Pleased to participate IOE BDA DHL Group Conference on #BizHumanRights

Businesses have a critical role to play in addressing global challenges & shaping a better future

We count on your leadership, expertise, & privileged insights so we can all #StandUp4HumanRights

Excellent exchange with Helene Budliger Artieda on many issues of common interest & commitment - appreciate partnership on #BHR & #HumanRightsEconomy , looking forward to more!

Fruitful meeting with Minister Anielle Franco. I welcome her dynamism and efforts by her Ministry and civil society to ensure meaningful participation of affected communities to #FightRacism .
 
Looking forward to enhancing our cooperation to advance racial equality in Brazil.

Honoured to be here today with leaders, human rights defenders & anti-racism activists at the 3rd session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent.

Your vibrant & assertive presence is a resounding call for racial justice, equity, reparations, dignity & human rights.

As we mark 30yrs since the Rwanda genocide against the Tutsi, we honour all victims & pay tribute to the bravery & resilience of survivors

The intl community must take stock of the gravity of genocidal acts & do everything in its power to #PreventGenocide & ensure accountability

By 2050, 1 in 6 people will be over 65

Yet as our lifespans extend, social systems are failing to keep up & leaving millions of older persons behind

We need inclusive support systems so that everyone– no matter their gender, life stage or ability- can age with dignity & purpose

No words can do justice to the horrors that people in #Gaza are living in since the war began six months ago.

The lives of 2 million people were turned upside down, often overnight. Many lost the most precious: their loved ones. Everything is in short supply except for

Honoured to meet UN Palestinian Rights Committee delegation, reiterating @OHCHR warnings of catastrophic humanitarian & human rights situation across #Gaza and calls for end to impunity.
#CeasefireNOW

'The Israeli military response in #Gaza has been brutal, and there is growing evidence of the systematic violation of international [humanitarian] law, including the commission of war crimes and possibly other atrocity crimes.' Nada Al-Nashif
#IHL
ohchr.org/en/statements-…

The attack on World Central Kitchen aid workers in #Gaza is not an isolated incident.

'All parties to the conflict, including the Government of Israel, must respect international humanitarian law, which prohibits the targeting of humanitarian personnel.'

Jamie McGoldrick's statement 👇

Destruction of Al-Shifa Hospital - #Gaza 's largest health facility - has ripped the heart out of the health system.

Only 10/36 hospitals remain partially functional.

Left without vital health care, ultimately it's civilians who will pay the price.

We repeat: health must not

.Volker Türk condemns killing of World Central Kitchen team in #Gaza . Like other humanitarian workers, they were performing urgent lifesaving work. This attack must be independently & fully investigated. Accountability is essential. Israel must respect & protect all humanitarian workers.

#CeasefireNOW

People in #Gaza are:
🔺 Trapped
🔺 Bombed
🔺 Killed
🔺 Injured
🔺 Displaced
🔺 Starved

Humanitarians are facing insurmountable challenges, navigating a brutal obstacle course, to reach those in desperate need.

Israel's restrictions on aid must be lifted. The war must stop. ⬇️

'Strong leadership is essential in pursuing reparatory justice for the legacies of enslavement and colonialism,' said UN Human Rights deputy chief Nada Al-Nashif at a @UN Human Rights Council discussion on ways to eliminate racial discrimination.

#HRC55

#WestBank
'The line between settler violence and State violence has further blurred, including violence with the declared intent to forcibly transfer Palestinians from their land.'

Nada Al-Nashif at the 55th session of the #HRC 👇

ohchr.org/en/statements-…

#CeasefireNOW

The Security Council just approved a long-awaited resolution on Gaza, demanding an immediate ceasefire, and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages.

This resolution must be implemented. Failure would be unforgivable.

On Monday’s #RememberSlavery Day, we pay tribute to those who suffered and resisted oppression.

Join us in honouring the victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade by advocating for equality and justice for all. un.org/en/remembersla…

The IFRC is deeply saddened by the tragic loss of another volunteer of Palestine Red Crescent PRCS.

Ameer Sobhi Abu Aysha, a member of the PRCS emergency operations room in Gaza was killed while on duty, working at Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Yunis.

We reiterate