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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts Three Resolutions on Technical Assistance in Colombia, on Child, Early and Forced Marriage, and on the Human Rights of Migrants

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts Three Resolutions on Technical Assistance in Colombia, on Child, Early and Forced Marriage, and on the Human Rights of Migrants 13 July 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted three resolutions on technical assistance in Colombia, on child, early and forced marriage, and on the human rights of migrants. Concerning the…

UNAIDS hybrid press conference

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNAIDS hybrid press conference 13 July 2023 Press Conference Announcement Launch of UNAIDS Global AIDS Update 2023 - All the latest data and trends on HIV worldwide Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director, UNAIDS Harry Prabowo, Project Coordinator, Asia Pacific Network of People Living with AHIV (APN+) Ruth Dreifuss, former President of the Swiss Confederation Sheila Tlou, former health minister of Botswana and co-chair of the Global HIV Prevention…

Ending AIDS by 2030 a ‘political and financial choice’

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ending AIDS by 2030 a ‘political and financial choice’ 13 July 2023 © UNICEF/Karin Schermbrucker Phiona works as a Peer Mother at a health centre in Uganda, she helps train and support mothers to deliver HIV-free babies. There is a clear path to ending AIDS by 2030 and it requires strong political leadership, following the science, tackling inequalities and ensuring sustainable funding…

Sudan: UN rights chief calls for probe after 87 bodies found in mass grave

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: UN rights chief calls for probe after 87 bodies found in mass grave 13 July 2023 © Mohamed Khalil A school in Al-Geneina City in West Darfur State, which had been serving as a displaced persons shelter, was burned to the ground amidst the ongoing crisis in Sudan. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Thursday called for a swift investigation into the killing of 87…

UN needed ‘now more than ever’: European Commission President

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN needed ‘now more than ever’: European Commission President 13 July 2023 © UN Photo/Miranda Alexander-Webber Secretary-General António Guterres (left) and European Union Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen speak to reporters in Brussels, Belgium. The heads of the European Commission and the United Nations upheld the importance of international cooperation in an increasingly polarized world…

Sudan: Emergency seed distribution campaign underway as fighting continues

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: Emergency seed distribution campaign underway as fighting continues 13 July 2023 F. Ada Affana/IOM People fleeing the ongoing fighting in Sudan arrive in Chad. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Thursday launched an emergency seed distribution campaign in Sudan, ensuring farmers and their families have the necessary resources to meet food production needs amid the on-…

Ethiopia: Rights experts denounce mass deportation of Eritreans

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ethiopia: Rights experts denounce mass deportation of Eritreans 13 July 2023 © UNICEF/Karel Prinsloo Children at a refugee camp in Ethiopia. (file) A group of UN-appointed independent human rights experts on Thursday voiced “grave concern” over hostile conditions impacting Eritreans refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in Ethiopia, including targeted arrests and prolonged arbitrary…

Status quo on Korean Peninsula ‘alarming and unsustainable’, Security Council hears

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Status quo on Korean Peninsula ‘alarming and unsustainable’, Security Council hears 13 July 2023 © UNICEF/Olga Basurmanova Children wait to receive nutritional supplements at a clinic in Nampo City, Democratic People's Republic of Korea. (file) Unity on the Security Council in the face of missile launches by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is essential to ease tensions…

Darfur: International Criminal Court launches investigation into surging violence

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Darfur: International Criminal Court launches investigation into surging violence 13 July 2023 UNAMID/Hamid Abdulsalam A group of women in Um Baru, North Darfur. (file) The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Thursday that he is investigating fresh allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Darfur region, including the recent killings of 87 members…

Rights experts urge Uruguay to prioritise water use for human consumption

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Rights experts urge Uruguay to prioritise water use for human consumption 13 July 2023 © UNICEF/Pazos Thirteen-year-olds share a picnic of fresh fruit, tangerine muffins, cheese sticks and quince pie close to their school in Montevideo, Uruguay. A considerable increase in salt levels in drinking water in Uruguay is affecting over 60 percent of the population, UN experts said on Thursday,…