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Victims of deadly Lebanon escalation describe fleeing ‘total destruction’ - 3.10.24
People in Lebanon uprooted by Israeli airstrikes including in central Beirut have described being forced to flee “total destruction”, amid fresh reports of Hezbollah projectile attacks into Israel and close-quarter clashes along the UN-patrolled line of separation between the two countries.
Geneva Press Briefing: WHO, OHCHR, OCHA, UNRWA, IFRC - 1.10.24
🎦 Ukraine human rights report; Conflict in Lebanon; 🎦 Humanitarian situation in Gaza; 🎦 Floods in Nepal; 🎦 WHO strategic plan to fight dengue fever and other arboviruses; 🎦 Questions on Mexico
UNRWA - Press conference - 30.09.24
Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA Commissioner-General update on the situation in OPT
Geneva Press Briefing: OCHA, UNHCR, UNWOMEN, WHO, OHCHR - 27.09.24
🎦 War in Lebanon; Gender alert from Sudan; 🎦 Tackling insecurity in Haiti; 🎦 UNHCR guidance against penalization of asylum-seekers for irregular entry
Happening at UN Geneva
Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) - 27th session
The Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) is the body of independent experts which monitors the implementation of the Convention for the Protection of all Persons against Enforced Disappearance by the States parties.
The Committee and its Secretariat work daily to support victims, civil society organizations, National Human Rights Institutions and States to search for and locate disappeared persons, eradicate, punish and prevent this crime, and repair the damage suffered by the victims.
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.
