9 months 2 weeks ago
Breadcrumb
Home
World News in Brief: Weapons sales threat, More aid for Haiti, global refugee and migrant survey
18 June 2024
A conference focused on small arms and light weapons is taking place at a “difficult and dangerous moment for humanity,” according to the UN Chief António Guterres.
Delivering remarks in New York on behalf of the Secretary-General at a meeting aimed at…
9 months 2 weeks ago
Breadcrumb
Home
Gaza: UN rights chief slams ‘unconscionable death and suffering’
18 June 2024
As the war drags on in Gaza, UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Tuesday condemned Israel’s “relentless” attacks across the war-shattered enclave, while repeating longstanding calls for the release of all remaining hostages.
In his traditional opening address to the Human Rights Council now in…
9 months 2 weeks ago
Breadcrumb
Home
OPENING - High Commissioner for Human Rights Highlights the Cruelty of War and the Urgent Need to Find the Way Back to Peace as he Presents his Global Update at the Opening of the Fifty-Sixth Regular Session of the Human Rights Council
18 June 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this morning opened its fifty-sixth regular session, which will be held from 18 June to 12 July, hearing Volker Türk, United Nations…
9 months 2 weeks ago
Breadcrumb
Home
INTERVIEW: Sustainable energy offers ‘hope’ in fight against desertification and land loss
17 June 2024
Sustainable sources of energy, including solar and wind power, can help communities across the world to reverse desertification and land loss, according to Ibrahim Thiaw, the Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification.
Mr. Thiaw spoke to UN…
9 months 2 weeks ago
Breadcrumb
Home
Stop ‘vandalising’ Earth and help the planet thrive, UN chief urges
16 June 2024
As nearly 40 per cent of land across the planet is degraded with more acres lost every second, governments, businesses and communities must galvanize action to reverse the damage and protect Earth, the UN chief said in a strong message for the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, marked annually on 17 June…
9 months 2 weeks ago
Breadcrumb
Home
Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families Concludes Thirty-Eighth Session after Adopting Findings on Türkiye, Senegal and Congo
14 June 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families this afternoon concluded its thirty-eighth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Türkiye…
9 months 2 weeks ago
Breadcrumb
Home
New Permanent Representative of Türkiye Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
14 June 2024
Presentation of Credentials
Burak Akçapar, the new Permanent Representative of Türkiye to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to his…
9 months 2 weeks ago
Breadcrumb
Home
UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
14 June 2024
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the UN Environment Programme and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and followed by a briefing by the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine.Update from the Assistant Secretary-General,…
9 months 2 weeks ago
Breadcrumb
Home
Climate change fuels tensions in Nigeria
14 June 2024
Despite its huge potential, Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, continues to grapple with a host of challenges which are impacting people’s lives and triggering conflict over key resources, a senior UN official in the country said on Friday.
Speaking to reporters at UN Headquarters in New York, UN Resident and…
9 months 2 weeks ago
Breadcrumb
Home
Conflict and lawlessness hamper food aid delivery in Gaza: WFP
14 June 2024
Escalating fighting in the south and centre of Gaza makes it near-impossible for humanitarians to deliver desperately needed food aid, the Deputy Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), Carl Skau, said on Friday at the end of a two-day mission to the enclave.
“Driving through Gaza…
