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14-06-2022 | Edited News

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet oral update on Myanmar to the 50th Session of the Human Rights Council.

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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet oral update to 50th Session of the Human Rights Council on Myanmar.

14-06-2022 | Edited News

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing: South Sudan Hunger Alert - WFP

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South Sudan: UN humanitarians forced to cut aid to 1.7 million just as lean season begins

14-06-2022 | Edited News

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing: Latin America & Caribbean Food Alert - WFP

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Hunger in Latin America, Caribbean: whole continent is on the move, warns WFP Ever greater numbers of vulnerable people are risking their lives on dangerous migration routes in Latin America, pushed by the global food security crisis that’s been made worse by spiralling inflation linked to the Ukraine conflict, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.

13-06-2022 | Edited News

UN High Commissioner opening statement to the 50th Human Rights Council

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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet opening statement at the 50th session of the Human Rights Council.

13-06-2022 | Edited News , Press Conferences

UN Sign Commissioner Michelle Bachelet announces that she will not seek a second term.

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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet announces that she will not be seeking a second term at the 50th session of the Human Rights Council.

10-06-2022 | Edited News

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing, on Bangladesh by Ravina Shamdasani UN Human Rights.

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At the bi-weekly briefing in Geneva, Ravina Shamdasani, Spokesperson for UN High Commissioner for Human Rights made the following comments on human rights organisation in Bangladesh.

10-06-2022 | Edited News

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing on Brazil by Ravina Shamdasani, UN Human RIghts.

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At the bi-weekly briefing in Geneva, Ravina Shamdasani, Spokesperson for UN High Commissioner for Human Rights made the following comments on the whereabouts of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous rights defender Bruno Araújo Pereira.

10-06-2022 | Edited News

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing: Ukraine Foreign Fighters Death Sentence OHCHR

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The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday condemned the death sentence handed down to three foreign fighters in Ukraine by a court in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic. "Such trials against prisoners of war amount to a war crime," said OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani.

03-06-2022 | Edited News

100 Days of War in Ukraine 03 June 2022

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One hundred days since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, UN humanitarians issued a fresh alert about the scale of needs across the country, as the Organization continued to push to secure food and fertilizer exports from Ukraine and Russia to the wider world, amid rising food insecurity.

31-05-2022 | Edited News

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing: World No Tobacco Day 2022 - WHO

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Speaker: Dr Ruediger Krech, Director of Health Promotion, World Health Organization (WHO)

27-05-2022 | Edited News

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing: UNHCR Expands Operations in Poland for Ukrainian Refugees 27 May 2022

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UNHCR expands operations in Poland to reach refugees from Ukraine amid rising vulnerabilities.

27-05-2022 | Edited News

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing: Malawi Soaring Food Prices - WFP

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Food price hikes push the poor to the brink of hunger in Malawi Speaker: Tomson Phiri – WFP Spokesperson

24-05-2022 | Edited News

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing: Monkeypox - WHO

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The monkeypox outbreak that has been reported in 16 countries and several regions of the world can still be contained and the overall risk of transmission is low, the UN health agency said on Tuesday.

20-05-2022 | Edited News

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing: WFP-OCHA Food Security Situation in Sahel

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The UN humanitarian agencies are warning that 18 million people in Africa’s Sahel region face severe hunger in the next three months due to a combination of insecurity, the coronavirus pandemic, climate induced shocks and record-high food prices in the region. The situation has reached alarming levels in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali and Niger, where people are predicted to experience emergency levels of food insecurity during the lean season between June and August.

18-05-2022 | Edited News , Press Conferences

WMO Press Conference - Global State of the Climate Report 2021 - 18 May 2022

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Records in four out of seven key climate indicators were broken last year, UN climate scientists said on Wednesday, as the UN Secretary-General renewed his call for governments everywhere to end their reliance on fossil fuels “before we incinerate our only home”.

17-05-2022 | Edited News

UN Human Rights briefing on Iran planned execution 17 May 2022

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UN Human Rights briefing on Iran planned execution - Liz Throssell, Spokesperson for UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

17-05-2022 | Edited News

DPRK COVID-19 Outbreak 17 May 2022

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Liz Throssell, spokesperson for UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

12-05-2022 | Edited News

Ukraine Special Session - Human Rights Council

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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.

10-05-2022 | Edited News

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing: UN Human Rights Spokesperson Liz Throssell on Bachelet urges restraint as violence escalates in Sri Lanka AH

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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.

10-05-2022 | Edited News

UN Human Rights Briefing by Matilda Bogner head of the UN Human Rights monitoring mission in Ukraine

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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. 

10-05-2022 | Edited News

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing: Afghanistan Record Levels Of Hunger - WFP

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Nearly 20 million people going hungry in Afghanistan, warns the UN World Food Programme (WFP)

06-05-2022 | Edited News , Press Conferences

Food Crisis, Instability And Debt In Africa - UNDP

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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

06-05-2022 | Edited News

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing: Ukraine Women And Children Alert - UNICEF

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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 violence.

03-05-2022 | Edited News

Ukraine Update - WHO 03 May 2022

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UN humanitarians said on Tuesday that they were standing ready to help receive a group of evacuees from the heavily damaged Azovstal steel works complex in the embattled Ukrainian city of Mariupol, more than two months since the Russian invasion of its neighbour.

29-04-2022 | Edited News

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing: Mali Press Shutdowns - OHCHR

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Mali Press shutdowns reflect growing regional intolerance: UN rights office Mali’s ban on two major international broadcasters operating inside the country is a worrying development and reflective of a growing regional intolerance towards freedom of expression, the UN rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.

26-04-2022 | Edited News

Ukraine Update WHO - OCHA - UNHCR 26 April 2022

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As UN chief António Guterres travelled to Moscow on Tuesday, insisting that he would do “everything possible to end the war as soon as possible” in Ukraine and minimise suffering, ongoing clashes in the east have continued to increase humanitarian needs, aid agencies have confirmed.

22-04-2022 | Edited News

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing: Ukraine Update- OHCHR - WHO

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Nearly two months since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Friday condemned the “horrors” committed against civilians, while the World Health Organization warned that it feared the worst in devastated areas in the east and south of the country.

19-04-2022 | Edited News

Ukraine Update UNHCR - WHO - WFP 19 April 2022

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UN aid agencies and partners said on Tuesday that they continue to mobilise inside Ukraine in an effort to help the country’s most vulnerable people, amid ongoing devastating Russian shelling and attacks on health care facilities and personnel.

12-04-2022 | Edited News

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing: Ukraine Health Care Attacks WHO

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As the focus of the war in Ukraine shifts to the east of the country nearly seven weeks since the Russian invasion, health care facilities have continued to come under attack, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.

12-04-2022 | Edited News

Bi-Weekly Press Briefing: Famine Alert - Somalia, South Sudan WFP - FAO

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The threat of famine is very real in Somalia and South Sudan and urgent action is needed to avoid a catastrophe, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday.

08-04-2022 | Edited News

Urgent Ceasefires Need for Ukraine OCHA - UNHCR - FAO 08 April 2022

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UN humanitarians stress urgent need for ‘localized’ ceasefires in Ukraine – OCHA, UNHCR, FAO

01-04-2022 | Edited News

Bi-weekly press briefing: Ukraine Crisis Update WFP - ICRC

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Efforts to help thousands of desperate residents flee the embattled Ukrainian city of Mariupol continued on Friday, as humanitarians warned that there is “no Plan B”, after weeks of constant shelling since the Russian invasion on 24 February.