

5 hours 4 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Angola Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 03 April 2025 Presentation of Credentials Ana Maria de Oliveira, the new Permanent Representative of Angola 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…

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

5 hours 24 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Ukraine Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 03 April 2025 Presentation of Credentials Yevhenii Tsymbaliuk, the new Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr…

Sudan crisis: UN rights chief condemns extrajudicial killings in Khartoum

8 hours 4 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan crisis: UN rights chief condemns extrajudicial killings in Khartoum 03 April 2025 © Unsplash/Ammar Nassir Eighteen months of war have deeply affected urban households in Sudan. The fight for Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, likely involved widespread summary executions of civilians following its recent recapture by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), UN human rights chief Volker Türk said…

AI’s $4.8 trillion future: UN warns of widening digital divide without urgent action

8 hours 4 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home AI’s $4.8 trillion future: UN warns of widening digital divide without urgent action 03 April 2025 Public Domain Visualization of Artificial Intelligence combining a human brain schematic with a circuit board. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is on course to become a $4.8 trillion global market by 2033 – roughly the size of Germany’s economy – but unless urgent action is taken, its benefits may…

UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Press Conference

12 hours 4 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Press Conference 03 April 2025 Press Conference Announcement Presentation of the Technology and Innovation Report 2025: Inclusive Artificial Intelligence for development (Embargo 3 April at 14:30 Geneva) Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary General of UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)Angel Gonzalez-Sanz, Head, Technology, Innovation and Knowledge Development Branch (UNCTAD)…

Myanmar quake: UN calls for urgent protection for vulnerable women and girls

1 day 8 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Myanmar quake: UN calls for urgent protection for vulnerable women and girls 02 April 2025 © UNICEF/Nyan Zay Htet Affected families in Sagaing, the epicenter of the 7.7-magnitude earthquake, shelter under a tarp in a field. Friday’s devastating earthquakes in Myanmar not only caused mass casualties and widespread destruction, they also deepened long-standing gender inequalities – leaving…

World is ‘failing’ people with disabilities: UN deputy chief

1 day 8 hours ago Breadcrumb Home World is ‘failing’ people with disabilities: UN deputy chief 02 April 2025 © UNICEF/Gabriel Vockel A young girl in a wheelchair moves along a path in Kyrgyzstan. The “world is failing” people living with disabilities, UN deputy chief Amina Mohammed has told a major summit which aims to galvanize global efforts to ensure they are fully integrated into all parts of society…

Accountability for missing persons is ‘crucial’: UN human rights chief

1 day 8 hours ago Breadcrumb Home Accountability for missing persons is ‘crucial’: UN human rights chief 02 April 2025 UN Photo/Evan Schneider Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, briefs a General Assembly informal meeting on missing persons. 2024 saw the highest increase in missing persons in at least two decades, with 56,559 new cases recorded, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross…

UN condemns killing of 1,000 people in Gaza since ceasefire collapse

1 day 8 hours ago Breadcrumb Home UN condemns killing of 1,000 people in Gaza since ceasefire collapse 02 April 2025 © UNOCHA Rescue workers line up body bags in Tal Al Sultan, in Rafah, in southern Gaza. UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed grave concern on Wednesday over the human toll resulting from the intensified hostilities in Gaza. …