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OHCHR Press Conference

7 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR Press Conference 23 August 2024 Press Conference Announcement The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) to present findings on Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, the United Kingdom and Venezuela Michal Balcerzak, Chair of the CommitteeRégine Esseneme, Vice Chair of the CommitteeGün Kut, Committee MemberBakari Sidiki Diaby, Committee Member

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

7 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home 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…

Director-General's remarks at the Opening of the photo exhibition "17 Faces of Action" on the occasion of the World Women's Forum

7 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home 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…

Gaza: Vital aid supplies running low as schools hit in further strikes

7 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Vital aid supplies running low as schools hit in further strikes 22 August 2024 © UNRWA Families continue to shelter in school buildings in the Gaza Strip. 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.…

UN chief urges climate justice for Pacific nations beset by rising oceans

7 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief urges climate justice for Pacific nations beset by rising oceans 22 August 2024 UN Photo/Kiara Worth UN Secretary-General António Guterres (left) meets a local community member from Lalomanu, Samoa. 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…

Driving Progress: Botswana prepares for historic UN conference on landlocked countries

7 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Driving Progress: Botswana prepares for historic UN conference on landlocked countries 22 August 2024 World Bank/Dominic Chavez Men unload sacks of onions from a truck in Bamako, Mali, a landlocked developing country. Their lack of direct access to the vital trade links often result in landlocked countries paying high transport and transit costs. Leaders from landlocked developing countries…

Mozambique makes great strides towards Early Warnings for All

7 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Mozambique makes great strides towards Early Warnings for All 22 August 2024 WFP/Deborah Nguyen A woman and her baby stand in the rubble of Cyclone Idai, that struck central Mozambique in 2019. 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…

Middle East: Security Council urged to find path away from ‘vicious cycles of despair’

7 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Middle East: Security Council urged to find path away from ‘vicious cycles of despair’ 22 August 2024 © UNRWA Gazans respond to evacuation orders issued by the Israeli authorities. 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…

Nepal: New transitional justice law aids wider search for truth

7 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Nepal: New transitional justice law aids wider search for truth 22 August 2024 Unsplash/Sujitabh Chaudhary Kathmandu, capital of Nepal. 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.…

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

7 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home 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 OCHA/Yaye Nabo Sène A group of people advocate against hate and discrimination based on ethnicity and religion in the Central African Republic. (2017) As the world marks the International Day Commemorating the Victims…