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Geneva Press Briefing: IOM, FAO, OCHA, WHO, WMO, UNDDR, ITU - 31.05.24
🎦 Papua New Guinea: update on the ongoing landslide response, 🎦 FAO on the food security situation in Afghanistan, 🎦 OCHA on the situation in Sudan, Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) Symposium
Amid ongoing Israeli incursions into Gaza, aid facilities shut 'one after another' - 30.05.24
With no let-up in reported street battles and Israeli bombardment across Gaza on Thursday, UN humanitarians warned that the flow of vital lifesaving aid into the enclave has fallen by more than two-thirds since the Israeli military stepped up its campaign in Rafah and seized the key aid conduit.
Gaza medics struggling in face of ‘overwhelming disaster’ as vital supplies run low: WHO - 29.05.24
WHO Representative in Palestine Dr Rik Peeperkorn echoes condemnation of last Sunday's attack on camp in Tal al-Sultan and calls once again for a ceasefire to get lifesaving medical supplies and aid into Gaza. 📰 Read the full UN News story
Geneva Press Briefing: UNRWA, IOM, IFRC, UNICEF, ITU - 28.05.25
🎦 UNRWA announces release of the 2023 Health Programme Annual Report, 🎦 UN International Organization for Migration briefs on the Papua New Guinea landslide, and 🎦 the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies addresses climate change and the escalation of global extreme heat.
Happening at UN Geneva
Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW)
The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (CMW) is the body of independent experts that works to protect the rights of the millions of migrant workers around the world.
Migrant workers and their families often experience marginalization, xenophobia, and poor living and working conditions.In serious cases, they suffer exploitation, expulsion, and risk to life.The Committee monitors how States are implementing the Convention and protecting the human rights of migrants.
