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Geneva Press Briefing: UNFPA, OHCHR, WHO - 19.04.24
🎦 United Nations Population Fund on Gaza, UN Human rights, 🎦 UN Human Rights on rising tensions in Myanmar, and 🎦 WHO's Update on H5N1 situation globally.
Retaliatory spiral in Middle East must end, says UN chief after strikes on Iran - 19.04.24
Following reports of alleged Israeli strikes inside Iran near a nuclear power station early Friday, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a new appeal to all parties to “stop the dangerous cycle of retaliation in the Middle East”.
Starting Monday, 22 April 2024, reduced operational hours at the Palais des Nations - 19.04.24
In response to the UN global liquidity crisis, we are introducing several cost-saving measures. Starting Monday, 22 April, Palais des Nations will be accessible from 7.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m.
UN Open House at Balexert from 16 to 20 April 2024
From April 16 to 20, come meet 16 international organizations at Balexert, Geneva’s largest shopping center, to learn more about the diverse and impactful work of these organizations and how they affect our daily lives!
Happening at UN Geneva
Permanent Forum on People of African Descent
The Second International Decade for People of African Descent: Addressing Systemic Racism, Reparatory Justice, and Sustainable Development
Committee Against Torture (CAT)
The Committee Against Torture (CAT) and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment is the body of 10 independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment by its States parties. CAT works to hold States accountable for human rights violations, systematically investigating reports of torture in order to stop and prevent this crime. Over the course of its 79th session, it will examine Austria , Honduras , Azerbaijan , Liechtenstein , North Macedonia and Finland.
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) is the body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination by its States parties. Over the course of its 112th session, #CERD will review Mexico, San Marino, Albania, Qatar and Moldova .
