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UN chief urges immediate action to prevent Israel-Gaza conflict spillover

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN chief urges immediate action to prevent Israel-Gaza conflict spillover 11 October 2023 © UNRWA/Mohammed Hinnawi Families in Gaza are sheltering in UNRWA schools. UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday voiced grave concern over the escalating conflict in Israel and Gaza and stressed the need to prevent the violence from spreading into the wider region…

Sudan: Massive protection crisis continues warns UNHCR

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: Massive protection crisis continues warns UNHCR 11 October 2023 © UNICEF/Donaig Le Du Refugees from Sudan wait to collect aid items in a border village in Chad. The displacement crisis prompted by ongoing conflict in Sudan continues unabated with nearly six million people forced out of their homes and women and children making up nearly nine in 10 of those uprooted, the UN refugee…

World News in Brief: recovery efforts in Ukraine, human rights in Sudan and WHO report

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home World News in Brief: recovery efforts in Ukraine, human rights in Sudan and WHO report 11 October 2023 © UNHCR/Anna Liminowicz A young girl from Ukraine plays at her temporary home at the Kapelanka hostel in Poland. By the end of 2022, the number of school-aged refugees globally jumped nearly 50 per cent. In Ukraine, a UN team on the ground is working closely with the Government, local…

In Iceland, UN deputy chief says all conflict – across regions and with nature – must end

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home In Iceland, UN deputy chief says all conflict – across regions and with nature – must end 11 October 2023 UN/Pier Paolo Cito Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed during a tour of Iceland's second-largest, and fastest melting, glacier, Langjökull, and its ice cave. Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has wrapped up a three-day visit to Iceland, where she stressed the UN’s dual…

Colombia stepping up efforts achieve historic peace goals, UN envoy says

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Colombia stepping up efforts achieve historic peace goals, UN envoy says 11 October 2023 UNVMC/Camilo Vargas The UN is supporting the reintegration of the families of former combatants in Colombia. As Colombia prepares to mark the seventh anniversary of the peace agreement that ended the decades-long conflict there, the Government has increased its efforts to realize the accord’s goals, the…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Concludes General Debate on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Concludes General Debate on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building 11 October 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this morning concluded the general debate under agenda item 10 on technical assistance and capacity building.  The Council yesterday heard the presentation of reports of the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner…

AFTERNOON - Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Expresses Deep Concern at the Widespread Deterioration of the Human Rights Situation in Haiti

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Expresses Deep Concern at the Widespread Deterioration of the Human Rights Situation in Haiti 10 October 2023 Meeting Summaries Human Rights Council Hears the Presentation of Reports on Cambodia, Georgia and Yemen, and Starts General Debate on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building …

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Bhutan’s “Human Dignity Clinic”, Ask about Women’s Representation in Political Bodies and Perceptions of Violence Against Women

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Bhutan’s “Human Dignity Clinic”, Ask about Women’s Representation in Political Bodies and Perceptions of Violence Against Women 10 October 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the tenth periodic report of Bhutan, with Committee Experts…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Hears that Discrimination Against Women and Others Remains Pervasive in Somali Society, and that While the Central African Republic Has Avoided the Worst Possible Outcome Due to Cooperation, More Remains To Be Done

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Hears that Discrimination Against Women and Others Remains Pervasive in Somali Society, and that While the Central African Republic Has Avoided the Worst Possible Outcome Due to Cooperation, More Remains To Be Done 10 October 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 10 October 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the…