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Human Rights Council Opens Fifty-Fifth Regular Session and Holds Minute of Silence in Memory of All Victims of Human Rights Violations Worldwide
26 February 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this morning opened its fifty-fifth regular session, hearing statements from the President of the General Assembly, the United Nations Secretary-General, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the Head…
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What is the UN Environment Assembly and why does it matter?
25 February 2024
UNEP/Duncan Moore
Sixth Open-Ended Meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives (OECPR-6) in Nairobi, Kenya.
Every two years, all 193 UN Member States have an opportunity to collectively address critical environmental issues facing the planet. This moment is the United Nations Environment Assembly, or UNEA…
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Drawing a line in the sand as communities adapt to climate change
25 February 2024
UN News/Daniel Dickinson
Sand is driven by seasonal winds inland in southern Madagascar.
Communities in some of the most climate-change-affected areas in southern Madagascar are finding ways to thrive in increasingly challenging environments by becoming more resilient and adapting to unpredictable weather…
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
23 February 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 of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, UNAIDS, the Human Rights Council, and the International Federation of Red Cross…
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Ukraine: Bucha and Irpin rise from the ashes of Russian military occupation
23 February 2024
UN News/Anna Radomska
This neighborhood in Bucha suffered greatly during the Russian occupation. This house was bombed. Today everything has been completely restored.
When the Russian occupation of Bucha in the early days of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine ended in March 2022, widespread…
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General Assembly President calls for solidarity with Ukraine as ‘needless war’ reaches two-year mark
23 February 2024
UN News/Аnna Radomska
Destroyed buildings in the village of Borodyanka, in the Kiev region of Ukraine.
UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis urged countries to stand with the people of Ukraine “in their quest for justice and peace” during a meeting on Friday to mark…
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UN rights chief deplores ‘entrenched impunity’ by all parties in Israel, OPT
23 February 2024
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Les frappes de missiles ont provoqué des destructions généralisées à Gaza, comme celles photographiées ici en octobre 2023.
The UN’s top human rights official on Friday made a strong call for accountability for serious violations committed by all parties in Gaza, the West Bank, including East…
