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Tobacco should be considered a pandemic – a slow-motion pandemic – that adds its lethal features to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.The harmful effects of tobacco on human health have been well documented, but people are not often aware of the extent of that harm. It is...
World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims The year 2020 has seen unprecedented events. The COVID-19 crisis has brought grief and financial difficulties to many, and tremendous changes to the daily lives of us all. But it is during these times of great...
We would like to share with our readers an interview on the unanimous adoption by the Security Council, on 1 July 2020, of Resolution 2532 expressing its support for the Secretary-General’s appeal for a global ceasefire to help unite efforts to fight COVID-19 and its...
Last year the United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy was launched by the Secretary-General, enabling the UN system to support the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and other international human rights instruments, as...
Ce qui était autrefois impensable est maintenant devenu une réalité. Une maladie inconnue s’est propagée partout dans le monde avec une rapidité effarante, alors que la communauté mondiale n’était pas préparée, et de loin. Il y a eu des pandémies dans le passé : le...
À la suite d’une double explosion qui a ravagé une grande partie de la capitale libanaise, les Nations Unies et la communauté internationale ont immédiatement confirmé leur soutien au pays. La destruction d’innombrables infrastructures, dans un contexte général déjà...
Huit ans plus tard, Beyrouth. Comment ne pas reprendre l'écriture ? Mes larmes coulent encore, mon cerveau refuse la réalité. Je suis éventrée. Amputée d'une partie de moi-même. Je respire encore pourtant. Mon souffle s'arrête, reprend, s'accélère, s'achève en de...
We are aware of the climate risks, yet turning a blind eye. In 2019, the UN Environment Programme’s Emissions Gap report highlighted that despite global commitments under the Paris Climate Change Agreement, the world is heading towards a temperature rise of over 3°C...
Talking to my children about racism As an African woman, I had never experienced racism until I came to study at university in Europe. After the killing of George Floyd, I was initially passive, but progressively my feelings snowballed and evolved into anger and rage....
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Depuis 2016, c’est devenu une tradition… Le Comité contre la torture, avec le soutien de la Fondation René Cassin – Institut international des droits de l’Homme (Strasbourg – France), invite les trois juridictions de protection des droits de l’Homme à venir à sa...
If “International Day of Forests” rings a bell, this might be because ever since this special day to celebrate forests was designated in 2012, the UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber section has been working hard to bring forests closer to you. Remember a cave made of paper...
As climate change and biodiversity loses force humankind to rethink its relationship to nature, World Wildlife Day 2020 aims to foster a more sustainable human interaction with the biosphere and its precious diversity. Last year was marked by a series of abnormal...
Celebrating 30 Years of Global Standards for Quality Preparedness and Response. The first survivors are being rescued by family members, passers-by and neighbors locating and carrying them or leading them into the streets. The injured, and those shocked and dazed by...
