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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 04 July 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez,Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the Human Rights Council, the Food and Agriculture Organization, and the…

MORNING - Council Concludes Dialogue on the Adverse Impact of Climate Change on the Full Realisation of the Right to Food, Hearing that Businesses Should Be Accountable for Remediation, Equivalent to Responsibility, Regarding Climate Change

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Council Concludes Dialogue on the Adverse Impact of Climate Change on the Full Realisation of the Right to Food, Hearing that Businesses Should Be Accountable for Remediation, Equivalent to Responsibility, Regarding Climate Change 04 July 2023 Meeting Summaries   Human Rights Council Hears that at the End of 2022, over 71 Million People Worldwide Were Internally Displaced Due to…

INTERVIEW: Building bridges between Afghanistan and the world because ‘isolation is not an option’

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home INTERVIEW: Building bridges between Afghanistan and the world because ‘isolation is not an option’ 04 July 2023 UN News / Ezzat El-Ferri Flags of the de facto Taliban authorities fly outside the Governor’s compound in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. When the Taliban surged back into power in August 2021, Afghanistan was virtually cut off from the rest of the world, and decisions by the de facto…

Activating ‘citizen mode’ to support democracy from the ground up

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Activating ‘citizen mode’ to support democracy from the ground up 04 July 2023 New Democracy/Edwin Msewa Villagers in Salima District, Malawi, take part in a UN-supported citizen’s assembly. (file) Against a backdrop of growing misinformation, political polarization, and a breakdown in trust between citizens and those who govern them, the UN is promoting the direct participation of citizens…

Jenin: UN concerned over ongoing Israeli military operation

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Jenin: UN concerned over ongoing Israeli military operation 04 July 2023 UN News/Shirin Yaseen The Separation wall in the West Bank. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed deep concern about the developments in Jenin in the occupied West Bank, where Israeli airstrikes have hit the densely populated refugee camp there.…

Cooperation key to weathering climate crisis, growing inequality, new tech challenge: Guterres

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Cooperation key to weathering climate crisis, growing inequality, new tech challenge: Guterres 04 July 2023 UN Photo/Mark Garten UN Secretary-General António Guterres. (file) Divisions are growing and geopolitical tensions rising, as humanity faces three major challenges where the world has the power to “seek and unite for solutions” said the UN chief on Tuesday…

WMO hybrid press conference

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home WMO hybrid press conference 04 July 2023 Press Conference Announcement El Niño Update Under embargo until 4 July 2023, 10 a.m. CEST Wilfran Moufouma Okia, Head of Regional Climate Prediction Services - WMO

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears that Digital, Media and Information Literacy Programmes Should be Considered an Integral Part of Education Efforts Given their Importance for the Exercise of Rights in the Digital Age

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears that Digital, Media and Information Literacy Programmes Should be Considered an Integral Part of Education Efforts Given their Importance for the Exercise of Rights in the Digital Age 03 July 2023 Meeting Summaries   Council Also Hears that the Adverse Effects of Climate Change, including on the Right to Food, Threaten the Full and Effective Enjoyment of All Human…

Human Rights Committee Reviews the Human Rights Situation in Burundi in the Absence of a Delegation

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Committee Reviews the Human Rights Situation in Burundi in the Absence of a Delegation 03 July 2023 Meeting Summaries   Experts Commend Action on Trafficking in Persons, Express Concern about Reports of Sexual Violence by the Ruling Party’s Youth League and Persecution of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Persons The Human Rights Committee today…

MORNING - High Commissioner for Human Rights: the Environment is Dying and the Right to Food is Comprehensively Threatened by Climate Change - the World Demands Action Now

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - High Commissioner for Human Rights: the Environment is Dying and the Right to Food is Comprehensively Threatened by Climate Change - the World Demands Action Now 03 July 2023 Meeting Summaries   Council Discusses the Impact of Casualty Recording on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, Hearing that Casualty Reporting is Important for Pursuing Accountability   The…