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United Nations Geneva

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United Nations Geneva

@UNGeneva

🇺🇳 Working for peace, rights and wellbeing since 1945. linktr.ee/ungeneva. Account managed by the UN Information Service (UNIS) Geneva.

Geneva, Switzerland

ungeneva.org

Born October 24, 1945

Joined July 2010

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This week, @volker_turk has launched the Global Alliance for Human Rights – an alliance for all those who care deeply about our rights and our future. "A future that belongs to all must be built on something that unites us. And that is human rights." 👉 buff.ly/loR7ejH
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Most violence against women is perpetrated by a current or former husband or intimate partner. Let's UNITE to end violence against women, #EndGBV! More facts & figures from @UN_Women: buff.ly/4hIJQqT
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A new report from @Refugees shows global forced displacement has dropped for the first time in a decade. However, UNHCR warns that the increase in refugee returns may have occurred under pressure to precarious conditions. #GlobalTrends report ➡️ buff.ly/toL8Xje
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The World Health Organization @WHO has declared the #Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo & Uganda a public health emergency of international concern. There is high risk of further spread & the likelihood that the outbreak may be larger than currently detected.
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New @UNAIDS report: External funding cuts, a strong pushback on human rights and under-investment & under-prioritization of #HIV prevention and community services are threatening to reverse years of gains in the AIDS response. buff.ly/suwDU2z
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In #Haiti, where gang violence and rape has forced 790,000+ women and girls to flee their homes, a moment of hope — the opening of State-supported safe houses. @UN_Women calls on the international community to help protect these resilient women and girls.
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UN Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers & Members of Their Families has concluded its 42nd session in Geneva, after adopting findings on Ecuador 🇪🇨, the Gambia 🇬🇲 and Ghana 🇬🇭. Our summary: ungeneva.org/en/news-media/…
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138 million children are in child labour. This is a global emergency that demands urgent, sustained action! On today's World Day Against Child Labour, we should all raise the Red Card and do what we can to #EndChildLabour. More from @ilo: buff.ly/tL4WQ9p
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One in five people in #Lebanon are displaced amid ongoing and deadly conflict across the Middle East. “The suffering is great and the pain as well,” says @Refugees chief @BarhamSalih. Check out UNHCR’s new #GlobalTrends report on displacement: buff.ly/XKAZwGi
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Volker Türk
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Today, I launched the Global Alliance for Human Rights – an alliance to bring together the vast majority of people who want safety, fairness, and dignity for all. Join us! 👉 globalalliance.un.org
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UN chief @antonioguterres once again calls on the United States 🇺🇸 and Iran 🇮🇷 to redouble their efforts towards a peaceful, comprehensive and durable agreement that advances regional and international peace & security, says @UN_Spokesperson.
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Since 2000, child labour has almost halved: from 246 million to 138 million, yet current rates remain too slow, and the world has fallen short of reaching the 2025 global elimination target. Today is World Day Against Child Labour. buff.ly/2BO2HnZ
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Plastics affect over 4,000 marine species and the entire marine system, according to the #WorldOceanAssessment report. 5️⃣ things you need to know about ocean plastics➡️ buff.ly/phIssTw #BeatPlasticPollution
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