Rapports

Geneva (ICRC) - War and armed violence take an alarming toll on civilians in conflict-affected countries across the globe, according to new findings published by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Wednesday. The survey reveals that displacement, separation…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This synthesis report includes a summary of the key findings of three individual case studies undertaken by AREU that deal with the complex decisionmaking processes about child labour among the poor in both rural and urban Afghanistan.(1) Research…

(near verbatim transcript) CATHERINE MBENGUE, UNICEF REPRESENTATIVE: Good morning everybody. Tomorrow is the 12 June. Afghanistan will join the world community as the community celebrates the World Day against Child Labour 2009. I would like to start by clarifying the…

Human Rights Council MORNING The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on human rights situations that require its attention and its general debate on human rights bodies and mechanisms, under which it heard the President…

Human Rights Council MORNING The Human Rights Council this morning held its annual full-day discussion on women's human rights entitled equality before the law: concrete steps to further women's equality. The discussion focused on non-discrimination in the law,…

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON Council Hears Statements from Concerned Countries; Starts General Debate on High Commissioner's Update; Minister of Justice of Kenya Addresses Council United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay this afternoon updated the Human Rights…

Summary Canada achieved progress toward priority objectives during the quarter, in the context of continuing counter-insurgency warfare and severe humanitarian conditions. With training and mentoring by the Canadian Forces, Afghan National Army units in Kandahar showed marked improvement. Brigade Headquarters and one…

On 2 June UNIFEM was among the three recipients to receive funds from the UN Spouses Bazaar for Women in Conflict Areas that raised more than US$34,000 in mid-May. UNIFEM received a third of the proceeds, which will go…

Geneva, 3 June 2009 Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Human Rights Council, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I appreciate this opportunity to present some updates on human rights themes and on situations of particular concern. But first, I wish to congratulate those States that…

(near verbatim transcript) Kabul - 1 June 2009 APPOINTMENT OF NEW DEPUTY UNITED NATIONS ENVOY FOR AFGHANISTAN Robert Watkins of Canada has been appointed by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as deputy Special Representative at UNAMA, with responsibility for development and humanitarian affairs. Mr…