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Edited News | UNICEF , UNITED NATIONS
Amid record levels of violence against children in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) sounded the alarm on Friday that the country has the world’s highest number of children being raped and killed on a daily basis.
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Press Conferences | FAO , HRC , UNHCR , UNICEF
Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the Food and Agriculture Organization, the United Nations Human Rights Council, the...
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Edited News , Press Conferences | WMO
Climate change is having a measurable impact on air quality and therefore human health, meaning the two must be tackled together, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday.
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Press Conferences | HRC
Press briefing on the upcoming 54th session of the Human Rights Council (11 September-13 October 2023)
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Press Conferences | UNEP
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Edited News | OHCHR , UNOG
The UN Human Rights Office today highlighted the risks and vulnerabilities faced by an unprecedented number of migrants and refugees who are crossing the Darien Gap – the dense tropical jungle that separates Colombia and Panama – on their journey towards North America.
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Edited News | OHCHR , UNOG
The UN Human Rights Chief today voiced concern at the continued intimidation and harassment of human rights advocates and civil society leaders through legal proceedings in Bangladesh, including Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus, known for his work on poverty alleviation through Grameen Bank, and two...
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Press Conferences | OCHA , OHCHR , UNHCR , WMO , WTO
Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the World Trade Organization, World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations...
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Edited News | OHCHR
“We are extremely alarmed that at least 43 people were killed, including a policeman, and 56 injured during demonstrations on Wednesday in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo," OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani told reporters on Friday.