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UK urged to end ‘national threat’ of violence against women and girls
21 February 2024
The United Kingdom must take action to end all forms of violence against women and girls, having labelled it a “national threat”, a UN independent human rights expert on the issue said on Wednesday.
Concluding a 10-day visit to the country, Special Rapporteur Reem Alsalem noted that…
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World News in Brief: Ukraine attacks in Donetsk, Afghan quake costs, ‘forever chemicals’ dumped in US, benefits of multilingual education
21 February 2024
As the war in Ukraine nears the two-year mark since Russia’s full-scale invasion began, UN humanitarians reported on Wednesday that attacks along the frontline in the Donetsk region had disrupted clean water supplies in Kramatorsk City…
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Myanmar: Mandatory conscription shows junta’s ‘desperation’, rights expert says
21 February 2024
Myanmar’s military government is becoming an even greater threat to civilians following the imposition of a mandatory draft this month, the UN independent expert on human rights in the country said on Wednesday.
Describing the move as a further sign of the junta’s “weakness and…
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Stories from the UN Archive: Dawn at UN Headquarters
21 February 2024
In 1951, the UN Secretariat opened for business. The slender 39-storey office tower has become the iconic symbol of the United Nations, so we dove into our archives for a look at the world’s meeting place that has grown alongside New York’s ever-changing skyline over the past seven decades.
With its green…
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Humanitarian leaders unite in urgent plea for Gaza
21 February 2024
In a collective appeal, heads of UN humanitarian entities and global non governmental organizations (NGOs) implored world leaders to help prevent further deterioration of the crisis in Gaza that has left tens of thousands of Palestinians – mostly women and children – dead.
Since the brutal 7 October terror…
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UN envoy calls for curb on illicit weapons in Central African Republic
21 February 2024
The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) on Wednesday urged greater support for the country’s efforts to build a professional national army, as part of a security overhaul, and stem the proliferation of deadly illicit weapons.
Briefing ambassadors…
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UN forum: Nations must collaborate now or risk further setbacks in sustainable development
21 February 2024
Today’s multilateral arrangements – global and regional organizations and major development banks – are “not up to the job” of helping countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the deputy UN chief said on Tuesday.
The 11th Asia-Pacific Forum on…
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HRC Press Conference
21 February 2024
Press Conference Announcement
55th regular session of the Human Rights Council
Omar Zniber, President of the Human Rights Council
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Human Rights Council to Hold its Fifty-Fifth Regular Session from 26 February to 5 April 2024
21 February 2024
Press Release
The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its fifty-fifth regular session from 26 February to 5 April 2024 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, starting with its high-level segment from 26 February to 28 February, when dignitaries representing more than 110 Member States will address the…
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Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Commend Iraq for Plans to Increase the Number of Female Judges, Ask Questions on Anti-Homosexuality Legislation and Access to Clean Drinking Water
20 February 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the fifth periodic report of Iraq, with Committee Experts commending the State for the positive…
