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Preventing Atrocity Crimes: Countering and Addressing Hate Speech Format Distinguished panelists, colleagues, partners from across the world, A sincere thanks to Ms. Alice Nderitu, UN Special Adviser on Genocide Prevention, and all distinguished panelists who will enrich our discussion today and our skilled moderator Mr. Fernand de Varennes, Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues. We look forward to this event being another step along the road of even closer collaboration. The past and present taught us painful lessons of indifference, inaction, or inadequate action. ‘Never again’ – in s...

Virtual High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Situation in Yemen   “Yemen is now in imminent danger of the worst famine the world has seen for decades. In the absence of immediate action, millions of lives may be lost. … [We] risk a tragedy not just in the immediate loss of life but with consequences that will reverberate indefinitely into the future.” – António Guterres   “Right now, millions of Yemenis are looking to the world for help. The good news is the world knows exactly what is needed to prevent catastrophe: pay for the aid operation, ensure acce...

This week, the world will commemorate the first-ever International Day of Human Fraternity. Health comes under the spotlight, with a focus on eradicating cancer as well as female genital mutilation globally by 2030. In Cape Town and Pretoria, health activists deliver demands to embassies on the TRIPS waiver. And health experts discuss the impact of Covid-19 on adolescents. This week the world will commemorate the International Day of Human Fraternity for the first time. The 4 February occasion will give focus to initiatives to promote interreligious and intercultural dialogue to enhance peace...

“Yemen is teetering on the edge of complete collapse,” says UNICEF’s Henrietta Fore Over 80 per cent of people require urgent humanitarian assistance and protection. Including 12 million children, whose lives are a waking nightmare,” says UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore. UNICEF | Sanaʽa | Updated: 11-12-2020 16:42 IST | Created: 11-12-2020 16:42 IST Representative image Image Credit: Twitter(@UN_News_Centre) These are the remarks of UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's High-Level Event: Averting famine in Yemen:...

Photo: ECLAC Representatives of the signatory countries to the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean – known as the Escazú Agreement – began their second work meeting with a call to work together, strengthening multilateralism and cooperation to defend people’s fundamental access rights and to foster sustainable development in the region, in line with the goals of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda. At the Second Meeting of the Signatory Countries to the Escazú Agreement, which is being ...