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World News in Brief: ICC convicts Malian extremist of war crimes, Sudan crisis update, UN Police Summit preview

9 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: ICC convicts Malian extremist of war crimes, Sudan crisis update, UN Police Summit preview 26 June 2024 The International Criminal Court (ICC) handed down a war crimes conviction on Wednesday against an Al Qaida-linked Malian former self-styled police chief who faced a range of charges, from torture to rape. Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mohamed…

UNECE Press Conference

9 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UNECE Press Conference 26 June 2024 Press Conference Announcement Regulating autonomous vehicles: international developmentsDmitry Mariyasin, Deputy Executive Secretary, UNECE Richard Damm, Chair, Working Party on Automated/Autonomous and Connected Vehicles (GRVA)Francois Guichard, Secretary, Working Party on Automated/Autonomous and Connected Vehicles, (GRVA)

New Permanent Representative of Argentina Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

9 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Argentina Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 26 June 2024 Presentation of Credentials Carlos Mario Foradori, the new Permanent Representative of Argentina to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Mr. Foradori served as Permanent…

OHCHR Press Conference

9 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR Press Conference 26 June 2024 Press Conference Announcement Human Rights Council thematic report on drug use, harm reduction and the right to healthTlaleng Mofokeng, Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health

AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur Tells Human Rights Council that $669 Billion in Remittances from Migrants in 2023 Exceeded Foreign Investment and Official Development Assistance in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

9 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur Tells Human Rights Council that $669 Billion in Remittances from Migrants in 2023 Exceeded Foreign Investment and Official Development Assistance in Low- and Middle-Income Countries 25 June 2024 Meeting Summaries Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers.The Human Rights Council this afternoon…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Starts Interactive Dialogue on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Concludes Discussion on the Right to Education

9 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Starts Interactive Dialogue on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Concludes Discussion on the Right to Education 25 June 2024 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this morning started an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers.  It also concluded its interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

9 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 25 June 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 Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the International Trade Centre, and the Human Rights Council.…

New famine alert for Gaza where families go days without food

9 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home New famine alert for Gaza where families go days without food 25 June 2024 Gaza remains on famine alert after food security experts warned on Tuesday that more than one in five households “go entire days without eating”. According to the latest UN-partnered IPC report on hunger levels, 96 per cent of the population – some 2.15 million people – face acute food insecurity at “…

World News in Brief: UN expert welcomes Assange release, more ICC warrants issued over Ukraine, Human Rights Council updates

9 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: UN expert welcomes Assange release, more ICC warrants issued over Ukraine, Human Rights Council updates 25 June 2024 The release of Julian Assange “is a very good outcome” to the long-running case, the UN independent expert on torture said on Tuesday after reports that the WikiLeaks founder had struck a plea deal with the United States.   Mr. Assange…

Over three million preventable deaths per year due to alcohol and drug use

9 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Over three million preventable deaths per year due to alcohol and drug use 25 June 2024 Over three million deaths per year were attributable to alcohol consumption and drug use, a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) found. Of these deaths, 2.6 million were attributable to alcohol consumption, accounting for nearly five per cent of all deaths, with the highest numbers in the WHO European Region and African Region…