Preliminary observations of the Special Rapporteur on Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights on her joint visit to Germany and North Macedonia (3-12 July)
Approximately 735 million people face hunger today, compared to 613 million in 2019, the UN said on Wednesday.
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 on arbitrary deprivation of liberty in the occupied Palestinian territory
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by representatives and spokespersons of the World Food Programme, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS the United Nations Development Programme and the Human Rights Council.
Global sea surface temperatures reached a record high in May, June and July – and the warming El Niño weather pattern is only just getting started - experts at the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday.
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.
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the virtual briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, The International Telecommunication Union, the Human Right Council, the World Health Organization, and the World Meteorological Organization.
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 conference in Geneva.
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
Poorer nations face $4 trillion sustainable development investment gap: UNCTAD
Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the Human Rights Council, the Food and Agriculture Organization, and the International Telecommunication Union. Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide, also participated.
At the bi-weekly press briefing in Geneva, UN Human Rights spokesperson Ravina Shadasani and James Rodehaver, who heads the Myanmar team, made the following comments on the latest report published by the UN Human Rights Office.
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the virtual briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Trade Organization, and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Liz Throssell Spokesperson for the UN Human Rights Office made the following statement on a reportreleased this morning by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan’s Human Rights Service shows.
Matilda Bogner, Head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine statements at the bi-weekly briefing in Geneva on Detentions of Civilians in the Context of the Armed Attack by the Russian Federation against Ukraine
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the Human Rights Council.
Greater horn of Africa Crisis: shifting weather patterns and the changing food and health outlook
Engagement on global issues pertaining to violence against women and girls, including child custody issues and violence against women; will include a brief on country visits to Türkiye and Libya
Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Telecommunication Union, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the Human Rights Council.
Health data, women’s and LGBT rights in spotlight at Human Rights Council
26th International Meeting of Mine Action National Directors and United Nations Advisers (NDM-UN26)
Launch of the Commission’s latest report
Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, and the Human Rights Council.
Ukraine Backgrounder ahead of the international donors’ conference in London on 21/22 June 2023 (Ukraine recovery conference)
Joint report on the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan
At the bi-weekly press briefing in Geneva, UN Human Rights spokesperson Jeremy Laurence made the following statement on Greek migrant tragedy.
Jeremy Laurence, Spokesperson for the UN Human Rights Office, made the following statement on Sudan:
Jeremy Laurence, Spokesperson for the UN Human Rights Office, made the following statement on Cambodia:
Rolando Gómez of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN Mine Action Service, the International Federation of the Red Cross, the International Organisation on Migration, the World Health Organisation and the World Metrological Organisation.
UNHCR’s Annual Global Trends Report on Forced Displacement in 2022.
Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Labour Organization, the International Trade Centre and the World Meteorological Organization.
Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Development Programme, the International Committee of the Red Cross, International Labour Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
At the bi-weekly press briefing in Geneva, UN Human Rights spokesperson Marta Hurtado made the following comments on Vietnam:
UN Human Rights spokesperson Marta Hurtado made the following statement on Nicaragua athe biweekly press briefing in Geneva:
Conditions of Palestine refugees in Syria and neighbouring countries
UN Human Rights spokesperson Marta Hurtado made the following statement on El Salvador (available in EN and SP):
Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by representatives and spokespersons of the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, and the World Health Organization.