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United Nations Office at Geneva Commemorates International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home United Nations Office at Geneva Commemorates International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 29 November 2023 Press Release The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People was commemorated today at a Special Meeting held at the United Nations Office at Geneva. Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the meeting and read out the…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Praise Bulgaria’s National Ombudsman, Ask about Racial Discrimination by the Police and High Unemployment in the Roma Community

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Praise Bulgaria’s National Ombudsman, Ask about Racial Discrimination by the Police and High Unemployment in the Roma Community 29 November 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-third to twenty-fifth…

Israel-Palestine crisis: Gaza City a ‘ghost town’, reports UN aid agency

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Israel-Palestine crisis: Gaza City a ‘ghost town’, reports UN aid agency 29 November 2023 © UNICEF/Mohammad Ajjour Palestinian women walk through the rubble of the Nasr neighbourhood of Gaza City. (file) Amid hopes of a deal to extend the pause in fighting in Gaza between Israel and Hamas on Wednesday, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) reported that humanitarian assistance had…

UN affirms solidarity with the Palestinian people on International Day

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN affirms solidarity with the Palestinian people on International Day 29 November 2023 © Unsplash/Manny Becerra International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. From New York to Jerusalem and beyond, United Nations offices on Wednesday commemorated the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. …

Stories from the UN Archive: The origin of #PalestineDay

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Stories from the UN Archive: The origin of #PalestineDay 29 November 2023 © UNRWA Palestine refugee children on their way to school in UNRWA's Khan Younis camp, built on the stand dunes of the crowded Gaza Strip in 1963. As the Israel-Palestine crisis continues, the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People was commemorated on 29 November, and has been…

World News in Brief: South Sudan aid plan, rising cost of healthy eating, Europe’s diabetes burden

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: South Sudan aid plan, rising cost of healthy eating, Europe’s diabetes burden 29 November 2023 © WFP/Eulalia Berlanga South Sudanese returnees arrive at the Joda border point in Upper Nile State. Humanitarians have launched a $1.8 billion plan to support six million people in South Sudan next year, the United Nations has reported.…

World must not look away from humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, UN chief tells Security Council

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home World must not look away from humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, UN chief tells Security Council 29 November 2023 UN Photo/Loey Felipe The UN Security Council meets on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. The UN Security Council met intensively through Wednesday morning in New York on the Middle East crisis. It was the first open meeting since the 15-member…

Impact of ‘failed promises’ on climate, evident in Antarctica: A UN Resident Coordinator blog

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Impact of ‘failed promises’ on climate, evident in Antarctica: A UN Resident Coordinator blog 29 November 2023 UN Photo/Mark Garten The Bransfield Strait in Antarctica. The impact of “failed promises” to address the rapid rise in global temperatures is strikingly evident in Antarctica in the South Pole, according to the UN Resident Coordinator in Chile…

International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 2023

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 2023 29 November 2023 Room XVII, Palais des Nations…

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Commend Uruguay on its Migratory Policy, Ask Questions on Voting Rights of Uruguayans Living Abroad and Visa Requirements for Certain Nationalities

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Commend Uruguay on its Migratory Policy, Ask Questions on Voting Rights of Uruguayans Living Abroad and Visa Requirements for Certain Nationalities 28 November 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Uruguay, with…