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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…
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World News in Brief: Water ‘being taken for granted’, global teacher crisis, Nipah in India update
04 October 2023
Unicef Malawi
Noria Kanyama, a primary school student in Chikwawa district, Southern region of Malawi, fetching water from a nearby river.
While some 2.4 billion people live in countries where the supply of water is limited, global water demand for agriculture is expected to…
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UN chief reinforces call for multilateral reform, outlines next steps
04 October 2023
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Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the informal meeting of the General Assembly plenary on his “Our Common Agenda” report.
Global leaders issued a resounding call for reform and renewed multilateral cooperation during the General Assembly’s crunch week, the UN chief told…
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UNCTAD press conference
04 October 2023
Press Conference Announcement
Publication of the Trade and Development Report 2023
Embargo until Wednesday, 4 October 2023 at 12 (noon) Geneva time
Rebeca Grynspan, UNCTAD Secretary General
Richard Kozul-Wright, UNCTAD, Director, Division on Globalization and Development Strategies
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Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Commends Qatar for its High Corruption Perception Index Ranking, Asks About Discrimination of Religious Minorities and Migrant Workers’ Rights
03 October 2023
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the initial report of Qatar. Committee Experts welcomed Qatar’s high ranking in Transparency…
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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Liechtenstein and Serbia
03 October 2023
Meeting Summaries
Council Holds General Debate on the Universal Periodic Review
The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Liechtenstein and Serbia. The Council then held the general debate on agenda item six…
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Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Commends France for Allowing the Committee to Receive Individual Complaints, Raises Questions on Inequalities between Metropolitan France and the Overseas Territories and Pension System Reforms
03 October 2023
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The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the fifth periodic report of France under the…
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PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
03 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 representatives and spokespersons of the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the Human Rights Council, the Interparliamentary Union, and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Situation in the…
