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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Praise Cuba’s High Percentage of Women in Parliament, Ask about Measures to Address Sex Trafficking and Reduce the Burden of Unpaid Care Work
18 October 2024
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The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the ninth periodic report of Cuba, with Committee Experts praising the State’s high…
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
18 October 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 spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, and the International Organization for Migration.War in…
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Experts of the Human Rights Committee Express Satisfaction at “A” Grading of the National Commission for Human Rights of Pakistan, Raise Issues Concerning Attacks on Journalists and Religious Minorities
18 October 2024
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The Human Rights Committee concluded on Friday, 18 October, its consideration of the second periodic report of Pakistan on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on…
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Lebanon: Peacekeepers pledge to stay, doing ‘whatever they can to help’
18 October 2024
Despite ongoing heavy shelling every day across the UN-patrolled Blue Line separating southern Lebanon and Israel, the UN peacekeeping force that's stationed there reiterated its determination on Friday to fulfil its mandate from the Security Council and assist civilians wherever possible…
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Palestine: International law obliges Israel to end occupation, says rights panel
18 October 2024
All States and international organizations, including the United Nations, have obligations under international law to bring to an end Israel’s unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, according to a new legal position paper released Friday by a top independent human rights panel…
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Freedom of expression also under fire in Gaza war, rights expert says
18 October 2024
No conflict in recent times has threatened freedom of expression so far beyond its borders as the war in Gaza, an expert appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Friday in New York.
“Rarely have we seen – and this is what bothers me - extensive patterns of unlawful,…
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Mystery still surrounds death of revered UN chief Hammarskjöld, 63 years after tragic plane crash
18 October 2024
One of the most enduring mysteries in United Nations history – the 1961 plane crash that killed Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld and all on board as he sought to broker peace in the Congo – will linger on, with a new assessment announced on Friday suggesting that “specific and crucial” information continues to be withheld by a handful of Member States…
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Gaza at a ‘critical juncture’ as top UN officials call for a ceasefire now
18 October 2024
The UN Secretary-General has said the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar should lead to a swift end to the year-long war in Gaza, the release of all hostages and unimpeded delivery of aid, his Deputy Spokesperson told reporters on Friday.
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First Person: Football dream alive in Gaza despite ‘constant fire’
18 October 2024
A young Gazan footballer who says he feels like he is “dying every day,” is trying to keep his dream alive of one day playing the game professionally, despite living “under constant fire.’
Mohamed Abu Jalda who is currently living in a camp for displaced people after fleeing his home,…
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UN Security Council extends sanctions, arms embargo on Haiti
18 October 2024
The UN Security Council on Friday renewed for one year the sanctions regime on Haiti – including a targeted assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo measures – aimed at curbing the illicit flow of weapons to criminal gangs which have sown chaos across the Caribbean island nation.
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