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Geneva Press Briefing: UNHCR, OHCHR, WHO, UNICEF, OCHA, UNCTAD - 11.10.24
🎦 Decade of Action against Statelessness; 🎦 Update on Conflict in the Middle East; 🎦 Situation of Hospitals in Gaza; 🎦 Polio Vaccination Campaign in Gaza; 🎦 Homicides, Enforced Disappearance and Judicial System Reform in Mexico; 🎦 Expanding Conflict and Deadly Floods Exacerbate the Humanitarian Situation in Myanmar; 🎦 OCHA Leadership; 🎦 Nihon Hidankyo Wins 2024 Nobel Peace Prize
Lebanon crisis: Health workers and facilities ‘targeted or hit’ - 10.10.24
In Lebanon, health workers and medical facilities have continued to be hit and killed by ongoing Israeli bombardment, a week since Israel sent troops and armoured vehicles into the south of the country and issued evacuation orders, UN humanitarians said on Thursday.
‘No end to hell’ in northern Gaza, warns UN aid agency chief - 9.10.24
The prospect of all-out war in Lebanon appeared undiminished on Wednesday as the head of the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, said that there was “no end to hell” in northern Gaza, where lifesaving relief has shut down.
End ‘collective amnesia’ over COVID-19, says UN health agency WHO - 9.10.24
Our “collective amnesia” about how bad the COVID-19 pandemic was should not prevent us from protecting ourselves and our loved ones from the ongoing spread of respiratory diseases as the northern hemisphere prepares for winter, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
Happening at UN Geneva
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is the body of independent experts that monitors implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. The CEDAW Committee consists of 23 experts on women’s rights from around the world.
The CEDAW treaty is a tool that helps women around the world to bring about change in their daily life. In countries that have ratified the treaty, CEDAW has proved invaluable in opposing the effects of discrimination, which include violence, poverty, and lack of legal protections, along with the denial of inheritance, property rights, and access to credit.
57th Regular Session of Human Rights Council
The Human Rights Council is an intergovernmental body within the United Nations system made up of 47 States responsible for the promotion and protection of all human rights around the globe.
It has the ability to discuss all thematic human rights issues and situations that require its attention throughout the year. It meets at the United Nations Office at Geneva.
