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Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions Secretariat Press Conference

6 days 21 hours hence Breadcrumb Home Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions Secretariat Press Conference 25 April 2025 Press Conference Announcement Rolph Payet, Executive Secretary of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions; David Ogden, Deputy Executive Secretary of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm ConventionsChristine Fuell, Executive Secretary, ad interim, of the Rotterdam Convention

Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise France’s Engagement with the Review Process, Ask about Prison Overcrowding and Excessive Use of Force by the Police

19 hours 8 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise France’s Engagement with the Review Process, Ask about Prison Overcrowding and Excessive Use of Force by the Police 17 April 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the eighth periodic report of France under the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, with Committee Experts…

Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families Concludes Fortieth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on the Reports of Jamaica, Mexico and Niger

20 hours 56 minutes ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families Concludes Fortieth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on the Reports of Jamaica, Mexico and Niger 17 April 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families this afternoon concluded its fortieth session after adopting concluding observations on the…

Libya’s fragile transition plagued by deepening economic and political divides

1 day ago Breadcrumb Home Libya’s fragile transition plagued by deepening economic and political divides 17 April 2025 © UN Photo/Abel Kavangh A central plaza in Tripoli, the capital of Libya. Libya’s prolonged political transition is facing renewed strain, with mounting economic pressures and tensions between rival governments threatening the calm that has held since the 2020 ceasefire…

Gaza: Alongside conflict, an information war is still happening, warns UNRWA chief

1 day ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Alongside conflict, an information war is still happening, warns UNRWA chief 17 April 2025 © UNRWA The UNRWA water well serves around 20,000 displaced people in Jabalia, Gaza. Amid reported Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip into Thursday that killed at least 23 people, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, issued an urgent call to “get international media into…

Rise in violence against civilians in South Sudan

1 day ago Breadcrumb Home Rise in violence against civilians in South Sudan 17 April 2025 © WFP/Eulalia Berlanga People in Rupchai, South Sudan collect food aid that was dropped by airplanes. The number of civilians in South Sudan harmed by conventional parties to the conflict and other armed groups increased by 51 per cent in 2024, the UN Mission in the country (UNMISS) said on Thursday.…

Universal Declaration of Human Rights among new entries to UNESCO Memory of the World Register

1 day ago Breadcrumb Home Universal Declaration of Human Rights among new entries to UNESCO Memory of the World Register 17 April 2025 UN Photo Eleanor Roosevelt of the United States holding a Universal Declaration of Human Rights poster in English in 1949. (file) The archives of British naturalist Charles Darwin, whose theory of evolution by natural selection revolutionized understanding of nature and humanity’s…

Record hunger in Haiti amid rising needs

1 day ago Breadcrumb Home Record hunger in Haiti amid rising needs 17 April 2025 © OHCHR/Marion Mondain Vendors surrounded by garbage sell goods in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Escalating armed violence, displacement, economic turmoil and disruptions to local food production are fueling hunger in Haiti and leaving millions at risk, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday.…

Sudan: No respite for civilians amid unrelenting war and aid access barriers

1 day ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: No respite for civilians amid unrelenting war and aid access barriers 17 April 2025 © UNFPA/Karel Prinsloo A girl carries water at the Farchana camp for Sudanese refugees in Chad. As Sudan’s civil war grinds on, millions of civilians remain trapped in a relentless cycle of displacement, hunger and violence, while relief efforts are stifled by insecurity and bureaucratic hurdles…

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

1 day 20 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…