Edited News | OHCHR
“While much attention has been on the attacks inside Israel and the escalation of hostilities in Gaza since 7 October, the situation in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, is alarming and urgent, amid the increasing and multi-layered human rights violations of Palestinians occurring...
Press Conferences | OHCHR
UN Human Rights Committee to present findings on Iran, Kuwait, Republic of Korea, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States of America and Venezuela
Edited News | OHCHR , UNOG
UN Human rights spokesperson Liz Throssell briefed journalists in Geneva on reports of women and girls being abducted in Sudan.
Edited News | OCHA , OHCHR , WHO
As the crisis in Gaza continues to worsen amid intense Israeli bombardments and an ongoing ground operation, UN humanitarians reiterated on Friday their call for a humanitarian pause to be able to deliver urgently needed relief items throughout the enclave and evacuate those seriously wounded.
Press Conferences | FAO , OCHA , OHCHR , UNCTAD , WHO
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Policy, representative and spokespersons of the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of...
Press Conferences | UNITED NATIONS , UNOG
Briefing on ‘Summit of the Future’ by Mr. Guy Ryder, Under-Secretary-General for Policy in the Executive Office of the Secretary-General at the United Nations in Geneva.
Edited News , Press Conferences | WHO , WMO
Amid more frequent extreme weather events and temperature records, human health – particularly in the most vulnerable communities - is increasingly threatened, according to a new multi-agency report coordinated by the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Edited News | OCHA , OHCHR , UNICEF , WHO
With the Israeli military advancing deeper into the Gaza Strip and the continuation of "unprecedented" hostilities with a devastating impact on children, UN humanitarians reiterated on Tuesday their calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and for unimpeded and secure access of urgently needed...
Edited News | OHCHR , UNOG
The UN Human Rights Office has today been giving details of its fact-finding mission to the village of Hroza in eastern Ukraine, where on 5 October a missile struck a café, killing 59 people attending a funeral reception. It was one of the deadliest single incidents for civilians since February...