Press briefing by UN Women on the situation of women and girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Stories & Blogs UN-Women (Press Briefing )Sofia Calltorp, Chief of Humanitarian Action at UN Women and Director of the Geneva Office spoke at the Palais des Nations on the ongoing crisis in DRC and its impact on women and girls.
Sudan: Escalating violence in Al-Jazirah
Stories & Blogs OHCHR (Press Briefing )High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk is extremely concerned by the escalating hostilities and violence in Sudan’s Al-Jazirah State.
CSTD consultation in the African Region on WSIS at 20: Successes, failures and future expectations
Event October 11, 2024 - Venue/Format: Julius Nyerere International Conference Centre (JNICC), Dar es Salaam, United Republic of TanzaniaOrganizer: UNCTAD & UNECA
Côte d'Ivoire: Model to follow for definitive abolition of the death penalty, says Special Rapporteur
Stories & Blogs OHCHR (Press )A UN human rights expert today welcomed Côte d'Ivoire’s ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights as a definitive and irrevocable step to abolish the death penalty in the country.
