"HUMAN RIGHTS"

Marking this year’s United Nations Day, the world body’s top officials in Somalia today flagged some of the support being provided to and challenges faced in assisting Somalis on their path to peace and stability, while also re-affirming their commitment in line with the organization’s founding principles. UNSOM

“DPR Korea has never been more isolated from the international community than at this point in time,” said the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the DPRK, adding that the isolation is having “a dramatic impact on the human rights of the people inside of the country and dampens hopes of achieving sustainable peace and security on the Korean peninsula.” UNIFEED

Press briefing by Tomás Ojea Quintana, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Former Afghan women politicians asked the international community on Thursday to pressure the Taliban “to put their words in action” and fulfill their promises made in 2019 in Qatar including girls’ education and women’s rights. UNIFEED

Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Uptick in military coups, armaments race rapidly setting back clock on women’s rights, Secretary-General warns Security Council, at start of day-long debate.

Four Afghan women leaders (Fawzia Koofi, former Republic Peace Negotiator and first woman Deputy Speaker of Parliament; Naheed Fareed, former Afghan Parliamentarian and Chairperson of House Standing Committee for Human Rights, Civil Society and Women Affairs; Asila Wardak, former diplomat; Anisa Shaheed, journalist) speak to the media ahead of the event untitled "A New Chapter in Afghanistan: Ensuring International Cooperation in Support of Afghan Women Girls" co-hosted by the Permanent Missions of the Un

Uptick in military coups, armaments race rapidly setting back clock on women’s rights, Secretary-General warns Security Council, at start of day-long debate.

Caitlin Williscroft, a specialist who works for UN Women on the Women, Peace and Security Programme in the Afghanistan Country Office, is joined by Nahid Fareed, Parliamentarian, Chairperson of House Standing Committee for Human Rights, Civil Society and Women Affairs, as well as Mariam Safi, Executive Director of the Organization for Policy Research and Development Studies (DROPS), to brief reporters in the context of the anniversary of Security Council Resolution 1325 and the open debate on Women, Peace and Security.