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WHO gives clean bill of health to cities taking action on preventable diseases

2 weeks 3 days ago Breadcrumb Home WHO gives clean bill of health to cities taking action on preventable diseases 20 March 2025 Mtur/Jade Queiroz Fortaleza, Brazil. Three cities that share a healthy vision for their residents won UN World Health Organization awards on Thursday for their smoke-free parks, clean air initiatives and obesity-busting school lunch initiatives…

Trailblazers: UN’s ‘founding mothers’ remind all people to stand up for human rights

2 weeks 3 days ago Breadcrumb Home Trailblazers: UN’s ‘founding mothers’ remind all people to stand up for human rights 20 March 2025 UN Photo A group of Japanese women examine the Universal Declaration of Human Rights during a visit to the UN's interim headquarters in Lake Success, New York, in February 1950 Silence is not an option in the fight for human rights – that was the message on Thursday at an event honouring…

Free societies are good for business says UN rights chief, wrapping up visit to Kyrgyzstan

2 weeks 3 days ago Breadcrumb Home Free societies are good for business says UN rights chief, wrapping up visit to Kyrgyzstan 20 March 2025 UN Photo/Loey Felipe Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. (file) Respect for human rights is not only a moral obligation but a necessity for economic stability, the UN’s top human rights official said on Thursday, during a visit to the Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan…

End of eternal ice: Many glaciers will not survive this century, climate scientists say

2 weeks 3 days ago Breadcrumb Home End of eternal ice: Many glaciers will not survive this century, climate scientists say 20 March 2025 © NASA Earth Observatory Natural-colour satellite image of the margin of Matusevich Glacier in East Antarctica. (file) Glaciers in many regions will not survive the 21st century if they keep melting at the current rate, potentially jeopardising hundreds of millions of people living…

Syria's humanitarian crisis: 16.5 million in need amid continuing conflict

2 weeks 3 days ago Breadcrumb Home Syria's humanitarian crisis: 16.5 million in need amid continuing conflict 20 March 2025 © UNICEF/Khalil Ashawi A girl walks amid widespread destruction in Aleppo, Syria, left behind after 14 years of war. The legacy of the Syrian conflict, which saw the overthrow of the Assad regime in December last year, is that 16.5 million people are in dire need of assistance, making it one of the…

HRC Press Conference

2 weeks 3 days ago Breadcrumb Home HRC Press Conference 20 March 2025 Press Conference Announcement Launch of the report by the Group of Independent Experts on the Human Rights Situation in Belarus Karinna Moskalenko, chair of the Belarus Group of Independent ExpertsSusan Bazilli, member of the Belarus Group of Independent ExpertsMonika Stanisława Płatek, Belarus Group of Independent Experts

Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Commend the Gambia on Reparations Act, Ask Questions on Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission and the Timeline for Victim Compensation

2 weeks 4 days ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Commend the Gambia on Reparations Act, Ask Questions on Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission and the Timeline for Victim Compensation 19 March 2025 Meeting Summaries  The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of the Gambia, with Committee Experts commending the State on the reparations act, while…

Director-General's remarks at the screening of the film Rule Breakers

2 weeks 4 days ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the screening of the film Rule Breakers 19 March 2025 Tatiana Valovaya Screening of the film Rule Breakers organized by the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of AfghanistanWednesday, 19 March 2025 at 1.30 p.m.Room XIX, Palais des Nations Ambassador Andisha,Excellencies,  Ladies and Gentlemen: It is a great pleasure to welcome you to the Palais des Nations for the screening of the film “Rule Breakers”, a powerful and…

New Permanent Representative of the Dominican Republic Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

2 weeks 4 days ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of the Dominican Republic Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 19 March 2025 Presentation of Credentials  Iván Emilio de Jesús Ogando Lora, the new Permanent Representative ofthe Dominican Republic to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at…

HRC- Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine Press Conference

2 weeks 4 days ago Breadcrumb Home HRC- Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine Press Conference 19 March 2025 Press Conference Announcement Launch of the report by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine presented to the Human Rights Council Erik Møse, Chair of the CommissionPablo de Greiff, CommissionerVrinda Grover, Commissioner