Edited News | UNOG , UNITED NATIONS
Background:
The Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF)’s Advisory Committee started to meet today at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, till 16 January 2021.
The Committee was recently established to discuss outstanding issues related to the selection mechanism of a unified executive and to put forward concrete and practical recommendations upon which the LDFP plenary shall decide.
The national elections date of December 24, 2021 remains a sine qua non for the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), a guiding principle and unrenounceable goal. In this sense, the Committee’s mandate will be strictly time-bound.
The 18 members of the Committee represent a broad geographical and political diversity and includes the participation of women, youth and cultural components.
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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.