Edited News | UNHCR
Thousands continue to flee DR Congo violence seeking shelter in Uganda. Thousands of people fleeing murderous attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have crossed into neighbouring Uganda, the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.
Press Conferences | OHCHR , UNHCR , WFP , ILO
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons for the Human Rights Council (HRC), the World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the...
Edited News | WFP
WFP: Tens of millions more people to go hungry in Africa this year because of Covid-19
Press Conferences | OHCHR , UNHCR , WHO , UNOG , WFP , IOM
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives from the World Food Programme, the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Environment Programme, the World Health Organization, the Office...
Press Conferences | UNCTAD
UNCTAD virtual Press Conference 01 July 2020: COVID-19 and tourism: Assessing the economic consequences
Edited News | UNITED NATIONS
UN’s Bachelet urges Philippines’ President not to sign new anti-terror law. The Human Rights Council should consider supporting new accountability measures against perpetrators of extrajudicial killings in the Philippines’ so-called war on illegal drugs, the UN’s top rights official said on Tuesday.
Press Conferences | UNHCR , OCHA , WHO , UNOG , WFP , ITU
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the World Food Programme (WFP), the United...
Statements | UNITED NATIONS
Video message by CE at United Nations Human Rights Council meeting
Edited News | UNOG , WFP
Urgent global action needed to end harmful practices against women and girls, says the United Nations Population Fund. Urgent action is needed to stop female genital mutilation, child marriage, and other harmful practices to which millions of women and girls are subjected to every year. This...