New Permanent Representative of Italy Pays Courtesy Call on Secretary-General (Based on information provided by the Protocol and Liaison Service) The new Permanent Representative of Italy...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights:  Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date: 17 August 2021 Subjects:      (1) Afghanistan (2) #WeThe15 global disability rights campaign (1)  Afghanistan:    The desperate scenes at Kabul airport yesterday...

Afghanistan: UN experts urge swift global action to protect human rights and prevent ‘civilian slaughter’ GENEVA (16 August 2021) - UN human rights experts* today issued...

SECRETARY-GENERAL’S REMARKS TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON AFGHANISTAN  16 August 2021  New York    The world is following events in Afghanistan with a heavy heart and deep disquiet about...

Press statement on Afghanistan by the members of the Security Council The members of the Security Council called for an immediate cessation of all hostilities...

Note to Correspondents – on Afghanistan  The Secretary-General is following with deep concern the rapidly evolving situation in Afghanistan. He urges the Taliban and all...

Health advice: wildfires in the WHO European Region Several countries across the WHO European Region – including Albania, Greece, Israel, Italy, North Macedonia and Turkey...

I giovani sono in prima linea nella lotta per costruire un futuro migliore per tutti. La pandemia del COVID-19 ha evidenziato l'urgente bisogno del tipo...

GENEVA (10 August 2021) – Failure to stem the rising violence and commission of human rights violations and abuses is having disastrous consequences for...

WMO: New climate report is a clarion call for urgent action A landmark new report by hundreds of the world’s top climate scientists is a...