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Committee against Torture Opens its Seventy-Eighth Session in Geneva
30 October 2023
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The Committee against Torture this morning opened its seventy-eighth session, which is being held in Geneva from 30 October to 24 November, during which it will review efforts by Burundi, Costa Rica, Denmark, Egypt, Kiribati and Slovenia to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture…
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Israel-Palestine crisis has ‘reached an unprecedented level of dehumanisation’: Independent rights expert
29 October 2023
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Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied.
The crisis sparked by the Hamas terrorist attack and ongoing Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip is a "political and humanitarian catastrophe of epic…
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Situation in Gaza ‘growing more desperate by the hour’, says UN chief Guterres
29 October 2023
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the media in Kathmandu, Nepal.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres began his official visit to Nepal by extending deep condolences to the families of the 10 Nepalese students killed in the terror attacks by Hamas in Israel, and once again…
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UN seeks end to ‘colossal’ humanitarian tragedy as Sudan’s military factions resume Saudi-hosted talks
29 October 2023
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People continue to be displaced by conflict in Sudan.
The United Nations has welcomed the resumption of talks in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to end the months-long conflict between the Sudanese army and its rival paramilitary force which lefts…
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Amid ‘unprecedented escalation’ in Gaza, UN calls for immediate humanitarian ceasefire
28 October 2023
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The bombing of the Gaza Strip is continuing.
The United Nations on Saturday ramped up appeals for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza after another night of ground incursions and intense bombardment by Israeli forces left healthcare facilities without electricity and civilians across the…
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Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Closes Eighty-Sixth Session in Geneva
27 October 2023
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The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today closed its eighty-sixth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Albania, Bhutan, France, Guatemala, Jamaica, Malawi, Philippines and Uruguay, and provisional concluding observations on the…
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PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
27 October 2023
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International…
