Focus On
UN Geneva Press Briefing: WHO, UNHCR, WFP, IFRC, OHCHR, UN Women - 24.07.26
🎥 Safety of women in El Obeid, Sudan; 🎥 Update on Gaza operations; 🎥 Stranded Hormuz seafarers abandoned for months at sea; 🎥 Humanitarian needs in Venezuela; 75 years on, the Refugee Convention remains a lifeline for millions; 🎥 Strategies for policymakers to prevent drowning; 🎥 Announcements.
Why I’m still an obstinate optimist, w/ Allegra Baiocchi | UN Resident Coordinator | Awake at Night
Born to Italian parents in Venezuela, Allegra Baiocchi has been on the move ever since and has lived in more than 25 countries around the world. Now UN Resident Coordinator in Mexico, she believes in the power of the United Nations to improve the well-being of all people, wherever they are.
UN Geneva Press Briefing - WHO, OHCHR, IOM, UNHCR - 21.07.26
🎥 Ebola situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; 🎥 The growing impact on civilians of Russia’s war against Ukraine; 🎥 Intensified Israeli attacks on Gaza; 🎥 Humanitarian situation in Venezuela; 🎥 Shipwrecks off the coast of West Africa.
The Global Human Rights Alliance
The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) launched the Global Alliance for Human Rights to place human rights back at the center of global decision-making and everyday action. It aims to counter mounting global threats like conflict, inequality, and digital challenges by mobilizing a cross-sector coalition to "imagine, dialogue, and act".
