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World News in Brief, deadliest year for migrants, Syria refugee support crisis, Shamima Begum appeal
06 March 2024
The UN migration agency (IOM) announced on Wednesday that last year was the deadliest on record for migrants worldwide.
Nearly 8,600 people on the move died in 2023, a 20 per cent increase from 2022, according to the UN agency’s Missing Migrants…
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UN envoy calls again for removal of restrictions on Afghan women
06 March 2024
The UN envoy for Afghanistan on Wednesday repeated her call for the Taliban to reverse its numerous restrictions on the lives of women and girls in violation of their human rights, warning that the longer they remain in place, the more damage will be done.
Briefing ambassadors in the Security…
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Stories from the UN Archive: UN General Assembly’s first female president
06 March 2024
In 1953, UN Member States elected India’s political dynamo Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit as the eighth President of the General Assembly, the first woman ever elected to the role. Ahead of International Women’s Day, marked on 8 March, we look back at the huge impact this pioneer for gender equality and non-discrimination had on the international stage…
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
05 March 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 Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the International Telecommunication Union, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the Human Rights Council.…
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Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Commend Kazakhstan on its Commitment to Produce a Text on Disability Rights, Ask about Persons with Disabilities in Emergency Situations and Those Living in Institutions
05 March 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its review of the initial report of Kazakhstan, with Committee Experts…
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UN rights expert condemns ‘systematic’ war-time mass destruction of homes
05 March 2024
An independent UN housing rights expert condemned on Tuesday the arbitrary destruction of civilian homes and infrastructure during conflicts, comparing the ongoing bombardment of Gaza with strikes against Dresden during the Second World War.
Citing alarming examples in Aleppo, Grozny,…
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South Sudan: Top UN official calls for greater political investment as polls loom
05 March 2024
With only nine months remaining before the polls in December, South Sudan is not ready to hold elections and a lot more needs to be done, the head of UN peace operations said on Tuesday.
Briefing ambassadors at the Security Council, Jean-Pierre Lacroix said that if the parties…
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Haiti crisis: UN chief calls for ‘urgent action’ to end rampant insecurity
05 March 2024
The UN Secretary-General reiterated his deep concern on Tuesday over the “rapidly deteriorating” security situation in Haiti as violent gangs tighten their grip on the country in the wake of a jailbreak at the weekend which saw nearly 4,000 criminals return to the streets.
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IPU Press Conference
05 March 2024
Press Conference Announcement
Women in Parliament
Martin Chungong, IPU Secretary GeneralMariana Duarte Mutzenberg, IPU Gender Programme
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‘Widespread’ sexual abuse of children in entertainment business revealed
05 March 2024
Widespread sexual abuse of children in the entertainment industry must be urgently stamped out, an independent UN expert told the Human Rights Council on Tuesday, presenting hard-hitting findings and recommendations on how to end the scourge.
“The sexual abuse and the exploitation of…
