Iran update - UN Resident Coordinator

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Iran update - UN Resident Coordinator

Edited News | OCHA

A clearer picture of needs across Iran is beginning to emerge after the conflict this month with Israel, which left hundreds dead, several hospitals hit and a spike in Afghan refugees returning home, the UN’s top official in Tehran said on Tuesday.

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Heatwave update - WMO

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Edited News | WMO

The blistering early-summer heatwave that’s brought life-threatening temperatures across much of the northern hemisphere is a worrying sign of things to come, UN weather experts said on Tuesday. 

UN Geneva Press Briefing - 01 July 2025

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Press Conferences | IFRC , WFP , WMO

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons of the United Nations in Iran, the World Food Programme, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Meteorological Organisation, and the International Federation of the Red Cross.

UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk Remarks to Human Rights Council Annual Panel on adverse impacts of climate change

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Edited News | OHCHR

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk made the following remarks to the Human Rights Council annual panel on adverse impacts of climate change.

HRC 59 - Human Rights in Syria – 27 June 2025

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Statements , Conferences | HRC

Presentation of the oral update of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic

Gaza update – WHO 27 June 2025

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Edited News | WHO

The first meagre midweek delivery of urgently needed medical goods to enter Gaza in months will provide scant relief to the enclave’s people, who continue to be shot and killed as they search for food, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.

HRC 59 - Human Rights in Myanmar - 27 June 2025

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Statements , Edited News | HRC

Enhanced interactive dialogue on the High Commissioner’s report on Myanmar presented by Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and oral update by Thomas Andrews, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar

UN Geneva Press Briefing - 27 June 2025

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Press Conferences | WHO

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons of the World Health Organisation, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, and the World Meteorological Organisation.

DR Congo update - Tom Fletcher 26 June 2025

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Edited News | UNOG

The conflict-impacted people of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) urgently need much more international assistance than they are getting today, the UN’s top aid official said on Thursday.

OHCHR/Special Procedures - Press conference: UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls - 26 June 2025

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Press Conferences | OHCHR

Forms of sex-based violence against women and girls, and the concept of consent in relation to violence against women and girls

UNCTAD Press conference: impact of AI on labor, policies and global equity - 26 June 2025

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Press Conferences | UNCTAD

How AI and the digital economy intersect with labor markets, policy gaps, and global equity – Background briefing ahead of Ai for Good Summit

Myanmar crisis - Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews 25 June 2025

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Edited News | UNOG

Violence in Myanmar is spiralling as the military junta increases its attacks on monasteries, schools and camps sheltering people uprooted by the civil war, a top independent human rights investigator warned on Wednesday.

OHCHR/Special Procedures - Press conference: UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar - 25 June 2025

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Press Conferences | OHCHR

Press conference by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar