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Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Welcome Mexico’s Cooperation with the Committee’s Country Visit, Raise Issues Concerning Apparent Rise in Enforced Disappearances, High Levels of Impunity and the Slow Progress of Investigations

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Welcome Mexico’s Cooperation with the Committee’s Country Visit, Raise Issues Concerning Apparent Rise in Enforced Disappearances, High Levels of Impunity and the Slow Progress of Investigations 15 September 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the additional information…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 15 September 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 United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the Human Rights Council, the International Committee of…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Hears that Unilateral Sanctions and Over-Compliance Prevent Countries from Guaranteeing the Right to Health, and that the Abuse of Older Persons Requires Urgent Action from States and Other Key Stakeholders 

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Hears that Unilateral Sanctions and Over-Compliance Prevent Countries from Guaranteeing the Right to Health, and that the Abuse of Older Persons Requires Urgent Action from States and Other Key Stakeholders  15 September 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of…

Preserving dignity, public health: Managing deceased bodies during crises

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Preserving dignity, public health: Managing deceased bodies during crises 15 September 2023 © WHO Catastrophic flooding breaks dams and sweeps away buildings and homes in Libya. The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday joined with the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, to underline the critical importance of preserving the dignity of the dead in the wake of recent natural…

Over-compliance with unilateral sanctions hurts human rights

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Over-compliance with unilateral sanctions hurts human rights 15 September 2023 UN Indonesia A victim of gender-based violence is counselled at the Sanguara Health Centre in Palu. Unilateral sanctions and over-compliance are threatening the health and well-being of people across the world, an independent UN human right expert warned on Friday…

Morocco and Libya: UN scales up support for disaster relief

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Morocco and Libya: UN scales up support for disaster relief 15 September 2023 © UNICEF/Abdulsalam Alturki Floods devastated the northern coastal Libyan city of Darna. Two very different catastrophes in Morocco and in Libya united by the “unimaginable trauma” of bereaved families, continue to mobilize the UN’s relief efforts, the Organisation’s top aid official Martin Griffiths said on Friday…

Guterres urges G77 and China to champion multilateralism ‘rooted in equality’

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres urges G77 and China to champion multilateralism ‘rooted in equality’ 15 September 2023 UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the G77 Summit in Havana, Cuba. UN Secretary-General António Guterres appealed to leaders from the Group of 77 developing countries (G77) and China to “fight for a world that works for all”, in his address to their summit in…

Empower youth to safeguard democracy: Guterres

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Empower youth to safeguard democracy: Guterres 15 September 2023 UNDP/Rochan Kadariya Young Mozambicans show the finger marked with blue ink after voting in the general elections in Mozambique. Societies must engage meaningfully with young people and empower them with the skills and education they need as the standard bearers of democratic principles, Secretary-General António Guterres said…

Rights expert appeals for action to tackle elder abuse

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Rights expert appeals for action to tackle elder abuse 15 September 2023 OHCHR/Claudia Mahler Claudia Mahler, UN Independent Expert on the Enjoyment of all Human Rights by Older Persons, on her recent visit in Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria. A UN-appointed human rights expert on Friday called for urgent action and better data to stamp out the widespread problem of elder abuse.…

Time to revoke death penalty for social media dissent, UN experts urge

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Time to revoke death penalty for social media dissent, UN experts urge 15 September 2023 Unsplash/Stijn te Strake A bird's eye view of the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia must immediately revoke the death sentence handed down to Mohammed Al Ghamdi for posting critical views online, as the crackdown on freedom of expression in the country continues to escalate, independent UN…