Edited News | OHCHR , UNHCR , WHO , IOM
The UN rights office, OHCHR, reiterated deep concern on Friday at the increasing number of civilian casualties in Ukraine following the Russian invasion on 24 February, before issuing a reminder to Moscow that any targeting of non-combatants could be a war crime.
Edited News | UNITED NATIONS
The global failure to deliver enough COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries “is prolonging the pandemic” and causing tens of thousands of preventable deaths every week, senior UN figures told the Human Rights Council on Thursday.
Edited News , Press Conferences | UNOG , UNITED NATIONS
Top UN-appointed rights investigators on Wednesday urged renewed efforts for a political solution to Syria’s devastating war, which has been marked by an uptick of violence and a deepening humanitarian crisis.
Edited News | OHCHR , OCHA , WHO , UNITED NATIONS , IOM , ITU
On day 13 of the conflict in Ukraine and amid rising numbers of civilian casualties, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet repeated her ceasefire call, as humanitarians described on Tuesday as “apocalyptic”.
Press Conferences | OHCHR , UNICEF , UNHCR , OCHA , WHO , WTO , WMO , IOM , ITU
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the International Federation of the Red...
Statements | OHCHR
Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, on the situation of human rights in the Tigray region of Ethiopia
Statements | OHCHR
Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Afghanistan's report at 49th session of the Human Rights Council
Press Conferences | IPU
Launch of the IPU report « Women in parliament in 2021 »
Press Conferences | OHCHR , UNICEF , UNHCR , OCHA , WHO , WMO
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Office for the Coordination...
Edited News | UNICEF , UNHCR , OCHA , WHO , UNITED NATIONS
UN humanitarians on Friday described as "unprecedented" the continuing outflow of children and families fleeing Russian military action in Ukraine, while also welcoming as-yet unconfirmed assurances of safe passage for relief teams seeking to provide urgently needed assistance.