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Oman calls for action to ensure right to food
GENEVA: The Sultanate of Oman participated in the Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food as ...
UN-backed rights experts hear Palestinians’ allegations of abuse in Israeli custody during the war
Palestinians have described alleged abuses by Israeli forces and settlers to independent U.N.-backed human rights ...
How would peacekeeping work in Ukraine? These experts gamed it out
Last week a group of experts published a 31-page paper that delves into the technical details of how a ceasefire along a more ...
From staff cuts to aid reductions, UN humanitarian agencies scramble in wake of US funding freeze
Trump administration freezes on U.S. foreign aid have led many United Nations organizations to cut staff, budgets and ...
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Amid funding crunch, UNHCR issues urgent call to protect women and girls from surging violence
GENEVA – On this year’s International Women’s Day, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warns that critical funding shortages are leaving displaced women and girls at unprecedented risk.Reports of ...
Congo refugees pour into Burundi, conditions dire, says UN
GENEVA (Reuters) -Conflict in Congo has sent 63,000 refugees fleeing to neighbouring Burundi in its largest such influx in ...
Switzerland cancels Geneva Conventions meeting on Palestinian areas
Switzerland has cancelled a conference on the application of the Geneva Conventions to the occupied Palestinian territories ...
Switzerland cancels Geneva Conventions meeting on Palestinian areas, diplomats say
Switzerland has cancelled a conference on the application of the Geneva Conventions to the occupied Palestinian territories ...
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Building Off the Momentum from INC-5, INC-5.2 to be Held in Geneva, Switzerland August 5-14
March 3, 2025. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced during the  Bureau Meeting that the next round of ...
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Volker Turk to present UN fact-finding report on Bangladesh in Geneva tomorrow
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk will present the United Nations human rights fact-finding report on human rights violations and abuses related to the protests of July and August 2024 ...
UN Sets Date for New Talks on a Global Plastics Treaty
The last negotiations for a treaty to rein in plastic waste ended in a stalemate, but some participants saw signs of a possible breakthrough this summer.
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Nations Reconvene in Geneva to Negotiate Global Plastics Treaty
A new round of negotiations for a global plastics treaty will occur in Geneva this August. Previously, nations couldn't reach an agreement on a treaty during meetings in Busan. Key issues include ...