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Northeastern Nigeria: malnourished children fighting for their lives

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Northeastern Nigeria: malnourished children fighting for their lives 28 June 2023 © UNOCHA/Christina Powell Residents of Rann, in north-east Nigeria, wade through the flooded main road, which is now inaccessible by vehicle. Millions are facing hunger and children’s lives are on the line in northeastern Nigeria amid a protracted conflict and intensifying climate change. In the face of this,…

Guterres condemns Israel’s recent advancement of plans to build in occupied West Bank

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Guterres condemns Israel’s recent advancement of plans to build in occupied West Bank 28 June 2023 File UNRWA Israeli authorities demolished Bedouin homes in the vulnerable community of Abu Nwar, Area C, near East Jerusalem in the West Bank. Photo: UNRWA The Secretary-General condemned on Wednesday Israel’s recent advancement of plans for over 5,500 housing units in settlements in the…

OCHA hybrid press conference

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home OCHA hybrid press conference 28 June 2023 Press Conference Announcement Update on the humanitarian situation in the north-east of Nigeria Matthias Schmale, Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria

AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur Tells the Human Rights Council that it is Vitally Important to Give Full Legal Protection to People Displaced across International Borders Due to Climate Change

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur Tells the Human Rights Council that it is Vitally Important to Give Full Legal Protection to People Displaced across International Borders Due to Climate Change 27 June 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education …

In Dialogue with Brazil; Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Progress on Addressing Human Rights Violations in Prisons, Raise Issues Concerning Police Violence and Hate Speech

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Brazil; Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Progress on Addressing Human Rights Violations in Prisons, Raise Issues Concerning Police Violence and Hate Speech 27 June 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Brazil on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, with Committee Experts commending the creation of…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 27 June 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 High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the Human Rights Council. Arbitrary detention of civilians in the Ukraine conflict Matilda Bogner,…

MORNING - Working Group Underscores Exigent Need for Capacity Building to Advance the Implementation of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and Special Rapporteur Says the Right to Education is a Right to Life-long Learning and Free Quali

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Working Group Underscores Exigent Need for Capacity Building to Advance the Implementation of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and Special Rapporteur Says the Right to Education is a Right to Life-long Learning and Free Quality Education 27 June 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Working Group on the issue of human…

Legal protection essential for people displaced by climate change: UN expert

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Legal protection essential for people displaced by climate change: UN expert 27 June 2023 © IOM/Muse Mohammed A family displaced by prolonged drought in Ethiopia now live in a makeshift tent in Mogadishu, Somalia. An independent UN-appointed climate expert on Tuesday called for full legal protection to be given to those displaced by the impacts of climate change, to guarantee their human…

Sudan: Displacement soars amid shrinking humanitarian access

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan: Displacement soars amid shrinking humanitarian access 27 June 2023 © UNHCR/Aristophane Ngargoune A mother and her four daughters arrive in Chad from Sudan. Humanitarian needs have soared among people displaced by fighting in Sudan, with the number of those fleeing expected to surpass projections while aid access remains extremely uncertain, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on…

Top UN official urges Israeli, Palestinian leaders to ‘put on the brakes’

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Top UN official urges Israeli, Palestinian leaders to ‘put on the brakes’ 27 June 2023 © UNICEF/Eyad El Baba A 15-year-old girl at home in the Gaza Strip. Unless decisive steps are swiftly taken to rein in Israeli-Palestinian violence, there is a “significant risk” that the situation could deteriorate, the top UN Middle East official told the Security Council on Tuesday…