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OMCT •

Press release: Fighting torture more necessary than ever, UN Human Rights…

Zeid Ra'ad Al-Hussein addressed theaudience on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the creation of OMCT,which today welcomed in Geneva some 100 human rights experts, advocacyspecialists, and members of its SOS-Torture network of NGOs from all over theworld to discuss issues ranging from the refugee crisis to innovative methodsof reporting torture because, as OMCT President Yves Berthelot put it: “only joint efforts matterin the fight against torture.”

OMCT and its SOS-Torture net...
OHCHR •

Press release: Commission on Human Rights Urges South Sudan to make peace and justice a reality

GENEVA (17 September 2018) ­-- The Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan called on the Government of the world’s youngest state to use the opportunity created by the renewal of the peace agreement to ensure justice and accountability for the victims of the many crimes committed against its population.While welcoming in its oral update before the Human Rights Council the “Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan” signed on 12 September, the C...
OHCHR •

Press release: Bachelet calls on Mexico to step up efforts as tragic milestone reached of more than 100,000 disappearances

GENEVA (17 May 2022) ­­– UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday called on the Mexican authorities to step up efforts to ensure truth and justice for victims of disappearances, who now number more than 100,000, according to official data.

“The scourge of disappearances is a human tragedy of enormous proportions,” said Bachelet. “No effort should be spared to put an end to these human rights violations and abuses of extraordinary breadth, and to vindicate victims’ righ...
OHCHR •

Ukraine civilian casualty update 20 March 2022

Date: 20 March 2022

From 4 a.m. on 24 February 2022, when the Russian Federation’s armed attack against Ukraine started, to 24:00 midnight on 19 March 2022 (local time), the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) recorded 2,361 civilian casualties in the country: 902 killed and 1,459 injured. This included:

Most of the civilian casualties recorded were caused by the use of explosive weapons with a wide impact area, including shelling from heavy artillery and multiple-launc...
OMCT •

Communiqué de Presse:​ La libération d’une victime de torture basque : La Suisse…

Mme Nekane Txapartegi, mère d’une enfantde 7 ans, était détenue sur le sol suisse depuis avril 2016. Elle avait fuil’Espagne en 2007 car elle avait été condamnée à six ans et neuf mois de prison. Sa peine fut réduitede moitié en février 2017 par la Cour Nationale Espagnole suite à une modificationdu Code Pénal espagnol, diminuant les peines pour les crimes non-violents liésau terrorisme[2].
Lalibération de Mme Txapartegi est bien entendu une victoire, après des mois d’intenseplaidoyer par s...
OHCHR •

UN Experts conclude crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Kasai, warn against risk of new wave of ethnic violence

FrenchGENEVA (26 June 2018) – Following its investigation in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Team of International Experts appointed by the Human Rights Council today said it believes a number of the violations perpetrated by the defence and security forces, the Kamuina Nsapu militia and the Bana Mura militias since 2016 constitute crimes against humanity and war crimes.The Congolese defence and security forces, as well as the Kamuina Nsapu militia and the Ban...
Medium •

Op-ed: Climate and Nutrition: Ready to Connect for Impact

Op-Ed co-penned by Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and Afshan Khan, Coordinator of the Scaling Up Nutrition MovementWe’re going to miss the 1.5C target. That’s now clear. Look at the latest IPCC reports. Or just open the door: you know the world is warmer. Yet one area that has been totally ignored in the climate debate is food systems. They have been kept locked up in their own separate silo, away from any discussion about climate action....
Devex •

Opinion Piece: Nutrition for resilience — nourishing children in crises

Miora was born in the spring of 2020, in a small village in the Ambovombe-Androy district of southern Madagascar, just before the government announced the first COVID-19 lockdown. This prevented Miora’s mother from accessing the essential health services and balanced nutrition she needed to give her unborn child a good start in life. After Miora’s difficult birth, a devastating drought and climate related shocks bumped up food prices  drastically, leaving her mother unable to buy enough food or...
Symbiotics Group •

Press release: Swiss private-sector development finance message for SDG capital mobilization • Symbiotics Group

Geneva, 2 October 2019 – Some 50 representatives from the development finance private sector have called upon Swiss financial authorities in a joint message for greater support to scale private-sector investment in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and leverage the country’s position as global business hub for impact investing.
The message, which received support from Swiss Sustainable Finance (SSF), addressed to the Swiss Federal Council, Federal Parliament and financial regulator (FINMA...

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Deutsche Welle •

Visibility for the Vulnerable: The Face of Humanity on the Move in Search of a Livelihood

Monday, 17 June 2013, 4:00 p.m., Room CHosted by SIGNIS
Human beings have been on the move, fleeing deprivation and in search of a livelihood since the earliest moments of our history. Such movements of peoples always involve encounters, tension, conflicting resource needs and even violent clashes. Yet it is these same movements that have engendered inter-cultural encounter, exchange and growth of knowledge, art, science, and the development of modern civilizations.
As we face a global economi...
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities: 3 December 2012

This film aims to spotlight persons with disabilities and promote their unhindered social inclusion.

It aims to commend and draw attention to the social value, capabilities and inspirational example of the one billion disabled people – “the world’s largest minority”.

It features amateur Alpinist Vanessa François, whose life has changed since she broke her back some two years ago while rock climbing. Vanessa found the will to live even when she realized she could no longer live her passion for

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Annual Report 2019 • Symbiotics Group

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Scaling Up Nutrition •

SUN Movement 2022 Annual Report

The year 2022 was one of transformation for the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement. SUN stepped up efforts laid out in its 2021–2025 (SUN 3.0) Strategy, helping to position nutrition both as a key driver and outcome of sustainable development.

We worked on boosting country ownership of the SUN Movement’s coordinated and systemic approach to combating malnutrition, with dedicated attention to fragile States requiring both nutritious humanitarian assistance during emergencies and durable solutio...