6 days 22 hours ago
Breadcrumb
Home
Experts of the Committee against Torture Welcome Jordan’s Efforts to Prevent Violence against Women and Girls, Raise Questions on Treatment of Journalists and “Blood Money” Cases
07 November 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Jordan. Committee Experts welcomed the State’s efforts to improve the situation of violence prevention for…
1 week ago
Breadcrumb
Home
OHCHR Press Conference
07 November 2024
Press Conference Announcement
UN Human Rights Committee hybrid press conference to present findings on Ecuador, France, Greece, Iceland, Pakistan and Türkiye
Tania María Abdo Rocholl (Chair)José Manuel Santos Pais (Vice-Chair)Carlos Gomez Martinez (Committee Member)
1 week ago
Breadcrumb
Home
Human Rights Committee Concludes One Hundred and Forty-Second Session, Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Ecuador, France, Greece, Iceland, Pakistan and Türkiye
07 November 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee today concluded its one hundred and forty-second session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Ecuador, France, Greece, Iceland, Pakistan and Türkiye.Ms. Tania María Abdo…
1 week ago
Breadcrumb
Home
FAO Press Conference
07 November 2024
Press Conference Announcement
Media launch of the State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) 2024
Embargo until 8 November 2024 at 10:00 CET
Andrea Cattaneo, FAO Senior Economist (Lead author of SOFA 2024)
1 week ago
Breadcrumb
Home
In Dialogue with Thailand, Experts of the Committee against Torture Welcome New Law Criminalising Torture and Enforced Disappearance, Ask about the Treatment of Detainees and Prison Overcrowding
06 November 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Thailand, with Committee Experts welcoming the State’s new law criminalising torture and enforced…
1 week 1 day ago
Breadcrumb
Home
Rise in Afghan opium cultivation reflects economic hardship, despite Taliban ban
06 November 2024
Opium cultivation in Afghanistan spiked by 19 per cent in 2024, covering an estimated 12,800 hectares despite a ban imposed by the Taliban, a report released on Wednesday by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has revealed.
The rebound follows a massive 95 per cent decrease…
1 week 1 day ago
Breadcrumb
Home
Lebanon conflict at ‘critical point’ with more than 3,000 confirmed dead
06 November 2024
The war in Lebanon has now killed more than 3,000 people in Lebanon amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes and Hezbollah missile hits in Israel, UN humanitarians said on Wednesday.
According to the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, the updated death toll - which includes fatalities recorded…
1 week 1 day ago
Breadcrumb
Home
Middle East crisis: Live updates as General Assembly meets on UNRWA and more
06 November 2024
The UN General Assembly is holding an informal meeting on UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestine refugees that faces new Israeli laws banning it from operating in Occupied Palestinian Territory, as bombings escalated in Gaza and Lebanon. Stay tuned for updates from UN Headquarters in New York and across the region. UN News app users can follow here…
1 week 2 days ago
Breadcrumb
Home
UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
05 November 2024
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the representatives and the spokesperson of the World Health Organization.Update on the health situation in GazaDr. Richard Peeperkorn, World Health Organization (WHO) representative for the occupied Palestinian territories, speaking from Gaza, said that in…
1 week 2 days ago
Breadcrumb
Home
Middle East crisis: Live updates for 5 November
05 November 2024
Conditions worsened amid rising death tolls and destruction in Gaza and Lebanon, but UN agencies reported some good news: the final phase of a Gazan polio vaccine campaign reached nearly 90 per cent of children in the north, and Palestinian and Lebanese youngsters are returning to learning in makeshift classrooms. Join us Wednesday for live updates, including the General Assembly's meeting on UNRWA, the…
