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Ahead of #MandelaDay, here are 5 facts on the so-called "Nelson Mandela Rules", the universally acknowledged minimum standard for good prison management, which provide clear benchmarks for prison officials on safety, security & the humane treatment of prisoners.
United Nations Geneva10,595 views • 2 days ago
"The Commission finds that the Israeli authorities intended to kill as many Palestinians as possible through its military operations in #Gaza since 7 October 2023 and knew that the means and methods of warfare employed would cause mass deaths of Palestinians, including children."
United Nations Geneva987,879 views • 10 months ago
"The Palestinian death toll has reached 9,061. Women and children are 62% of these victims." - @unocha "Settler violence has also escalated dramatically, averaging seven attacks a day. In more than a third of these attacks, firearms were used." - @unhumanrights
United Nations Geneva2,556,352 views • 2 years ago
"No child should be a guinea pig for unregulated AI. I am calling for an AI Child Safety Pledge with three simple rules for any system a child can reach: Prove it is safe. Zero tolerance for sexual abuse. Never leave a child in crisis alone." António Guterres #AIDialogue
United Nations Geneva21,725 views • 8 days ago
The devastating earthquakes in #Venezuela's central-northern region are severely affecting women & girls. UNFPA has boosted its emergency response—providing clean delivery kits to midwives & clinics; creating safe spaces for women/girls; distributing menstrual hygiene supplies
United Nations Geneva17,878 views • 7 days ago
1,000 days into the war in #Gaza, the violence continues, with children paying the highest price. UNICEF spokesperson Louise Wateridge reminds that “children in Gaza have taken their first steps through rubble, and spoken their first words against the deafening sounds of bombs.”
United Nations Geneva28,424 views • 12 days ago
#Haiti: "More than half the country's population require humanitarian assistance. Only 1 in 10 public health facilities are fully operational." Youri Saadallah, Norwegian Refugee Council “Families are trapped in a cycle of violence, displacement, deportation, & forced return.” Maria Moita
United Nations Geneva13,893 views • 6 days ago
"It is a famine. The Gaza Famine. It is a famine that we could have prevented, if we had been allowed. Yet food stacks up at borders because of systematic obstruction by Israel. Everyone owns this. The #GazaFamine is the world’s famine." - Tom Fletcher
United Nations Geneva589,476 views • 11 months ago
#Iran "The attack that hit the the girls school was absolutely devastating. If attacks are found to be directed against civilians or civilian objects, or indiscriminate, they are serious violations of international humanitarian law & may amount to war crimes." - UN Human Rights
United Nations Geneva245,564 views • 4 months ago
"I'm furious. Furious that those with power shrug at the humanitarian nightmares unleashed on 1 mil. children. Furious that disease is as well-armed as the warring parties, but it gets no attention.” - James Elder for UNICEF, with Dr Margaret Harris for World Health Organization (WHO), briefing on #Gaza
United Nations Geneva1,463,687 views • 2 years ago
According to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency since 17 April, at least 380 people have been killed in #Lebanon despite the ceasefire, and widespread destruction continues across large parts of the country Meanwhile, the IFRC says Red Cross volunteers are asking for protection.
United Nations Geneva115,026 views • 2 months ago
Despite record $100 million shortfall, Palestine relief agency still ‘a critical platform’ for Gaza recovery Officials at a United Nations pledging conference appeal for funds for United NationsRWA, citing its importance in promoting stability and saving lives.
United Nations Geneva29,916 views • 18 days ago
"If there is a hell on earth today, its name is northern Gaza." - UN Humanitarian
United Nations Geneva1,216,771 views • 2 years ago
“For many months, the world has been told there is a ceasefire in #Gaza. Yet for Palestinian children, this so-called ceasefire has become a cruel, and a deadly, illusion," reports James Elder of @unicef. "This is no longer a failure of the system. It has become the system."
United Nations Geneva42,328 views • 1 month ago
Independent human rights expert Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt presents her latest findings. "My report finds that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the threshold indicating that #Israel is commiting the crime of genocide against Palestinians as a group in #Gaza has been met."
United Nations Geneva840,308 views • 2 years ago
"Gaza has become a graveyard for children. It's a living hell for everyone else.” - UNICEF "Fuel is vital for the water supply; for the ambulances; for the hospitals to operate." - World Health Organization (WHO) "Some of these buildings where people are sheltering are coming under attack." - UN Humanitarian
United Nations Geneva878,329 views • 2 years ago