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...
PROTECTION CONCERNS Civilian casualties: The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine recorded 27 conflict-related casualties (six persons were killed and 21 injured). Mine contamination: On 3...
(Kyiv, 19 August 2019) On World Humanitarian Day, the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine, Ms. Osnat Lubrani, appeals to donors to strengthen their financial support for...
Adopted Legislation Other developments
HIGHLIGHTS More than half of the families living near the “contact line” cannot access healthcare The conflict in eastern Ukraine, now in its sixth year, has hindered access to healthcare for...
Seventy-fourth session Item 73 (a) of the preliminary list* Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic...