(Kyiv, 1 October 2019): Older people are the foundation of a stronger society. Although their inclusion can help build more resilient communities, the elderly are often marginalized and remain among...
GENEVA -- On the International Day of Older Persons – 1 October – the World Health Organization (WHO) is launching a package of tools, including a digital application to help health and social...
Choices made now are critical for the future of our ocean and cryosphere MONACO, Sept 25 – The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report highlights the urgency of...
PROTECTION CONCERNS Civilian casualties: The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine recorded four conflict-related casualties (two persons were injured by shelling and two persons were killed...
BACKGROUND Persons with Disabilities (PwD) are recognized as having specific needs. “Disability” is not an attribute of the person: if a person lives in an inclusive and comprehensively accessible...
From the foreword by Co-Chairs H.E. Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland and Mr Elhadj As Sy: “For its first report, the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board reviewed recommendations from previous high-level...
Human Rights Council Forty-second session 9−27 September 2019 Agenda items 2 and 10 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High...
HIGHLIGHTS Central Emergency Response Fund helps almost 1,000 families restore livelihoods US$52 million urgently needed to address most acute and time-critical humanitarian needs ahead of winter...
Part I. DG ECHO Disability Inclusion Guidance Note: Why and for Whom? 1. Introduction: context and purpose of the guidance It is estimated that on average globally 15% of people have a disability, a...
General Assembly Official Records Seventy-fourth Session Supplement No. 1 Chapter I Introduction 1. As we approach the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations, the world’s leading instrument...