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UN rights body extends mandate of Special Rapporteur on Russia
12 October 2023
The United Nations premier human rights body on Thursday extended the mandate of the independent expert on the situation of human rights in Russia for a further year.
The UN Human Rights Council also “strongly urged” Russian authorities to comply with all the State’s obligations under international…
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Explainer: How UN delivers life-saving aid amid crises
12 October 2023
What does it take to get food, medicine, emergency education, and shelter to record numbers of people in some of the most dangerous places on Earth? The UN does this around the world, including in Afghanistan, Haiti, Sudan, Ukraine, and the occupied Palestinian territory.
One in every 33 people (that’s 242…
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WMO press conference
12 October 2023
Press Conference Announcement
State of Global Water Resources 2022 report
Prof. Petteri Taalas, WMO Secretary-General
Dr Stefah Uhlenbrook, Director of Water and Cryosphere department
Dr Sulagna Mishra, Scientific Officer
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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts 16 Texts, Establishes a Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan and a Working Group on the Rights of Peasants
11 October 2023
Meeting Summaries
Council Extends Mandates on Afghanistan, an Equitable International Order, the Promotion of Truth and Justice, the Disposal of Hazardous Waste, Private Military and Security Companies, Enforced and…
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UNHCR press conference
11 October 2023
Press Conference Announcement
The situation of people forcibly displaced by the conflict in Sudan
Mamadou Dian Balde, UNHCR Regional Bureau Director for the East and Horn of Africa and Great Lakes, and Regional Refugee Coordinator for the Sudan Situation
Abdouraouf Gnon Konde, UNHCR Regional Bureau Director for West and Central Africa
Ayman Y. Gharaibeh, UNHCR Regional Bureau Director for the Middle East and…
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New Permanent Observer of the Council of Europe Presents Letter of Nomination to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
11 October 2023
Presentation of Credentials
Ambassador Sylvie Bollini, the new Permanent Observer of the Council of Europe to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her letter of nomination to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at…
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UN teams ramp up aid after another earthquake strikes Afghanistan
11 October 2023
UN teams have stepped up their response after another strong earthquake struck western Afghanistan early on Wednesday, just days after powerful earthquakes killed over 2,000 people in the same region.
The 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck near the city of Herat at 5:10 AM (00:40 AM GMT)…
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Iran: Rights experts ‘dismayed’ over continued imprisonment of Nobel Laureate Mohammadi
11 October 2023
UN independent human rights experts on Wednesday called for the immediate release of Narges Mohammadi, an imprisoned Iranian human rights activist who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her unwavering commitment to women’s rights in the country.
Ms. Mohammadi has been…
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UN chief urges immediate action to prevent Israel-Gaza conflict spillover
11 October 2023
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday voiced grave concern over the escalating conflict in Israel and Gaza and stressed the need to prevent the violence from spreading into the wider region.
The UN chief raised alarm over clashes along the Blue Line, the demarcation between…
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Sudan: Massive protection crisis continues warns UNHCR
11 October 2023
The displacement crisis prompted by ongoing conflict in Sudan continues unabated with nearly six million people forced out of their homes and women and children making up nearly nine in 10 of those uprooted, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday.
“This is one of the largest protection…
