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Edited News | WFP
A sharp increase in essential goods in the Central African Republic (CAR) linked to war in Ukraine will likely have a devastating impact on the already humanitarian situation there in coming weeks, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
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Press Conferences | OHCHR , WFP , WHO
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespeople and representatives of the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, and the Human Rights Council.
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Press Conferences | OHCHR
UN women’s rights presents findings on Portugal, Türkiye, Azerbaijan, Namibia, United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Mongolia and Bolivia at UN Geneva on Monday.
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Edited News , Press Conferences | OHCHR
New suspected mass graves have been uncovered in Tarhuna, Libya, a Human Rights Council probe reported on Monday, highlighting continuing extreme rights abuses in the country that have affected children and adults alike.
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Edited News | OHCHR , UNITED NATIONS
Speakers: • Michelle Bachelet, High Commissioner for Human Rights (in person) • Richard Bennett, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan (via Zoom) • Fawzia Koofi, First woman Vice President of the Afghan Parliament, former member of the peace negotiation team with...
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Edited News , Press Conferences | OCHA , UNITED NATIONS
Veteran UN aid coordinator Najat Rochdi on Friday signalled serious concerns about rising humanitarian needs across Lebanon linked to the global food insecurity crisis, which is affecting “everyone, everywhere across the country”.
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Press Conferences | OHCHR , UNDP , UNITED NATIONS , WHO
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Development Programme and the World Health Organization.
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Edited News | OHCHR , UNITED NATIONS
International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia
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Edited News | OCHA , OHCHR , WFP
Across Ukraine the scale of needs caused by Russia's invasion is still massive and human rights concerns persist, UN humanitarians said in an update on Thursday, as they repeated calls for access to the country's Black Sea ports to export vitally needed cereals.
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Edited News | OHCHR , UNITED NATIONS
Myanmar’s military junta are responsible for shocking violence against children caught up in the bloody aftermath of last February’s coup, a top Human Rights Council-appointed investigator said on Wednesday.