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UN leaders galvanize action for reparations for people of African descent

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home UN leaders galvanize action for reparations for people of African descent 21 March 2024 © UNICEF/Maxence Bradley Most Haitians are of West African descent, mostly speaking Creole, a blend of French and African languages. Reparatory justice must tackle the grave human rights violations deeply entrenched in the legacy of colonialism and enslavement, the General Assembly heard on Thursday on…

General Assembly adopts landmark resolution on artificial intelligence

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home General Assembly adopts landmark resolution on artificial intelligence 21 March 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe A view of the General Assembly in session. (file) The UN General Assembly on Thursday adopted a landmark resolution on the promotion of “safe, secure and trustworthy” artificial intelligence (AI) systems that will also benefit sustainable development for all…

Armed groups continue terror campaign across Burkina Faso

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Armed groups continue terror campaign across Burkina Faso 21 March 2024 © CIFOR/Ollivier Girard A woman fetches water by bicycle in near Boromo in Burkina Faso. Large parts of Burkina Faso are being terrorized by armed groups and the rampant insecurity is “beyond alarming”, said the UN human rights chief on Thursday following a brief visit to the country…

Stories from the UN Archive: Poetic traditions at the UN

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Stories from the UN Archive: Poetic traditions at the UN 21 March 2024 United Nations Heba Mostafa Mostafa Rizk of Egypt at the closing of the work of the Third Committee of the 77th General Assembly. (file) On World Poetry Day, marked on 21 March, and #ThrowbackThursday, we looked at some poetry in motion in the General Assembly’s Third Committee on social, humanitarian and…

World Down Syndrome Day 2024

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home World Down Syndrome Day 2024 21 March 2024 Building E, 1st floor, Bar Serpent Area Join UN Geneva to celebrate…

In Dialogue with Guyana, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Measures Promoting Gender Equity, Ask About the Territorial Dispute with Venezuela and Alleged Corruption Regarding Oil Exploitation Permits

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Guyana, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Measures Promoting Gender Equity, Ask About the Territorial Dispute with Venezuela and Alleged Corruption Regarding Oil Exploitation Permits 20 March 2024 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Guyana on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.  Committee Experts commended…

UNCTAD Press Conference

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home UNCTAD Press Conference 20 March 2024 Press Conference Announcement Presentation of the First Global Supply Chain Forum Pedro Manuel Moreno, UNCTAD Deputy Secretary general (from Geneva)The. Hon. Kerrie Symmonds, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade - Barbados (from Bridgetown)Matthew Wilson, Ambassador of Barbados to the UN and WTO (From Geneva) 

Gaza: Less than 1 in 2 UN aid missions allowed into northern zones this month

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Gaza: Less than 1 in 2 UN aid missions allowed into northern zones this month 20 March 2024 © UNRWA Children in the Gaza Strip receive food as supplies continue to dwindle. Less than half of the UN aid convoys planned for Gaza’s hunger-ravaged north have made it so far this month, despite repeated appeals from the international community to ramp up relief to more than one million people on…

UN report details ‘climate of fear’ in Russian occupied areas of Ukraine

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home UN report details ‘climate of fear’ in Russian occupied areas of Ukraine 20 March 2024 UNOCHA/Oleksandr Ratushniak Deminers clear a previously occupied area near the front line between Mykolaiv and Kherson in southern Ukraine. Russia has instilled a pervasive atmosphere of fear in the occupied regions of Ukraine, perpetrating egregious violations of international humanitarian and human…

‘Currently unsafe to return’ to Belarus, Human Rights Council hears

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Currently unsafe to return’ to Belarus, Human Rights Council hears 20 March 2024 Unsplash/Angie Bob Protestors at the March of Peace and Independence in Minsk, Belarus in 2020. (file) With the number of political prisoners growing and a shutdown of civic space, people in Belarus are being deprived of their rights to freedom of expression, assembly and more, a new UN human rights…