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Human Rights Council Adopts Decision on Remote Participation Modalities for Hybrid Meetings, Appoints 14 Special Procedure Mandate Holders, and Concludes Fifty-Fifth Regular Session

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Council Adopts Decision on Remote Participation Modalities for Hybrid Meetings, Appoints 14 Special Procedure Mandate Holders, and Concludes Fifty-Fifth Regular Session 05 April 2024 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted a decision on remote participation modalities for its hybrid meetings, appointed 14 Special Procedure mandate holders, adopted the session’s report…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 05 April 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the Food and Agriculture Organization.First aid in months reaches DarfurLeni Kinzli, for the World Food…

World News in Brief: Security Council condemns DR Congo attacks, cholera testing breakthrough, ‘my health, my right’ campaign

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Security Council condemns DR Congo attacks, cholera testing breakthrough, ‘my health, my right’ campaign 05 April 2024 The UN Security Council on Friday strongly condemned the latest rise in attacks by the M23 rebel group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s restive east, which has undermined security and exacerbated an already dire humanitarian situation…

Gaza: ‘No protection’ for civilians, aid workers, Security Council hears

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: ‘No protection’ for civilians, aid workers, Security Council hears 05 April 2024 Aid officials called on the Security Council on Friday to step in to stop the carnage in Gaza as the war enters its sixth month amid a man-made famine, Israel’s constant bombardment, targeted killings of aid workers and Palestinians civilians and “zero accountability” for the perpetrators…

Sudan: Aid lifeline reaches Darfur region in bid to avert ‘hunger catastrophe’

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: Aid lifeline reaches Darfur region in bid to avert ‘hunger catastrophe’ 05 April 2024 Two aid convoys carrying lifesaving supplies have reached Sudan’s Darfurs for the first time in months, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday, as humanitarians try to avert a “hunger catastrophe”, after nearly a year of heavy fighting. “The UN WFP has…

Israel must allow ‘quantum leap’ in aid delivery UN chief urges, calling for change in military tactics

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Israel must allow ‘quantum leap’ in aid delivery UN chief urges, calling for change in military tactics 05 April 2024 Israel must make meaningful changes in the way it is fighting in Gaza to avoid civilian casualties while also undergoing “a true paradigm shift” in lifesaving aid delivery, the UN chief said on Friday.  Marking six months of war since the “abhorrent”…

Gaza: Human Rights Council resolution urges arms embargo on Israel

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Human Rights Council resolution urges arms embargo on Israel 05 April 2024 The UN’s top human rights body adopted a resolution on Friday condemning the alleged “use of starvation of civilians as a method of warfare in Gaza”, while also calling for an arms embargo on Israel.  In a resolution adopted by 28 votes in favour, six against and 13…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Five Resolutions, including a Text Calling for an Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza, Urging States to Prevent the Continued Forcible Transfer of Palestinians Within or From Gaza, and Calling on States to Cease the Sale or T

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Five Resolutions, including a Text Calling for an Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza, Urging States to Prevent the Continued Forcible Transfer of Palestinians Within or From Gaza, and Calling on States to Cease the Sale or Transfer of Arms to Israel 05 April 2024 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this morning adopted five resolutions, including a text in which it…

Director-General's remarks at the International Day of Conscience "Conscience, Love and Peace" Walk the Talk

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the International Day of Conscience "Conscience, Love and Peace" Walk the Talk 05 April 2024 Tatiana Valovaya The International Day of Conscience“Conscience, Love and Peace” Walk the TalkFriday, 5 April 2024, at 10.00 a.m.Building A, Room VII, Palais des NationsDelivered on behalf of the Director-General by Ms. Lidiya Grigoreva, Cheffe de Cabinet, Office of the Director-General Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear friends,Happy…

Panel 4 of the Conference of Civil Society Organisations Working on the Question of Palestine

7 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Panel 4 of the Conference of Civil Society Organisations Working on the Question of Palestine 04 April 2024 Meeting Summaries Ensuring Compliance with International Mechanisms After the International Court of Justice Rulings Introductory remarksTHEMBELA NGCULU, Counsellor at the South Africa Permanent Mission in Geneva, in opening remarks, said South Africa knew all too well the important role played by civil society, and it was thanks to the…