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Urban planning must factor in needs of migrants, sustainable development forum hears

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Urban planning must factor in needs of migrants, sustainable development forum hears 13 July 2023 WHO/Diego Rodriguez Everyone has the right to a healthy environment, free of pollution and its harmful consequences. With two thirds of the world’s population likely living in urban areas by 2050, the UN’s High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Thursday turned the spotlight on the sustainable…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts 10 Resolutions, Extends Mandates on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Persons with Disabilities and Belarus

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts 10 Resolutions, Extends Mandates on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Persons with Disabilities and Belarus 13 July 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Also Adopts Resolutions on Civil Society, Arms Transfers, Nationality, Corruption, the Syrian Arab Republic, the Social Forum and Democracy and Racism…

OHCHR hybrid press conference

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR hybrid press conference 13 July 2023 Press Conference Announcement Preliminary observations of the Special Rapporteur on Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights on her joint visit to Germany and North Macedonia (3-12 July) Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism.

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts 10 Resolutions, Extending Mandates on Eritrea, Business and Human Rights, Extrajudicial Executions, Human Rights and International Solidarity, Right to Education, Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease), Trafficking in Persons,

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts 10 Resolutions, Extending Mandates on Eritrea, Business and Human Rights, Extrajudicial Executions, Human Rights and International Solidarity, Right to Education, Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease), Trafficking in Persons, and Extreme Poverty and Human Rights 12 July 2023 Meeting Summaries In Dialogue on Ukraine, High…

FAO, WFP, WHO, UNICEF, IFAD hybrid press conference

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home FAO, WFP, WHO, UNICEF, IFAD hybrid press conference 12 July 2023 Press Conference Announcement The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) 2023 Marco Sanchez Cantillo, Deputy Director of Agrifood Economics Division (ESA) - FAO Gian Carlo Cirri, Head of Geneva Office - WFP Francesco Branca, Director, Nutrition and Food Safety - WHO Chika Hayashi, Statistics and Monitoring Senior Advisor, Nutrition - UNICEF Hélène Papper,…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Condemns and Strongly Rejects Any Manifestation of Religious Hatred, Including Recent Public Acts of Desecration of the Holy Quran

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Condemns and Strongly Rejects Any Manifestation of Religious Hatred, Including Recent Public Acts of Desecration of the Holy Quran 12 July 2023 Meeting Summaries High Commissioner for Human Rights Says Russian Federation’s Senseless War on Ukraine Continues to Generate Severe Violations of Human Rights …

In Dialogue with Lesotho, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Measures to Combat Domestic and Gender-Based Violence, Raise Issues Concerning the Death Penalty and Attacks on Journalists

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Lesotho, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Measures to Combat Domestic and Gender-Based Violence, Raise Issues Concerning the Death Penalty and Attacks on Journalists 12 July 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Lesotho on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, with Committee Experts commending measures to…

Scourge of racism haunts Black women and girls seeking healthcare

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Scourge of racism haunts Black women and girls seeking healthcare 12 July 2023 © UNICEF/Zahara Abdul A mother cuddles her newborn baby. (file) Women and girls of African descent face a “systemic and historical pattern” of racial abuse in the health sector in countries across the world, leaving them at increased risk of death during childbirth, the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency…

In Nigeria, UN deputy chief and Malala champion girls’ right to education

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home In Nigeria, UN deputy chief and Malala champion girls’ right to education 12 July 2023 © UNIC/Akinyemi Omolayo Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed and Malala Yousafzai, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and UN Messenger of Peace, meet with students at Lafiya Sariri Learning Centre, in Borno state, North-eastern Nigeria. More than 120 million girls are out of school and the world must do…

Hunger afflicts one in ten globally, UN report finds

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Hunger afflicts one in ten globally, UN report finds 12 July 2023 © WFP/Gabriela Vivacqua Nyadend Majok stands in her sorghum plantation destroyed by the floods in Padeah, Unity State, South Sudan. As many as 783 million people faced hunger worldwide in 2022 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, repeated weather shocks and conflicts, including in Ukraine, according to a study launched by…