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Conférence de presse du CDH : SR sur la continuité au Myanmar 20 mars 2024
Tom Andrews, Rapporteur spécial sur la situation des droits de l'homme au Myanmar
Tom Andrews, Rapporteur spécial sur la situation des droits de l'homme au Myanmar
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Launch of the report by the Group of Independent Experts on the Human Rights Situation in Belarus
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The Human Rights Council on Wednesday heard gruesome testimony of torture, rape and execution of Ukrainian detainees and soldiers by Russian forces, as a high-level independent probe delivered its latest mandated report in Geneva.
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Edited News , Press Conferences | UNITED NATIONS
Cyprus talks result in trust-building measures, show ‘new atmosphere’ among divided island’s leaders, says UN’s Guterres
UN-led efforts to kick-start talks on the divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus have resulted in agreements on new trust-building measures and also underscored the positive “new atmosphere” surrounding the discussions, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday.
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Fresh talks over the future of Cyprus continued on Tuesday as representatives of the divided Mediterranean island gathered at the UN in Geneva along with guarantors Greece, Türkiye and the United Kingdom at the request of UN chief António Guterres.
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Edited News | OHCHR , UNOG , WFP
The Government of Israel has ramped up settlement of the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, transferring its own population into the territory and unlawfully demolishing Palestinian homes. At the same time settler violence has increased with continued impunity, the UN Human Rights Office said on Tuesday.
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Edited News | OHCHR , UNOG
Following last night’s Israeli strikes in Gaza, Thameen Al-Kheetan, Spokesperson for the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, made the following comment at the bi-weekly news briefing in Geneva: “Weare horrified by last night’s Israeli airstrikes and shelling in Gaza, which killed hundreds, according to the Ministry of Health in the strip. This will add tragedy onto tragedy.”
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Press Conferences | IFRC , OHCHR , WHO , WMO
Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the World Meteorological Organization, and the World Health Organization.
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Edited News | WMO
Glaciers in many regions will not survive the 21st century if they keep melting at the current rate, potentially jeopardizing hundreds of millions of people living downstream, UN climate experts said on Friday, the first World Day for Glaciers.
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Press Conferences | HRC
Situation of human rights in Myanmar and the Special Rapporteur's latest update
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Press Conferences , Edited News | HRC , OHCHR
The Iranian Government has continued to ramp up efforts to restrict the rights of civilians including young children as part of a concerted effort to crush dissent, investigators mandated by the Human Rights Council insisted on Friday.
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Press Conferences | OSE , UNCTAD , WHO , UNICEF , IFRC , UNHCR
Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the TV, Radio and Webcast Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons of the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, United Nations Trade and Development, the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
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Press Conferences | WMO
The first ever World Day for Glaciers on 21 March 2025 sounds the alarm that accelerating glacier melt risks unleashing an avalanche of cascading impacts on economies, ecosystems and communities, not just in mountain regions but at global level.