"DOMESTIC VIOLENCE"

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo returned to her home country Benin to meet children and young people impacted by the spillover of violence from the Sahel crisis and climate change in the region. UNICEF

Briefing by Paulina Kubiak, Spokesperson for the President of the 77th Session of the General Assembly.

Briefing by Paulina Kubiak, Spokesperson for the President of the 77th Session of the General Assembly.

Briefing by Paulina Kubiak, Spokesperson for the President of the 76th Session of the General Assembly.

Special Envoy renews call for nationwide ceasefire in Syria as onset of winter threatens more humanitarian hardship.

Deadly attack on civilians at tourist site in Iraq shows ‘shocking’ disregard for international humanitarian law, senior official tells Security Council.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet held a press conference at the end of her official mission to Peru and said, “Peru’s indigenous peoples and human rights defenders are on the frontline when it comes to the impact of climate change and other threats, such as illegal mining, illegal logging, and drug trafficking, especially in the Amazon region.” OHCHR

With emissions set to rise 14 per cent by 2030, Secretary-General calls for urgent climate action now, in Economic and Social Council address.

In an urgent debate on the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan, the United Nations Human rights chief Michelle Bachelet urged the Taliban, Afghanitan's de facto authorities, to respect the human rights of women and girls who are experiencing a “rapid roll-back in enjoyment of their rights across the board in decades”. UNTV CH

Despite progress towards elections, Libya still experiencing violence, leadership disputes, discrimination against women, briefers tell Security Council.