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Statements | OHCHR , UNITED NATIONS , UNOG
A special session of the UN Human Rights Council met on Thursday in Geneva, prompted by increasing concern over atrocities against civilians, linked to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February.
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Edited News | OHCHR
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday called on the authorities in Sri Lanka to prevent further violence, and urged restraint and meaningful dialogue to address the grievances of the population amid the country’s severe economic crisis.
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Edited News | OHCHR
UN Human Rights Briefing by Matilda Bogner head of the UN Human Rights monitoring mission in Ukraine
At the bi-weekly press briefing on Tuesday, Matilda Bogner, Head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, briefed journalists on the violations perpetrated in the past two months in Ukraine.
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Edited News | WFP
Nearly 20 million people going hungry in Afghanistan, warns the UN World Food Programme (WFP)
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Press Conferences , Images | FAO , OCHA , OHCHR , UNHCR , WFP , WMO
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 of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Human Rights Council, the United Nations High...
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Press Conferences | WHO
Launch of new WHO report on regulating cross-border marketing of alcohol
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Edited News , Press Conferences | UNDP
Speakers: • Ahunna Eziakonwa, United Nations Assistant-Secretary General and UNDP’s Assistant Administrator and Regional Bureau for Africa Director • Raymond Gilpin, UNDP Africa Chief Economist and Head of the Strategy, Analysis and Research Team
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Press Conferences | FAO , ILO , UNICEF , WMO
Ten weeks into the war in Ukraine, UN humanitarians on Friday said that they were urgently ramping up efforts to provide vulnerable children with specialist and psychosocial support, amid tremendous needs and ongoing dangers linked to the Russian invasion.
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Edited News | UNICEF , UNITED NATIONS
Ten weeks into the war in Ukraine, UN humanitarians on Friday said that they were urgently ramping up efforts to provide vulnerable children with specialist and psychosocial support, amid “tremendous” mental health needs and ongoing dangers linked to the Russian invasion and sexual and gender-based...
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Press Conferences | UNECE
Development of a master plan for the reconstruction of the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine