I appointed Adama Dieng Adama Dieng of #Senegal as the first African Union Special Envoy for Prevention of the Crime of #Genocide And Other Mass Atrocities. As AU Special Envoy,Mr Dieng will drive the AU Agenda to combat the ideology of Hate & Genocide on the Continent

Access to food is a human right. As the hostilities in Gaza continue, people are facing potential famine. Humanitarian organizations must have unhindered access to people in need wherever they are.

Judgment Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland - Violations of the Convention for failing to implement sufficient measures to combat climate change hudoc.echr.coe.int/app/conversion… #ECHR #CEDH #ECHRpress

A well deserved appointment for my longtime friend Adama Dieng! Your wealth of knowledge, experience and expertise in identifying opportunities for early action will surely bolster the African Union system's response to atrocity risks continent-wide. Congrats!

We welcome the European Court of Human Rights ECHR CEDH ruling in #KlimaSeniorinnen case v. #Switzerland affirming that States have human rights obligations to sufficiently mitigate #climate change. Ruling provides a basis for determined action & justice globally - Volker Türk

“Take on the #ActNow challenge & share it with your networks to show leaders how many of us demand a sustainable future for all.” Ahead of Summit of the Future, António Guterres asks everyone to take 1 million actions together for #OurCommonFuture: bit.ly/SoF24-SpeakUp

Sudan: The UN keeps intensifying efforts to help millions devastated by a year of brutal war. With critical infrastructure damaged across the country, UN Development is supporting health care, sanitation & other life-saving services to remain operational. See: stories.undp.org/a-year-into-wa…

Rencontre fructueuse entre Omar Zniber, Président du Conseil des droits de l’homme de l’ONU & Ousmane Diagana, Vice-Président de la Banque mondiale pour l'Afrique de l’Ouest+centrale, sur la nécessité de synergies pour mettre en œuvre les droits économiques, sociaux & culturels.

Palestinian photojournalists have shared photos and testimonies reflecting the utter devastation and heartbreak unleashed by the brutal war on #Gaza. We cannot stand idly by in the face of this horrific suffering.

A man-made famine is tightening its grip in Gaza,@ but UNRWA is being denied permission to delivery enough lifesaving aid, agency chief Philippe Lazzarini told the Security Council on Wednesday. news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

"Israel must take all measures in its power to restore & ensure, as far as possible, public order & safety in the occupied West Bank, incl. protecting Palestinians from settler attacks & ending unlawful use of force against Palestinians by Israeli Security Forces" -UN Human Rights

Women have the right to make choices about their bodies without violence or coercion. New UNFPA report highlights that 30 years of progress in sexual & reproductive health rights has largely neglected the needs of the most marginalized communities. unf.pa/toh

“Make no mistake – a full-scale assault on Rafah would be a human catastrophe.” – António Guterres says an assault on the southern Gaza city would be a strategic mistake, a political calamity, and a humanitarian nightmare. news.un.org/en/story/2024/…