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Karabakh crisis: UN response continues

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Karabakh crisis: UN response continues 05 October 2023 © IOM People fleeing Karabakh rest and receive humanitarian aid in Goris, Armenia. UN teams on the ground in Armenia are providing vital support to help address the needs of over 100,000 refugees who recently fled the Karabakh region. The UN…

Geneva Alliance against Racism Signing Ceremony

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Geneva Alliance against Racism Signing Ceremony 05 October 2023 Palais des Nations, Room H-207 Human Rights Geneva Alliance against Racism Signing Ceremony…

OCHA press conference

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home OCHA press conference 05 October 2023 Press Conference Announcement Update on the humanitarian situation in Sudan Clementine Nkweta-Salami, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Starts General Debate on Follow-Up To and Implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Starts General Debate on Follow-Up To and Implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action 04 October 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this afternoon started a general debate on its agenda item eight on follow-up to and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action. In the general…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds General Debate on the Human Rights Situation in Palestine and Other Occupied Arab Territories

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds General Debate on the Human Rights Situation in Palestine and Other Occupied Arab Territories 04 October 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council today held a general debate on its agenda item seven on the human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories. State of Palestine, speaking as an entity concerned, said it was regretful that some…

‘Patience’ and dialogue with Taliban only way forward: Afghanistan mission chief

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home ‘Patience’ and dialogue with Taliban only way forward: Afghanistan mission chief 04 October 2023 UN News Roza Otunbayeva, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Afghanistan and head of the UN mission in the country. The top UN political official in Afghanistan remains hopeful that Taliban leaders will reverse their stance on women’s rights, urging the international community…

No meaning lost in translation: The UN’s quirkiest contest

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home No meaning lost in translation: The UN’s quirkiest contest 04 October 2023 UN Photo/MB Since the early days of the UN, documents were translated into the six official languages. How would you translate these phrases into another language? “There are those who know how to fill a dishwasher, and those who don’t care” and “¡El chat GPT me ha hecho una paella…

Global economy a mixed bag, horizon uncertain: UNCTAD

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Global economy a mixed bag, horizon uncertain: UNCTAD 04 October 2023 © UNICEF/Karin Schermbrucker An informal settlement on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa. The global economy is at “a critical juncture”, with some economies thriving and expanding, while others falter and slow down, the UN’s trade and development body said on Wednesday…

Ukraine: Report documents mounting deaths, rights violations

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: Report documents mounting deaths, rights violations 04 October 2023 © ВПП/Анастасия Гончарук. Дом в Николаевской области, Украина. Civilians continue to pay a horrendous price in the war in Ukraine, with nearly 10,000 dead and tens of thousands injured since conflict began in February 2022, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country said in a report published on Wednesday…

UN rights office concerned over pre-election violence in Liberia

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN rights office concerned over pre-election violence in Liberia 04 October 2023 UNDP/Morgana Wingard Downtown Monrovia, Liberia. A senior UN human rights official on Wednesday called on authorities in Liberia to take all necessary measures to ensure that the upcoming elections can take place in a fully inclusive manner…