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Geneva Press Briefing: UNCTAD, OHCHR, WHO, UNHCR, OCHA - 23.04.24
🎦 UN Trade and Development on the release of a new analysis "Global economic fracturing and shifting investment patterns", 🎦 UN Human Rights on the Israel-Occupied Palestinian Territory: Rafah/West Bank situation, and 🎦 WHO's update on the global cholera situation.
Press conference: Special Rapporteur on the right to health - 22.04.24
Tlaleng Mofokeng, Special Rapporteur on the right to health briefs the press on the health situation in Gaza.
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.
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.
Happening at UN Geneva
UNECE Resource Management Week
UNECE Resource Management Week will advance implementation of the key UN tools developed at UNECE that enable the integration of economic, environmental and social dimensions in resource management. This is especially crucial for the Critical Raw Materials needed for the energy transition. The EU, African Union and a growing number of countries are already applying these instruments.
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 .
