In 2024, world leaders will gather in Antigua & Barbuda to agree a bold new programme of action. This new ten-year plan will focus on practical and impactful solutions to keep SIDS afloat and give their citizens a sustainable and safe future.

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Briefing by Geir Pedersen, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Syria, on the situation in the Middle East.

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The annual meeting of the Chairpersons of the Human Rights treaty bodies provides a forum for members to discuss their work, share best practices, and consider ways to enhance the effectiveness of the treaty body system as a whole. The 35th meeting of the Chairs of the human rights treaty bodies is taking place in New York (29 May - 2 June 2023).

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The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is organizing  the second session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent from 30 May to 2 June 2023 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The overarching theme of the second session is "Realizing the dream: A United Nations Declaration on the promotion, protection and full respect of the human rights of people of African descent". 

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The event will gather officials from the governments, business sector and civil society of Canada, Mexico, the United States and UNESCO. It will provide a forum for discussion, networking, and collaboration to address anti-Black racism and the ways in which the rights and freedoms of people of African descent can be strengthened through the Partnership.

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Geneva Press Briefing

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Achim Steiner (in person), Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, and David Gressly (remote participation), UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, who has led UN system-wide efforts on the Safer since 2021.

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Briefing by Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), on the situation in Ukraine.

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The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is organizing  the second session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent from 30 May to 2 June 2023 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The overarching theme of the second session is "Realizing the dream: A United Nations Declaration on the promotion, protection and full respect of the human rights of people of African descent". 

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Media Stakeout by the Swiss Minister of Foreign Affairs, Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, followed by the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi, on Ukraine.

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