Press Conferences
Preliminary observations of the Special Rapporteur on Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights on her joint visit to Germany and North Macedonia (3-12 July)
Edited News , Press Conferences | FAO , UNICEF , WFP , WHO
Approximately 735 million people face hunger today, compared to 613 million in 2019, the UN said on Wednesday.
Press Conferences | OHCHR
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
Press Conferences | UNDP , WFP
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...
Edited News , Press Conferences | WMO
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.
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.
Press Conferences | FAO , ITU , OHCHR , UNHCR , WHO , WMO
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...
Edited News , Press Conferences
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 , Press Conferences
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