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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears that the Severity of Violations against Women and Girls in Afghanistan Might Amount to Crimes against Humanity, and that Nearly 18 Million Individuals Face Acute Hunger in Sudan Amidst Looming Famine

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears that the Severity of Violations against Women and Girls in Afghanistan Might Amount to Crimes against Humanity, and that Nearly 18 Million Individuals Face Acute Hunger in Sudan Amidst Looming Famine 18 June 2024 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an enhanced interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, hearing that the severity of…

MORNING - High Commissioner for Human Rights Says Myanmar is Being Suffocated by an Illegitimate Military Regime, Speaks of Stories of Horrific War Tactics and Brutal Atrocity Crimes

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - High Commissioner for Human Rights Says Myanmar is Being Suffocated by an Illegitimate Military Regime, Speaks of Stories of Horrific War Tactics and Brutal Atrocity Crimes 18 June 2024 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on his report on Myanmar, hearing that Myanmar was being suffocated…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 18 June 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Refugee Agency, United Nations Trade and Development, the United Nations Development Programme, the Human Rights Council, the World Health Organization, and Ipsos. Public support for refugeesTrinh…

OPENING - High Commissioner for Human Rights Highlights the Cruelty of War and the Urgent Need to Find the Way Back to Peace as he Presents his Global Update at the Opening of the Fifty-Sixth Regular Session of the Human Rights Council

10 months ago Breadcrumb Home OPENING - High Commissioner for Human Rights Highlights the Cruelty of War and the Urgent Need to Find the Way Back to Peace as he Presents his Global Update at the Opening of the Fifty-Sixth Regular Session of the Human Rights Council 18 June 2024 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this morning opened its fifty-sixth regular session, which will be held from 18 June to 12 July, hearing Volker Türk, United Nations…

Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families Concludes Thirty-Eighth Session after Adopting Findings on Türkiye, Senegal and Congo

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families Concludes Thirty-Eighth Session after Adopting Findings on Türkiye, Senegal and Congo 14 June 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families this afternoon concluded its thirty-eighth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Türkiye…

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

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Türkiye Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 14 June 2024 Presentation of Credentials Burak Akçapar, the new Permanent Representative of Türkiye 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…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 14 June 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the UN Environment Programme and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and followed by a briefing by the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine.Update from the Assistant Secretary-General,…

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

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of the Federated States of Micronesia Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 13 June 2024 Presentation of Credentials Akillino Harris Susaia, the new Permanent Representative of the Federated States of Micronesia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the…

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL - REMARKS TO THE PRESS ON THE G7

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home THE SECRETARY-GENERAL - REMARKS TO THE PRESS ON THE G7 12 June 2024 Press Release  Dear members of the press,It is wonderful to be back in Geneva.I have just come from Jordan, where the United Nations co-hosted a conference on the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza.From here I will go to the G7 Summit in Italy.My message is very clear:This is a critical time.We face profound global challenges on multiple fronts.And the G7 leaders have a particular responsibility.First…

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL - REMARKS TO THE COUNCIL OF THE INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION

10 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home THE SECRETARY-GENERAL - REMARKS TO THE COUNCIL OF THE INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNION 12 June 2024 Press Release  [as delivered]Madame la Secrétaire générale, chère Doreen Bogdan-Martin,Excellences, Mesdames et Messieurs,C'est un grand plaisir de m'adresser au Conseil de l'Union Internationale des Télécommunications.En tant qu'ingénieur - et c’est vrai que pendant deux années, j’ai enseigné précisément les télécommunications dans mon université…