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Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Commend Belgium on Large Delegation, Raise Questions on Disability Advisory Councils and the Internment System
22 August 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its review of the combined second and third periodic report of Belgium, with Committee Experts commending the State party on the large…
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Director-General's remarks at the Opening of the photo exhibition "17 Faces of Action" on the occasion of the World Women's Forum
22 August 2024
Tatiana Valovaya
Opening of the photo exhibition “17 Faces of Action”Thursday, 22 August 2024, at 5.00 p.m.Chinggis Khaan National Museum, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Excellencies,Ladies and gentlemen,Dear friends,It is my great pleasure to join you for the inauguration of the photo exhibition “17 Faces of Action…
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Gaza: Vital aid supplies running low as schools hit in further strikes
22 August 2024
UN aid teams have warned that vital chorine supplies that are essential for purifying water are running out and deteriorating in Gaza, while humanitarians condemned new strikes on schools sheltering people displaced by the war.
There are enough chlorine reserves to last just one month…
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UN chief urges climate justice for Pacific nations beset by rising oceans
22 August 2024
Pacific island nations threatened by rising oceans, debt and geopolitical tensions can only fight back if international lenders agree to fairer terms for vital development funding and the world’s biggest polluters make a “massive increase” in contributions to address “climate chaos”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday…
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Driving Progress: Botswana prepares for historic UN conference on landlocked countries
22 August 2024
Leaders from landlocked developing countries, (LLDCs) will gather in Gaborone, Botswana, this December to tackle challenges, explore solutions, and build alliances for a more equitable and prosperous future.
At the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries, known…
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Mozambique makes great strides towards Early Warnings for All
22 August 2024
Mozambique is playing a leading role in a UN-led global initiative to ensure that all people on the planet are protected against weather-related hazards through early warning systems, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday.
At a ministerial-level ceremony in the capital,…
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Middle East: Security Council urged to find path away from ‘vicious cycles of despair’
22 August 2024
The Security Council met on Thursday to hear from top officials about the situation on the ground in the Middle East, a region roiling from the ongoing war in Gaza as the conflict enters its 11th month. Council members, along with the ambassadors of Israeli and Palestine, shared their positions during another heated discussion…
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Haiti: Millions of lives on the brink amid multiple crises
22 August 2024
Years of underfunding of humanitarian aid and increasing needs have put millions of Haitians at risk of chronic vulnerability, according to a newly released UN report.
Reversing the situation will require the international community and donors to increase the funding of UN and non-governmental…
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Nepal: New transitional justice law aids wider search for truth
22 August 2024
The adoption of new transitional justice legislation in Nepal marks an important step in the nation’s long journey towards accountability and reconciliation, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said Thursday.
“Eighteen years since the end of the decade-long conflict, and after several…
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World News in Brief: UN chief condemns religious hate, threats to freedom in Sri Lanka, four young people executed in Somalia, human rights office for Caribbean
22 August 2024
As the world marks the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief on Thursday, the UN Secretary-General urges a renewed global commitment to ensuring everyone can live free from "fear, stigma, and persecution," regardless of their religion or…
