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UK urged to end ‘national threat’ of violence against women and girls

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home UK urged to end ‘national threat’ of violence against women and girls 21 February 2024 © Unsplash/Heidi Fin مبنى البرلمان في لندن، المملكة المتحدة. The United Kingdom must take action to end all forms of violence against women and girls, having labelled it a “national threat”, a UN independent human rights expert on the issue said on Wednesday.…

World News in Brief: Ukraine attacks in Donetsk, Afghan quake costs, ‘forever chemicals’ dumped in US, benefits of multilingual education

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Ukraine attacks in Donetsk, Afghan quake costs, ‘forever chemicals’ dumped in US, benefits of multilingual education 21 February 2024 © UNICEF Olena and her five children wait for an evacuation train at the train station in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region of Ukraine. As the war in Ukraine nears the two-year mark since Russia’s full-scale invasion began, UN humanitarians…

Myanmar: Mandatory conscription shows junta’s ‘desperation’, rights expert says

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Myanmar: Mandatory conscription shows junta’s ‘desperation’, rights expert says 21 February 2024 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Tom Andrews, Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar, briefs reporters at UN Headquarters. Myanmar’s military government is becoming an even greater threat to civilians following the imposition of a mandatory draft this month, the UN independent expert…

Stories from the UN Archive: Dawn at UN Headquarters

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Stories from the UN Archive: Dawn at UN Headquarters 21 February 2024 UN Photo/Michos Tzovaras A street sign in front of the UN Secretariat in New York City in 1979. (file) In 1951, the UN Secretariat opened for business. The slender 39-storey office tower has become the iconic symbol of the United Nations, so we dove into our archives for a look at the world’s meeting place that has grown…

Humanitarian leaders unite in urgent plea for Gaza

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Humanitarian leaders unite in urgent plea for Gaza 21 February 2024 © WHO/Christopher Black Neighbourhoods in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, lie in ruins. In a collective appeal, heads of UN humanitarian entities and global non governmental organizations (NGOs) implored world leaders to help prevent further deterioration of the crisis in Gaza that has left tens of thousands of Palestinians –…

UN forum: Nations must collaborate now or risk further setbacks in sustainable development

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home UN forum: Nations must collaborate now or risk further setbacks in sustainable development 21 February 2024 © Suwat Chancharoensuk UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed delivers remarks to the Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development. Today’s multilateral arrangements – global and regional organizations and major development banks – are “not up to the job” of helping countries…

UN envoy calls for curb on illicit weapons in Central African Republic

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home UN envoy calls for curb on illicit weapons in Central African Republic 21 February 2024 MINUSCA/Hervé Serefio MINUSCA peacekeepers on patrol in Bangassou, south-eastern CAR. (file) The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) on Wednesday urged greater support for the country’s efforts to build a professional national army, as part of a security overhaul…

HRC Press Conference

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home HRC Press Conference 21 February 2024 Press Conference Announcement 55th regular session of the Human Rights Council Omar Zniber, President of the Human Rights Council

Human Rights Council to Hold its Fifty-Fifth Regular Session from 26 February to 5 April 2024

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Council to Hold its Fifty-Fifth Regular Session from 26 February to 5 April 2024 21 February 2024 Press Release The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its fifty-fifth regular session from 26 February to 5 April 2024 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, starting with its high-level segment from 26 February to 28 February, when dignitaries representing more than 110 Member States will address the…

Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Commend Iraq for Plans to Increase the Number of Female Judges, Ask Questions on Anti-Homosexuality Legislation and Access to Clean Drinking Water

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Commend Iraq for Plans to Increase the Number of Female Judges, Ask Questions on Anti-Homosexuality Legislation and Access to Clean Drinking Water 20 February 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the fifth periodic report of Iraq, with Committee Experts commending the State for the positive…