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Guterres appeals for humanitarian, security and political action to end Haiti’s ‘living nightmare’
He said citizens of the Caribbean nation are “trapped in a living nightmare” as armed gangs encircle the capital, Port-au-Prince, blocking roads, controlling access...
Three streets in transition: pedestrianization and revegetation of three streets in the district of Rive | City of Geneva
Situated close to the lake, these three shopping and residential streets currently hold no attraction for tourists or anyone taking a walk. They...
Summer crèche: a complementary welcome and a recognized success | City of Geneva
After the success encountered in 2022,...
Inauguration of the Free-Go network aimed at reducing food waste | City of Geneva
Tea network of self-service refrigerators Free-Gocoordinated...
UN voices ‘shock and condemnation’ as gender-based violence soars across Sudan
The violations include conflict-related sexual violence against internally displaced and refugee women and girls forced to flee for their lives.Agency chiefs from humanitarian coordination...
Close to 600 trees were planted last winter, with almost half of them in the streets, to extend the urban canopy | City...
Between November 2022 and April 2023, the Parks and Gardens Service (SEVE) planted some 585 trees. With 197 isolated specimens managed by the...
UN Urges Türkiye Not to Deport Persecuted Ahmadi Religious Minority
GENEVA (5 July 2023) – UN human rights experts* asked Turkiye last Tuesday not to deport over 100 members of a persecuted religious minority who were seized...
Bangladesh: 377,000 patients treated in 3 years at ICRC-supported emergency department of Sadar Hospital
Mohammad Ali Asgar was recently rushed to the emergency department of Cox's Bazar District Sadar Hospital after complaining of breathing difficulty. The experience left...
Director General urges humanitarian action as path to peace
And this is happening against a worrying backdrop of misinformation, disinformation, hate speech and increasingly fierce power competition, fuelling tensions with potential to spark...
Russia, A Jehovah’s Witness to serve two years of forced labor
On June 30, 2023, the judge of the Leninskiy District Court of Novosibirsk, Olga Kovalenko, found 45-year-old Dmitriy Dolzhikov guilty of extremism, sentenced him...
Israel and the Occupied Territories: ICRC calls for immediate protection of civilians in Jenin
Civilian lives and property must be respected and protected. Israeli Security Forces (ISF) must ensure the population in Jenin have unimpeded access to health...
Jenin: UN concerned over ongoing Israeli military operation
In a statement from his spokesperson on Monday, Mr. Guterres affirmed that all military operations must be conducted with full respect for international humanitarian...
