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UN torture prevention body to visit Croatia
Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2689 (2023), Security Council Renews Mandate of United Nations Disengagement Observer Force for Six Months
Small Island Developing States, Least Developed Countries and Landlocked Developing Countries issue call for action to accelerate agrifood systems transformation and collectively build resilience
Autosobriety Training Programme to Prevent Drink-Driving Kicks off in Vietnam
FAO and partner agencies tasked with leading $115 million Clean and Healthy Oceans Program
University of Sydney leadership on gender pay gap recognised
Huhu hummus and sago salad dressing – potential of insect proteins highlighted in Otago studies
In Dialogue with Uganda, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Improvement of Prison Conditions, Raise Issues Concerning the Anti-Homosexuality Law and Free Elections
UN expert calls for declaration on the right to international solidarity
Human Rights Council Discusses Report on Trafficking in Persons and the Intersections with Refugee Protection, Internal Displacement and Statelessness
UN expert: Limiting access to international protection puts people at risk of trafficking
Human Rights Council President appoints Vrinda Grover to serve as member of Ukraine commission of inquiry
Improving access to water, sanitation and hygiene can save 1.4 million lives per year, says new WHO report
Youth climate action from Indian states and regions
In Dialogue with Brazil; Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Progress on Addressing Human Rights Violations in Prisons, Raise Issues Concerning…
UN expert calls for full legal protection for people displaced by climate change
Return of El Niño – are we ready?
Human Rights Council President appoints Ariela Peralta Distefano to serve as member of Nicaragua experts group
Impact of improvised explosive devices on Civilians in Afghanistan: Afghanistan
Cambodia failed to protect rural woman human rights defender and violated her rights, UN Committee finds
Four new reports highlight importance of the microbiome for food safety, soils and nutrition
Global Environment Facility approves 26 FAO-led projects to transform agrifood systems into solutions for environmental challenges
Small business a critical part of Australia’s economy | UN’s World Micro, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Day recognises crucial role  
ICMM announces collective commitment to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in the mining industry
Expert welcomes historic visit to United States and Guantánamo detention facility and affirms rights of victims of terrorism and victims of counter-terrorism
International Geneva: Addressing climate and digital challenges
UN expert says silent global tragedy cannot go on: Deaths in custody
Message by the Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at WHO – June 2023
Progress on financial regulations must serve human rights too, says UN expert: Liechtenstein
UN expert: States must broaden pathways to regularisation for migrants
UN expert: Crucial to “reimagine” access to justice
UN experts call for States to uphold absolute prohibition of torture in armed conflict
NZ’s geothermal wells offer a cheap way of storing carbon permanently — equivalent to taking 600,000 cars off the road
Art of closure
Landmark road safety leaders’ summit to combat road crash deaths worldwide
Seize the moment to tackle road crash deaths and build a safe and sustainable future
Humanitarian support to Myanmar and Bangladesh 25 June
Comment by UN Human Rights Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani, raising alarm on killings of people fleeing El Geneina in West Darfur, Sudan
UN experts call for end to global ‘war on drugs’
First visit by UN experts on discrimination against women and girls: Malta
UN expert: Urgent reforms needed to protect women and children from violence in custody battles
UN experts raise alleged targeting of anti-torture NGO by Russian Government: Russia
High Commissioner honours victims of torture
UN expert: Voices of society’s most disadvantaged must be heard and heeded to achieve sustainable development
Tunisia ; crackdown on media freedoms
High Commissioner addresses regional meeting on transitional justice: Chile
Hard path to gender equity
UN Human Rights Report to the Secretary-General on implementation of the UN Disability Inclusion Strategy