Edited News , Images | UNITED NATIONS , UNOG
Images of the arrivals of participants on the third day of the meeting of the eight session of the Small Body of the Syrian Constitutional Committee are available on the UN GVA newsroom.
The Small body is represented by 15 members nominated by the government, 15 members nominated by the opposition and 15 members of the civil society group, the so called Middle Third.
The Small Body of the Constitutional Committee convenes in Geneva from 30 May to 3rd June. The meetings are held in closed sessions and off-site.
The four principles to be discussed throughout the week are:
Unilateral coercive measures from a constitutional standpoint; Maintaining and strengthening State’s institutions; the supremacy of the Constitution and the position of international treaties and Transitional Justice. One day will be spent on each principle.
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Edited News , Press Conferences | HRC
Israel's "genocidal incitement" against Palestinians in Gaza transcends the scope of war crimes and crimes against humanity, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory alleged on Wednesday.
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Edited News | UNICEF , FAO , OCHA
A child dreaming of a slice of cucumber to eat and teenage girls saying they hope for death to “end their nightmare”: these are just some of the facets of the horror unfolding in Gaza, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
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Press Conferences , Edited News | OCHA
As Syria enters the 14th year of conflict, the humanitarian outlook is bleak and funding historically low: a call for action.
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Press Conferences , Edited News | HRC , OHCHR
Myanmar requires stronger international support as junta escalates civilian attacks
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Edited News | OHCHR , UNOG
At the bi-weekly press briefing Jeremy Laurence spokesperson for the UN Human Rights office made the following comment on the risk of famine in Gaza.