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This article was first published on the CovCAN website. On 13 June the Swiss people voted by a narrow majority to reject an Act proposed by the Federal Government law aimed at reducing CO2 emissions by 2030 by investing in … Continue reading →
The following is part of the daily briefing from UN Office for the Coordinator of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) published on World Humanitarian Day, 19 August 2021. The humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan is deteriorating rapidly. Since January 2021, more than 550,000 … Continue reading →
The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) published the following statement on 18 August 2021. The people of Afghanistan need our support now more than ever. Our organizations are committed to helping and protecting them. We will stay in Afghanistan and we … Continue reading →
The Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC) is the most senior UN official dedicated to humanitarian affairs. The ERC reports directly to the United Nations Secretary-General and serves as a focal point for governments, intergovernmental, and nongovernmental organisations on humanitarian issues. In … Continue reading →
The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) brings together the executive heads of 18 UN and non-UN organizations to ensure coherence of preparedness and response efforts, formulate policy, and agree on priorities for strengthened humanitarian action. It is the longest-standing and highest-level … Continue reading →
OCHA reports that In June the Israeli authorities demolished, forced people to demolish, or seized 91 Palestinian-owned structures across the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Twenty of the structures demolished or seized had been provided as humanitarian aid. In addition, … Continue reading →
By Mohammed Aaqib LLM, LLB (Hons), Treasurer of United Nations Association Coventry Branch In an attempt to combat the stagnation of humanity’s global nuclear disarmament aspirations, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons[1] (TPNW) was ambitiously drafted in 2017. … Continue reading →
The Generation Equality Forum 2021 was a civil society–centred, global gathering for gender equality, convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France. It started in Mexico City, Mexico, on 29–31 March 2021, and culminated in Paris, France, from … Continue reading →
The Responsibility to Protect (R2P) embodies a political commitment to end the worst forms of violence and persecution. It seeks to narrow the gap between Member States’ pre-existing obligations under international humanitarian and human rights law and the reality faced … Continue reading →
This statement was first published 15 July 2021 on the UNA-UK website. UNA-UK is deeply disappointed that MPs approved the cut to UK aid earlier this week, despite significant cross-party opposition. The UK committed to the UN target to spend … Continue reading →