The 8th Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
Event June 2 – 6, 2025 - Venue/Format: Geneva (Switzerland)Organizer: UN-Habitat
36th session of the United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
Event April 21 – 25, 2025 - Venue/Format: United Nations Headquarters in New York, Room CR-5Organizer: OHCHR
UNHCR: Rapid influx of Congolese refugees strains Uganda’s threadbare resources
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Briefing Notes )Uganda, Africa’s largest refugee host, is witnessing a sharp increase in the number of Congolese refugees crossing its western border due to increased insecurity in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
High Commissioner launches appeal for 2025: "Human rights must be one of the top priorities across the globe"
Stories & Blogs OHCHR (Statement )During conflicts and in peacetime; in developing countries but also advanced economies; from historic grievances to emerging risks – we are holding the line for humanity.
Female genital mutilation is violence against women and girls.
Stories & Blogs UN-Women (Statement )UN Women statement on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation.
UNHCR seeks urgent support as violence in eastern DR Congo leaves hundreds of thousands without shelter
Stories & Blogs UNHCR (Briefing Notes )UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is alarmed by the rapidly worsening humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
High Commissioner Türk on the Democratic Republic of Congo: “Make the space for peace”.
Stories & Blogs UNHR (Statement )Human rights situation and the activities of the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Africa Urban Forum : “Sustainable Urbanization for Africa’s Transformation: Agenda 2063”
Event September 4 – 6, 2024 - Venue/Format: Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)Organizer: African Union
First Webinar of Data Strategy Sprint of the United Nations Network of Economic Statisticians
Event July 17, 2024 - Venue/Format: Online eventOrganizer: UN DESA
Statement by the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami, on the death of an aid worker in Al Fasher, North Darfur State
Stories & Blogs OCHA (Statement )This tragic incident comes when hundreds of thousands of women, men, and children in North Darfur are once again caught in the crossfire of war.