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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk   Oral Update on Ukraine to the Human Rights Council

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Edited News | OHCHR , UNOG

Volker Türk the UN Human Rights High Commissioner made the following remarks during and Oral update tothe Human Rights Council intersessional meeting on Venezuela.

HRC - Human Rights in Venezuela

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Conferences , Statements | HRC

Interactive dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

HRC - Human Rights in Ukraine

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Statements , Conferences | HRC

Interactive dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Ukraine

Influenza new variant - WHO

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Edited News | WHO

New flu variant is surging, but vaccination still our best bet - WHO

Amid an early start to the Northern Hemisphere influenza season a new variant of the virus is rapidly gaining ground - but vaccination remains the “most effective defence”, the UN health agency said on Tuesday.

UN Geneva Press Briefing - 16 December 2025

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Press Conferences | WFP , WHO

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the United Nations Office at Geneva, the World Food Programme, and the World Health Organization.

UN Geneva Press Briefing: UNOG Director-General - 16 December 2025

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Press Conferences | UNOG

Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the UN Office at Geneva, gave a year-end briefing to the Geneva press corps.
 

UN Geneva Press Briefing - 12 December 2025

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Press Conferences | WFP , UNHCR , WHO , IOM , UNFPA

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration, and the United Nations Population Fund.

Sudan crisis - WFP 12 December 2025

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Edited News | WFP

In Sudan, deep concerns persist for the many tens of thousands of people believed to still be trapped in the city of El Fasher in the Darfur region, but UN aid agencies believe they may soon get access to the embattled city.

UN Human Rights High commissioner Volker Türk Human Rights Day press conference

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Edited News | OHCHR , UNOG

Human rights are underfunded, under attack and undermined worldwide, but activism is still powerful, undeterred and mobilising, says UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Human Rights Day press conference

OHCHR Volker Türk Press conference: UN Human Rights Day and end of year press conference - 10 December 2025

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Press Conferences | OHCHR

Human Rights Day Press Conference by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk

UN Geneva Press Briefing - 09 December 2025

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Press Conferences | UNICEF , UN WOMEN , UNHCR , UNFPA , UNDP , UNIS

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons of the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Population Fund, and UN Women.

Gaza malnutrition - UNICEF

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Edited News | UNICEF

Gaza newborns ‘scarred by war before first breath’ by preventable maternal malnutrition: UNICEF

Starving mothers in Gaza are giving birth to underweight or premature babies who die in intensive care units or struggle to survive as they endure acute malnutrition, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday.