A strike in the suburbs of Beirut, November 2024. Lebanon: UN rights chief calls for immediate ceasefire ‘on all fronts’ Peace and Security UN High Commissioner for Human […]
UN humanitarian workers today operate in conflicts of unprecedented proportions.
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UN General Assembly Discusses Russia’s Veto on Security Council Resolution on Sudan
General Assembly President Philemon Young. UN General Assembly discusses Russia’s veto on Security Council resolution on Sudan UN The President of the UN General Assembly expressed serious concern […]
Six children killed in Aegean shipwreck
At least 2,508 people have died in the Eastern Mediterranean since 2014. Six children killed in Aegean shipwreck Refugees and Migrants Six children were among the eight people […]
UN Secretary General calls for unity and peace at 10th Global Forum of Alliance of Civilizations
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UN experts: Lithuania can do more to prevent enforced disappearances
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva UN experts: Lithuania can do more to prevent enforced disappearances Human Rights Lithuania must continue to strengthen […]
New UN report highlights restrictions on media in Afghanistan, discrimination against female journalists
Under Taliban rules, announcers of different genders cannot appear on the same program together. In some provinces, women are not even allowed to call in to radio programs. […]
Human Rights Key to Ending AIDS: New UNAIDS Report
Of the 39.9 million people living with HIV, 9.3 million still lack access to life-saving treatment. Human rights key to ending AIDS: new UNAIDS report Health A new […]
Top Stories of the Day | Monday: Gender Violence, COP29, Alliance of Civilizations, Plastic
The talks at the UN Climate Conference in Baku ended early Sunday morning. The top stories of the day | Monday: gender violence, COP29, Alliance of Civilizations, plastic […]
Combating Racial Discrimination in the Age of New Technologies
UN Human Rights Council. Combating Racial Discrimination in the Age of New Technologies Women Sarah Hamoud, Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Chief of the Racial Discrimination Section […]