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Dozens feared dead in Israeli airstrike on UNRWA school in Gaza - 6.06.24
Amid early reports that an Israeli strike on a UN-run school in Gaza overnight into Thursday left dozens dead, humanitarians warned that cholera and other potentially deadly diseases stalk people uprooted by the war, forced to live among “mountains of trash”.
A Moment of Truth: Special Address on Climate Action by United Nations Secretary-General - 5.05.24
On World Environment Day, UN Secretary-General Guterres will deliver a pivotal speech at the American Museum of Natural History
Geneva Press Briefing: UNCTAD, WMO, UNHCR - 4.05.24
🎦 UN Trade and Development on World of Debt update, 🎦World Meteorological Organization on Global Annual to Decadal Update, 🎦 the UN Refugee Agency on shocking needs and risks facing refugees and migrants on routes from Africa to Europe
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
Happening at UN Geneva
International Labour Conference
Worker, employer and government delegates from the ILO's 187 Member States will tackle a wide range of issues, including: a standard-setting discussion on protection against biological hazards, a recurrent discussion on the strategic objective of fundamental principles and rights at work and a general discussion on decent work and the care economy.
The Conference will also elect members of the Governing Body for the 2024-27 term of office
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.
