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Geneva Press Briefing: UNMAS, UNHCR, OHCHR, WHO, IFRC, UNDP, UNECE - 14.11.25
🎥 Sudan: Explosive Remnants of War; 🎥 Displaced Civilians; Health Situation; 🎥 Violence in occupied West Bank; 🎥 International Federation of the Red Cross on Ukraine winter preparations amid increased attacks on energy; 🎥 Recovery plans after Hurricane Melissa; 🎥 Aarhus Convention and Fifth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers.
Geneva Press Briefing: UN Women, WFP, UNHCR, UNICEF - 11.11.25
🎥 Situation of Women and Girls in Sudan; UNHCR’s Global Winter Fundraising Campaign; 🎥 Response to the Second Typhoon in a Week to Reach the Philippines; 🎥 Vaccination Campaign and Humanitarian Activities in Gaza as Winter Approaches; 🎥 Announcements.
UNEP Press conference: Minamata Convention on Mercury COP6 - 10.11.25
Major outcomes of the sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention (Geneva, 3 to 7 November 2025)
Geneva Press Briefing: WFP, OHCHR, UNHCR, UNICEF, WHO - 7.11.25
🎥 Latest food security situation and analysis in the DRC; 🎥 UNHCR appeals for funding to sustain refugee returns in West and Central Africa; 🎥 Syria: Continued worrying reports about abductions and enforced disappearances; 🎥 Niger: Arrests of journalists; 🎥 Gaza; 🎥 Update on impacts of hurricane Melissa; 🎥 WHO's launch of the 2025 Global Tuberculosis Report.
Happening at UN Geneva
2025 Young Activists Summit: From Hashtag to Action
On 20 November 2025, the Young Activists Summit (#YAS25) will honour five young changemakers using technology to drive positive change.
Under the theme “From Hashtag to Action,” the Summit highlights how youth are using digital tools to create real-world impact - from climate action to digital inclusion - while tackling disinformation, hate speech, and cyberbullying.
Committee Against Torture (CAT)
The Committee Against Torture (CAT) is a body of 10 independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment by its States parties.
The Committee works to hold States accountable for human rights violations, systematically investigating reports of torture in order to stop and prevent this crime.
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) is the body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination by its States parties.
Racial discrimination remains a barrier to the full realization of human rights. Despite progress in some areas, exclusions and restrictions based on race, colour, descent, national or ethnic origin continue to cause conflict, suffering and loss of life. CERD works to take action against the injustice of racial discrimination, and the dangers it represents.
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