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UN Geneva Press Briefing: UNHCR, IOM, UNICEF, WHO - 6.11.26
🎥 Sudan: Millions at risk of losing emergency shelter as funding runs out; 🎥 Nearly 90 million displaced people face severe climate risks, says UNHCR; 🎥 Children in Ukraine experiencing major water supply disruptions as attacks on energy infrastructure continue; 🎥 Together for Science and Health initiative; 🎥 Announcements.
UN Geneva Press Briefing: UNICEF, UNFPA, ILO, ITU, WHO - 3.11.26
🎥 Mobilizing funding for education for children affected by crises; 🎥 Ukrainian children’s education disrupted by daily air-raid alarms; Children killed in Myanmar; 🎥 Death in detention of a UN staff member in Yemen; 🎥 Conditions for women and girls in Taizz and in IDP camps in Yemen; 🎥 Report on women in business and management; 🎥 Report on global digital connectivity; 🎥 Ebola outbreak; 🎥 Announcements.
Millions face another harsh winter amid conflict and rising energy costs
Facing funding shortfalls and surging energy prices, at least 9 million people are estimated to require additional assistance to get through this winter across four war-affected countries – Ukraine, Syria, Lebanon and Afghanistan – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said today as it launched its annual winter fundraising appeal.
UN Geneva unveils new 'green' uniforms for tour guides
The UN Office at Geneva, together with the Fondazione Pistoletto Cittadellarte and the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations in Geneva, has unveiled a new generation of responsible, traceable and circular uniforms for its guides, designed in collaboration with leading Italian sustainable fashion designers and manufacturers.
Happening at UN Geneva
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) is the body of 18 independent experts that monitors implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights by its State parties. The Covenant enshrines economic, social and cultural rights such as the rights to adequate food, adequate housing, education, health, social security, water and sanitation, and work.
The Committee seeks to develop a constructive dialogue with State parties, determine whether the Covenant's norms are being applied, and assess how the implementation and enforcement of the Covenant could be improved so all people can enjoy these rights in full.
53rd session of Universal Periodic Review
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique mechanism of the Human Rights Council that calls for each UN Member State to undergo a peer review of its human rights records every 4.5 years.
