Edited News | OSE , UNHCR
Syria faces its highest humanitarian crisis with over 16.7 million people in need of aid after 13 years of conflict. The ongoing conflict has devastated the country's infrastructure, leaving many without basic services and plunging over 90 percent of Syrians into poverty. The lack of funding risks...
Press Conferences , Edited News | HRC
The Commissioners comprehensive report to HRC 15 March 2024
Edited News | OHCHR
“UN rights office warns any ground assault on Rafah would ‘heighten risk of further atrocity crimes’.”
Edited News | ITU
Summary: Only 30% of women globally have internet access, with affordability being a major barrier. ITU aims to bridge this gender gap and prioritize universal connectivity and sustainable digital transformation. AI can help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and address global challenges, but...
Edited News | WHO , UNICEF
Northern Gaza: severe levels of malnutrition, children dying of starvation, and hospital buildings destroyed, says WHO
Edited News | OHCHR , UNOG
In a wide-ranging speech on Monday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk spoke about the devastating consequences for millions as 55 conflicts flare across the world. He highlighted how 2024 could be a key year for democratic principles and warned about the apparently growing influence...
Edited News | WHO
Amid first starvation deaths of children in Gaza, WHO reiterates its urgent call for an immediate ceasefire to allow aid supplies in the Palestinian enclave.
Edited News | OHCHR , UNOG
The human toll of Myanmar’s human rights crisis is mounting as armed conflict escalates and spreads, UN High Commissioner Volker Türk warned on Friday as he repeated a call for the situation in Myanmar as a whole to be referred to the International Criminal Court.
Edited News
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Thursday called for an end to the “carnage” in Gaza as he presented his Office’s report on the Occupied Palestinian Territory to the Human Rights Council in Geneva.