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Israel-Palestine: UN envoy ‘deeply alarmed by continuing cycle of violence’

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Israel-Palestine: UN envoy ‘deeply alarmed by continuing cycle of violence’ 20 June 2023 © UNRWA/Dominiek Benoot أحد مخيمات لاجئي فلسطين في الضفة الغربية المحتلة (من الأرشيف) The UN’s Middle East envoy said on Tuesday he was “deeply alarmed” at the continuing cycle of violence in Israel and Palestine, and “appalled by the continued loss of civilian lives…

First Person: When refugees bloom in the desert

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home First Person: When refugees bloom in the desert 20 June 2023 Yasmine ElDemerdash A UN refugee agency (UNHCR) campaign in 2020 included a cooking show featuring celebrities and refugees, giving them the space to tell their stories and a platform to be heard. Radwa Sharaf is a UN refugee agency, UNHCR, staff member tasked with working with celebrities, content creators, and influencers to…

Sudan crisis threatens to hobble South Sudan’s transition, UN mission chief says

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Sudan crisis threatens to hobble South Sudan’s transition, UN mission chief says 20 June 2023 © UNMISS/Peter Bateman South Sudanese refugees are returning home following unrest in Sudan. The cross-border impact of the crisis in Sudan is unfurling along multiple fronts, and action is urgently needed to ease rising tensions that has already resulted in deadly clashes, the UN Secretary-General’…

Ukraine war: Guterres calls for continuation of ‘vital’ food and fertilizer agreement

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine war: Guterres calls for continuation of ‘vital’ food and fertilizer agreement 20 June 2023 © UNODC/Duncan Moore Joint inspection teams at work under the Black Sea Initiative. The Secretary-General on Tuesday said he was disappointed by the “slowing pace of inspections” under the UN-brokered Black Sea Initiative – the grain and fertilizer deal which has allowed millions of tonnes of…

MINUSCA chief to Security Council: Decade-long cycle of conflict can be broken

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home MINUSCA chief to Security Council: Decade-long cycle of conflict can be broken 20 June 2023 MINUSCA/Leonel Grothe كتيبة حفظ سلام تؤمن نقطة تفتيش في بيغوا، جمهورية أفريقيا الوسطى. Despite deteriorating border security, humanitarian and human rights challenges, the Central African Republic (CAR) is committed to a constitutional referendum and local elections, the Security Council heard on…

UNDP hybrid press conference

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNDP hybrid press conference 20 June 2023 Press Conference Announcement Ukraine Backgrounder ahead of the international donors’ conference in London on 21/22 June 2023 (Ukraine recovery conference) Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrator

AFTERNOON - High Commissioner for Human Rights: the Reckless, Senseless Conflict in Sudan Has Resulted in a Human Rights and Humanitarian Crisis that Is Unfolding at an Alarming Rate and on a Devastating Scale

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - High Commissioner for Human Rights: the Reckless, Senseless Conflict in Sudan Has Resulted in a Human Rights and Humanitarian Crisis that Is Unfolding at an Alarming Rate and on a Devastating Scale 19 June 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Concludes Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the Human Rights of Women and Girls in Afghanistan The…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Opens Fifty-Third Session, Hears Presentation of the Annual Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and Holds Dialogue on the Human Rights of Women and Girls in Afghanistan

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Opens Fifty-Third Session, Hears Presentation of the Annual Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and Holds Dialogue on the Human Rights of Women and Girls in Afghanistan 19 June 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this morning opened its fifty-third regular session, hearing the presentation of…

OHCHR hybrid press conference

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR hybrid press conference 19 June 2023 Press Conference Announcement Joint report of the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan Richard Bennett, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan Dorothy Estrada-Tanck, Chair of the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls

Afghanistan: Taliban ‘may be responsible for gender apartheid’ says rights expert

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Afghanistan: Taliban ‘may be responsible for gender apartheid’ says rights expert 19 June 2023 © UNOCHA/Charlotte Cans Nurses at a mobile clinic provide nutrition assistance to families in a village in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The plight of women and girls in Afghanistan featured prominently at the Human Rights Council on Monday where independent UN-appointed rights experts warned of…