Edited News , Press Conferences | OHCHR , UNOG
The UN Human Rights Office is concerned at the militarization of public security in Honduras, including military operations in prisons and military command and control of the prison system, spokesperson Marta Hurtado told the bi-weekly press briefing in Geneva on Friday.
Edited News | UNITED NATIONS , UNOG
Jenin: Significant damage and loss of life after Israel’s military operation, says UNRWA
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More than 800 children had been killed or maimed by the end of last year since the coup began in February 2021, most victims of indiscriminate attacks by junta forces, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Thomas Andrews, told journalists on Thursday at a press...
Edited News | OHCHR
Statement by Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, following the remarks at the Interactive dialogue on Myanmar at 53rd session of the Human Rights Council
Edited News , Statements | OHCHR
Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, delivered the following remarks during the Interactive dialogue on Venezuela. at the 53rd session of the Human Rights Council
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Iran faced calls on Wednesday from top UN-appointed rights investigators to halt the executions of people sentenced to death in connection with anti-government demonstrations that have continued since the death in custody of Mahsa Amini last September
Edited News , Press Conferences | UNCTAD
Poorer nations face $4 trillion sustainable development investment gap: UNCTAD
Edited News | OCHA , WHO
UN humanitarians expressed deep concern on Tuesday about the loss of lives and the scale and severity of injuries sustained by Palestinians amid the ongoing security operation in Jenin refugee camp in the Occupied West Bank, launched by Israeli forces on 3 July.
Edited News | WMO
The El Niño weather pattern has developed in the Pacific Ocean for the first time in seven years, increasing the likelihood of more heat and new temperature records, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday.
Edited News , Statements | OHCHR , UNOG
Recording casualties in complex and conflict situations is an essential part of the work of the UN Human Rights Office, rooted in the conviction that every single human life matters as does every single human death