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Childhood immunization levels stalled in 2023
14 July 2024
New data published on Monday by UN agencies shows that immunization coverage for children worldwide stalled during 2023, leaving around 2.7 million lacking the protection they need compared to the pre-COVID-19 levels of 2019.
That’s according to the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s…
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Philippines: Humane approach to incarceration relieves chronic prison overcrowding
14 July 2024
A more humane approach to dealing with people accused of breaking the law in the Philippines is helping relieve overcrowding in one of the world’s most congested prison systems.
At the Manila City Jail in the Philippines capital, prisoners lie in neat rows as they demonstrate how…
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First Person: Filipino elderly ex-prisoner’s joy of ‘sleeping and eating’
13 July 2024
An ex-prisoner in the Philippines, released from jail as a result of a UN-supported Government programme to tackle overcrowding in detention facilities, has spoken of his joy ‘sleeping and eating’ as a free man.
According to Government figures, the number of inmates are four times over the…
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Gaza: Guterres ‘shocked and saddened’ by deadly strikes on Al Mawasi, as WHO and partners aid medical response
13 July 2024
The UN health agency and partners are helping treat many of those injured during Saturday’s deadly airstrikes by Israeli forces on Gaza’s Al Mawasi area which have reportedly left at least 90 dead and around 300 injured, according to figures from the war-torn enclave’s health ministry…
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Experts of the Human Rights Committee Welcome Syria’s Cooperation with the United Nations Refugee Agency, Raise Questions on the Treatment of Kurdish Communities and Cases of Enforced Disappearances
12 July 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of the Syrian Arab Republic on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, with Committee Experts welcoming…
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Director-General's remarks at the Closing Session of the 62nd Graduate Study Programme
12 July 2024
Tatiana Valovaya
Closing Session of the 62nd Graduate Study ProgrammeTheme: “Summit of the Future: Challenges and Opportunities”Friday, 12 July 2024 at 3:30 p.m.Room VII, Palais des Nations Dear students,It is my pleasure to join you today for the closing session of this year’s Graduate Study Programme. Since 1962, the UN’s Graduate Study Programme has brought…
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
12 July 2024
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, and the International Labour Organization.Widening Health Catastrophe in the Democratic Republic of the CongoDr. Adelheid Marschang,…
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Crushing the scam farms: Southeast Asia’s ‘criminal service providers’
12 July 2024
Transnational organised crime groups based in Southeast Asia are turning into “criminal service providers” selling a range of illegal activities, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
As we reported earlier in the week, there has been a proliferation of illicit operations,…
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DR Congo: Conflict escalation linked to deadly Mpox threat
12 July 2024
At least 25 million people have been caught up in the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) where a neglected health emergency continues to unfold at an alarming rate, the UN health agency said on Friday.
For decades, conflict in the mineral-rich eastern DRC has triggered…
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Sudan: UN-hosted talks on aid relief and civilian protection to continue in Geneva
12 July 2024
UN-led talks between Sudan's warring parties were set to continue in Geneva on Friday to advance discussions on humanitarian aid and civilian protection, with “possible local ceasefires” being a means to that end.
Heavy conflict erupted last April between rival militaries over a…
