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24-05-2023 | Edited News , Press Conferences

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk press conference

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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk held a wide-ranging press conference in Geneva during which he commented, among others, on the following issues:

23-05-2023 | Edited News , Press Conferences

WHO Press Conference: Launch of the Final Report of the WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All

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Launch of the Final Report of the WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All.

23-05-2023 | Edited News , Press Conferences

UNRWA Press Conference 23 May 2023

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Health conditions of Palestine refugees in the Near East

23-05-2023 | Edited News

Cyclone Mocha Appeal - OCHA

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Cyclone Mocha: urgent funding needed in Myanmar and Bangladesh as hunger, diseases loom

22-05-2023 | Edited News , Press Conferences

Humanitarian Situation In The DRC - OCHA

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Update on the humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

19-05-2023 | Edited News

Sudan Update - UNHCR - WHO

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Sudan emergency: One million now displaced in ongoing conflict

17-05-2023 | Edited News

Climate Predictions - Next Five Years - WMO

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98% chance at least one in the next five years will beat the temperature record set in 2016, says WMO latest report

16-05-2023 | Edited News

Cyclone Mocha Impact OCHA - WHO - UNHCR 16 May 2023

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Dozens feared dead in Myanmar as Cyclone Mocha creates ‘nightmare scenario’ for aid teams

09-05-2023 | Edited News

UN Human Rights Briefing by Ravina Shamdasani on Haiti.

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At the bi-weekly press briefing on Tuesday, Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the UN Human Rights Office, made the following statement on Haiti.

09-05-2023 | Edited News

UN Human Rights Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani on: “Frightening” number of executions in Iran

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At the bi-weekly press briefing on Tuesday, Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson for the UN Human Rights Office, made the following statement on the frightening number of executions Iran.

09-05-2023 | Edited News

Sudan Update IOM-WFP-WHO 09 May 2023

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The number of internally displaced persons in Sudan has more than doubled in the last week, with more than 700,000 people internally displaced since armed clashes erupted between the Sudanese Army Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in multiple cities across Sudan, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday.

05-05-2023 | Edited News

Sudan Update UNHCR - UNICEF - WHO 05 May 2023

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The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Friday urged States to keep borders open to people fleeing ongoing hostilities in Sudan and to suspend "negative asylum decisions" for Sudanese nationals outside the country who cannot return because of the conflict.

03-05-2023 | Edited News , Press Conferences

OCHA Press conference on Sudan

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Sudan crisis: UN’s top humanitarian official urges safe passage agreements for aid convoys

03-05-2023 | Edited News , Press Conferences

UNOG-NEWS El Nino Update - WMO 03MAY2023

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"World should prepare for El Nino development, associated with increased heat and drought", says WMO

02-05-2023 | Edited News

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing: Sudan Update- OCHA - UNHCR - IOM - WHO

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$1.5 billion funding gap for UN humanitarian response appeal in Sudan; relief efforts scale up as border crossings increase

28-04-2023 | Edited News

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing: Sudan Update - OHCHR

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Two weeks after the fighting erupted between the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese Armed Forces, imposing fear, deprivation, trauma and suffering on the civilian population, the human rights situation in Sudan continues to dramatically deteriorate. At the bi-weekly news briefing in Geneva, UN Human rights spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani made the following statement:

28-04-2023 | Edited News

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing: Sudan Update - UNHCR - WFP - OHCHR

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“Millions more could plunge into hunger; forcibly displaced are facing worsening risks,” warn UN Humanitarian agencies.

25-04-2023 | Edited News

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing: Death Penalty in Singapore - OHCHR

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At the bi-weekly news briefing in Geneva, UN Human Rights spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani made the following statement on Imminent execution in Singapore.

25-04-2023 | Edited News

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing: Ukrainian and Russian calls for execution of POWs - OHCHR

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At the bi-weekly news briefing in Geneva, UN Human Rights spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani made the following statement:

25-04-2023 | Edited News

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing: Burkina Faso - Killing of civilians OHCHR

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At the bi-weekly news briefing in Geneva, Ravina Shamdasani made the following statement on Burkina Faso: Killing of civilians.

21-04-2023 | Edited News

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing: Millions Of Children At Risk In Sudan - UNICEF

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Continued heavy fighting in Sudan is having devastating consequences for children, UNICEF says

18-04-2023 | Edited News

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing: Sudan Hostilities - OHCHR - WHO - IFRC

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Humanitarian agencies have called today for an immediate cessation to hostilities in Sudan and urged the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to ensure safe access for medical workers and ambulances so they can bring assistance to the wounded.

18-04-2023 | Edited News

UN Human Rights briefing by Seif Magango on events in Sudan

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At the bi-weekly press briefing on Tuesday, United Nations Spokesperson for the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) Seif Magango made the following comments on the events in Sudan.

14-04-2023 | Edited News

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing: Appeal For Refugees In Chad WFP - UNHCR

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A dire lack of humanitarian funding has left hundreds of thousands of refugees and internally displaced people in Chad facing hunger in the coming months, UN agencies said on Friday.

11-04-2023 | Edited News

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing: Somali Refugees In Ethiopia - UNHCR

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As humanitarian needs increase for displaced people at the Somali-Ethiopian border, relocation for the most vulnerable has begun, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday.

31-03-2023 | Edited News

Présentation orale du Haut-Commissaire des Nations Unies aux droits de l’homme sur la République Centre Africaine à la 52ème HRC

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Présentation orale du Haut-Commissaire des Nations Unies aux droits de l’homme sur la République Centre Africaine à la 52ème session du Conseil des droits de l’homme.

31-03-2023 | Edited News

United Nations HC Volker Türk statement on Ukraine to the 52 HRC

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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk today made the following statement on Ukraine at the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

30-03-2023 | Edited News

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on DRC at HRC 52 (French)

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Déclaration de Volker Türk, Haut-Commissaire des Nations Unies aux droits de l’homme, sur la République démocratique du Congo.

29-03-2023 | Edited News , Press Conferences

Approach To Saving Lives Eastern Mediterranean Region - WHO

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The number of conflict-related deaths between 2020 and 2021 increased worldwide by 46 per cent, amid increasing violence in Afghanistan, Yemen and Ethiopia, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.

27-03-2023 | Edited News , Press Conferences

Fact-Finding Mission Libya Press conference 27 March 2023

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Findings of the final report of the Libya Fact-Finding Mission.