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Iran urged to end new rights clampdown following teenage girl’s death

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Iran urged to end new rights clampdown following teenage girl’s death 02 November 2023 © Unsplash/Hosein Charbaghi A view of Tehran, Iran's capital city. Iran must end policies and practices “which amount to total impunity for acts of gender persecution against women and girls”, a group of experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Thursday.…

World News in Brief: Russia pulls out of nuclear test ban treaty, climate ‘health crisis’, pushback against bullying

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Russia pulls out of nuclear test ban treaty, climate ‘health crisis’, pushback against bullying 02 November 2023 Organisation du Traité d’interdiction complète des essais nucléaires Craters and boreholes dot the former Soviet Union nuclear test site Semipalatinsk in what is today Kazakhstan. (File) Russia on Thursday announced it was revoking its ratification of the UN-…

Day highlighting journalists under fire focuses on protection during elections

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Day highlighting journalists under fire focuses on protection during elections 02 November 2023 UN Photo/Fardosa Hussein صحفيون يتجمعون للمشاركة في مؤتمر صحفي في الصومال. New data from the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has revealed a worrying rise in violence against journalists during election periods, and usually at the hands of law enforcement agents.…

At UK’s AI Summit, Guterres says risks outweigh rewards without global oversight

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home At UK’s AI Summit, Guterres says risks outweigh rewards without global oversight 02 November 2023 UN Photo/Alba García Ruiz United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres attends a summit on AI safety held in London, UK. The UN Secretary-General on Thursday stressed that global oversight of emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technology should be based on the UN Charter’s core…

WMO/WHO press conference

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home WMO/WHO press conference 02 November 2023 Press Conference Announcement State of Climate Services for Health report Prof Petteri Taalas, WMO Secretary-General Dr Maria Neira, Director Department, of Environment, Climate Change and Health, WHO Dr Joy Shumake-Guillemot, joint WMO-WHO Office on Climate and Health

New UNOG-SIG Charter a Vision of a More Sustainable Future

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home New UNOG-SIG Charter a Vision of a More Sustainable Future 01 November 2023 Press Release   GENEVA (30 October 2023) – In a significant move towards energy conservation, the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) will sign the “Ambition Negawatt Vision” Charter with water, gas, and electricity company Services Industriels de Genève (SIG) to pledge its commitment to saving energy. UNOG Director-General Tatiana Valovaya and SIG Director General…

​​​​​​​ Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Burundi on Efforts to Repatriate Burundian Refugees, Ask about Acts of Torture Committed by the Burundian Police Force and Security Forces and about the Role of the Imbonerakure

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home ​​​​​​​ Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Burundi on Efforts to Repatriate Burundian Refugees, Ask about Acts of Torture Committed by the Burundian Police Force and Security Forces and about the Role of the Imbonerakure 01 November 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the third periodic…

Israel-Palestine crisis: First evacuations from Gaza; outrage grows over refugee camp strikes

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Israel-Palestine crisis: First evacuations from Gaza; outrage grows over refugee camp strikes 01 November 2023 © WHO A patient is treated at the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis in the south of Gaza. UN health agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed Egypt’s decision on Wednesday to accept dozens of the most critically sick and injured from the stricken Gaza Strip for treatment.…

Rise in intimidation, settler violence in the West Bank, warns OCHA

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Rise in intimidation, settler violence in the West Bank, warns OCHA 01 November 2023 OCHA Palestinian families accuse settlers of forcing them out their homes in the West Bank including in east Nablus (pictured). More than 820 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have been displaced amid settler violence and increased movement restrictions since the Hamas terror attacks of 7 October and…

World News in Brief: Mali mission latest, starvation alert for ‘hotspots’, inclusive sport for all

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: Mali mission latest, starvation alert for ‘hotspots’, inclusive sport for all 01 November 2023 MINUSMA UN peacekeepers from Chad arrive in Gao bringing an end to the UN's presence in the Kidal region of northern Mali. Eight 'blue helmets' were seriously injured during the departure of the last contingent of peacekeepers from the restive Kidal region of Mali, the UN…