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PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 14 July 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 and representatives of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Development Programme, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts Resolution on Cooperation With and Assistance To Ukraine, Adopts Session Report Ad Referendum, and Concludes Fifty-Third Regular Session

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts Resolution on Cooperation With and Assistance To Ukraine, Adopts Session Report Ad Referendum, and Concludes Fifty-Third Regular Session 14 July 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted a resolution on cooperation with and assistance to Ukraine in the field of human rights, adopted the session’s report ad…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Five Resolutions, Including on the Implementation of Resolution 31/36 and on the Human Rights of Rohingya Muslims and Other Minorities in Myanmar 

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Five Resolutions, Including on the Implementation of Resolution 31/36 and on the Human Rights of Rohingya Muslims and Other Minorities in Myanmar  14 July 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this morning adopted five resolutions on the implementation of resolution 31/36, on the situation of human…

Extreme weather highlights need for greater climate action

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Extreme weather highlights need for greater climate action 14 July 2023 © ESCAP/Armin Hari A mother and her daughter try to shield themselves from rain as they walk in a market. Scorching temperatures are engulfing large parts of the Northern hemisphere, while devastating floods triggered by relentless rainfall have disrupted lives and livelihoods, underscoring the urgent need for more…

World ‘wilfully ignoring’ child deaths during dangerous Mediterranean Sea crossings

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home World ‘wilfully ignoring’ child deaths during dangerous Mediterranean Sea crossings 14 July 2023 © ЮНИСЕФ Остров Лампедуза – перевалочный пункт для мигрантов, пересекающих Средиземное море. During the first half of the year, 289 boys and girls died while crossing the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe, or double the number compared to the same period in 2022, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)…

Kenya: OHCHR ‘very concerned’ over disproportionate use of force against protesters

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Kenya: OHCHR ‘very concerned’ over disproportionate use of force against protesters 14 July 2023 Unsplash/Amani Nation The city skyline of Nairobi, Kenya. The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Friday said it was very concerned over reports of police in Kenya using excessive force to quell protests this week which have left dozens dead and injured…

Aspartame sweetener ‘possibly’ cancer-causing, WHO agency reports

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Aspartame sweetener ‘possibly’ cancer-causing, WHO agency reports 14 July 2023 UNSPLASH/Qasim Malick WHO calls on countries to tax sugar-sweetened beverages to save lives The World Health Organization’s (WHO) cancer research agency on Friday classified the commonly used artificial sweetener aspartame as “possibly carcinogenic to humans”, although another UN committee reaffirmed that there…

Security Council urged to address ‘most silenced and least condemned crime’

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Security Council urged to address ‘most silenced and least condemned crime’ 14 July 2023 UN Photo/Marie Frechon (file) Victims of sexual violence at a shelter in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo. UN Photo/Marie Frechon (file) The international community must act now to protect future generations from the scourge of conflict-related sexual violence, the UN’s advocate on the issue,…

IGF hybrid press conference

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home IGF hybrid press conference 14 July 2023 Press Conference Announcement Press conference about the Panel’s mandate supporting the IGF and the scope of its activities since the Panel’s establishment one year ago. Vinton Cerf, Chair of the IGF Leadership Panel; Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google Maria Ressa, Vice-Chair of the IGF Leadership Panel; 2021 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

In Dialogue with Switzerland, Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise Creation of National Human Rights Institution, Raise Questions Concerning Police Brutality and Solitary Confinement 

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Switzerland, Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise Creation of National Human Rights Institution, Raise Questions Concerning Police Brutality and Solitary Confinement  13 July 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the eighth periodic report of Switzerland, with Committee Experts praising the creation of a national human rights institution…