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UN Geneva Press Briefing : UNFPA, OCHA, UNDP, IFRC, WHO, UNIS, and HRC - 12.04.24
🎦 United Nations Population Fund on the launch of State of World Population 2024 report, 🎦 the UN humaniarian aid agency on the High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Situation in Ethiopia, 🎦 theUnited Nations Development Programme on the key findings of new socio economic report, 🎦 theInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and on Sudan, and 🎦 WHO on Sudan and Gaza.
Press Conference - OCHA: Humanitarian situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory - 12.04.24
Humanitarian situation in OPT by Jamie McGoldrick upon his return from a last visit to Gaza and the completion of his three-month mission as Humanitarian Coordinator a.i.
"The Woman King": next Ciné ONU on Wed. 17 April spotlights the People of African Descent
To mark the 3rd session of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent to be held in Geneva from 16 to 19 April 2024, join us for Cine ONU this Wednesday 17 April at 8:30 p.m. at Cinerama Empire in Geneva for a screening 📽️ of "The Woman King", and engage in a discussion on Women of African Descent's contributions in society. 📽️ Get ready for a gripping tale of strength, courage, and legacy. Don't miss out on this epic cinematic journey!
UNCTAD - Press Conference on UNCTAD's 60th anniversary - 9.04.24
UNCTAD’s 60th anniversary Rebrands as "UN Trade and Development" and convenes Global Leaders Forum with the UN Secretary-General, Heads of State, leading economists and Nobel Laureates in June 2024.UN Trade and Development’s Secretary-General, Rebeca Grynspan, emphasized the organization’s transformative approach and commitment to supporting developing countries in an increasingly polarized world.
Happening at UN Geneva
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.
International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda
The United Nations Office at Geneva will commemorate the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, which was established by the United Nations General AssemblyOpens in new window in 2003. The date marks the beginning of the genocide perpetrated against members of the Tutsi minority by the Hutu extremist-led government. Within just over 100 days, more than 1 million Tutsi were systematically murdered.
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 .
