The GENeva Environment Network is at the #WorldPressFreedomDay #GENeva Celebration for an event highlighting the importance of protecting journalists & journalism for correct & transparent information on the #EnvironmentalCrisis. 📰 ▶️ unesco.org/en/articles/wo… 📽️ webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1x/k…

Emb Claudia Fuentes Julio expuso hoy en #WPFDGeneva2024, en seguimiento a Conferencia #DíaMundialDeLaLibertadDePrensa 🇨🇱, destacando rol crucial de la prensa & defensores del medio ambiente para informar libremente sobre #cambioclimático, #contaminación y pérdida de #biodiversidad

UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Europe 🌱 UNESCOGeneva UN Human Rights United Nations Geneva Chile 🇨🇱en Ginebra Austria UN Geneva Geneva Press Club United Nations Human Rights Council | 📍#HRC57 President of the General Conference of UNESCO "A free press is not a choice, it is a necessity" Tatiana Valovaya, United Nations Geneva Director-General stresses how #EnvironmantalJournalism has become an incredibly dangerous profession while impunity for offenders persists.

UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Europe 🌱 UNESCOGeneva UN Human Rights United Nations Geneva Chile 🇨🇱en Ginebra Austria UN Geneva Geneva Press Club United Nations Human Rights Council | 📍#HRC57 President of the General Conference of UNESCO Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of UN Geneva ONU Genève "A free & independent media is in everybody's interest to respond to the global #environmental crisis." H.E. Amb. Désirée Schweitzer stresses #Austria's engagement through UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists & the Issue of Impunity & more. ▶️ ohchr.org/en/safety-of-j…

UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Europe 🌱 UNESCOGeneva UN Human Rights United Nations Geneva Chile 🇨🇱en Ginebra Austria UN Geneva Geneva Press Club United Nations Human Rights Council | 📍#HRC57 President of the General Conference of UNESCO Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of UN Geneva ONU Genève Claudia Fuentes Julio Abdoul Aziz thioye UN Human Rights Partners Permanent Mission of Morocco to the UNOG UN Special Procedures UPR Info UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 Simona-Mirela Miculescu The panel on combating #ClimateDisinformation, moderated by Geneva Press Club ED Isabelle Falconnier, highlighted how #misinformation on #environment from TV, social media, polarized political debate & investments in hushing the #ClimateCrisis, have caused journalists to self-censor.

UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Europe 🌱 UNESCOGeneva UN Human Rights United Nations Geneva Chile 🇨🇱en Ginebra Austria UN Geneva Geneva Press Club United Nations Human Rights Council President of the General Conference of UNESCO Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of UN Geneva ONU Genève Claudia Fuentes Julio Abdoul Aziz thioye UN Human Rights Partners Permanent Mission of Morocco to the UNOG UN Special Procedures UPR Info UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 Simona-Mirela Miculescu Isabelle Falconnier Internews Meera Selva Fondation Hirondelle University of Guyana - OFFICIAL Renaud De Villaine of UN Human Rights highlights the multifaceted nature of #disinformation and stresses how solutions lay in the #humanrights-based approach as States are mandated to tackle disinformation & ensure the safety of journalists.

UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Europe 🌱 UNESCOGeneva UN Human Rights United Nations Geneva Chile 🇨🇱en Ginebra Austria UN Geneva Geneva Press Club United Nations Human Rights Council | 📍#HRC57 President of the General Conference of UNESCO Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of UN Geneva ONU Genève Claudia Fuentes Julio Abdoul Aziz thioye UN Human Rights Partners Permanent Mission of Morocco to the UNOG UN Special Procedures UPR Info UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 Simona-Mirela Miculescu Isabelle Falconnier Internews Meera Selva Fondation Hirondelle University of Guyana - OFFICIAL Renaud de Villaine The panel on protecting #EnvironmentalJournalists & scientists stressed the connection between attacks against them and contextual restrictions of #FreedomOfExpression & how local journalism is more trusted by people & should be a leading voice on #climate information sharing.

UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Europe 🌱 UNESCOGeneva UN Human Rights United Nations Geneva Chile 🇨🇱en Ginebra Austria UN Geneva Geneva Press Club United Nations Human Rights Council | 📍#HRC57 President of the General Conference of UNESCO Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of UN Geneva ONU Genève Claudia Fuentes Julio Abdoul Aziz thioye UN Human Rights Partners Permanent Mission of Morocco to the UNOG UN Special Procedures UPR Info UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 Simona-Mirela Miculescu Isabelle Falconnier Internews Meera Selva Fondation Hirondelle University of Guyana - OFFICIAL Renaud de Villaine International Science Council IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media Jamil Chade "Scientists & journalists are shut down for the same reason: shut down curiosity & information." Vivi Stavrou of International Science Council stresses the scientific community should raise the alarm and enter into strategic alliances to defend the #Right2Science & access to information.

UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Europe 🌱 UNESCOGeneva UN Human Rights United Nations Geneva Chile 🇨🇱en Ginebra Austria UN Geneva Geneva Press Club United Nations Human Rights Council President of the General Conference of UNESCO Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of UN Geneva ONU Genève Claudia Fuentes Julio Abdoul Aziz thioye UN Human Rights Partners Permanent Mission of Morocco to the UNOG UN Special Procedures UPR Info UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 Simona-Mirela Miculescu Isabelle Falconnier Internews Meera Selva Fondation Hirondelle University of Guyana - OFFICIAL Renaud de Villaine International Science Council IPI - The Global Network for Independent Media Jamil Chade Vivi Stavrou "#Environment should be part of all stories." Marika Palosaari of UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Europe 🌱 wraps up the discussion by stressing the interconnection between #EnvironmentalProtection, scientific knowledge, #RuleOfLaw & #HumanRights.

Mr. Abdoul Aziz Thioye, Chief of the Rule of Law- Equality and Non-Discrimination, OHCHR, paid a courtesy call to Amb. James Waweru, DPR 🇰🇪Mission. Discussions centred around the importance of advancing collective efforts towards combating all forms of racism and discrimination.

The UN General Assembly has designated 11 July as the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica, in which at least 8,372 people were killed, thousands displaced and whole communities destroyed Read more ⤵️ news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

The 1st intersessional meeting on enhancing #IndigenousPeoples' participation in the work of the United Nations Human Rights Council is now taking place in #GENeva! More information ▶ ow.ly/tpk150SC4y6 Watch #live 📺 webtv.un.org/en

United Nations United Nations Human Rights Council | 📍#HRC57 Docip Ambassador Amanda Gorely Abdoul Aziz thioye "We should build together through the knowledge we have to ensure that we keep in balance with nature, and build this fine web." Maria Violet Medina of the Nasa People of Colombia calls on all to contribute to rewriting and building living a good life for our Peoples.

United Nations United Nations Human Rights Council | 📍#HRC57 Docip Ambassador Amanda Gorely Abdoul Aziz thioye TePero Thompson Waikato-Tainui from Aotearoa welcomes all with a traditional ceremony, to open the session.

United Nations United Nations Human Rights Council Docip Ambassador Amanda Gorely Abdoul Aziz thioye H.E. Amb. Omar Zniber of #Morocco, President of United Nations Human Rights Council, stresses the crucial discussion of the accreditation of #IndigenousPeoples to HRC, as enhanced participation can benefit the Council through their knowledge & experience in the face of "humanity's most pressing problems."

United Nations United Nations Human Rights Council Docip Ambassador Amanda Gorely Abdoul Aziz thioye Permanent Mission of Morocco to the UNOG "The next 2 days is an opportunity to propose concrete pathways to make #UNDRIP Article 41 a reality in United Nations Human Rights Council." Abdoul Aziz Thioye of UN Human Rights stresses the importance of #IndigenousPeoples crucial participation as we address pressing issues, incl. #TriplePlanetaryCrisis.

United Nations United Nations Human Rights Council Docip Ambassador Amanda Gorely Abdoul Aziz thioye Permanent Mission of Morocco to the UNOG UN Human Rights H.E. Amb. Angela Chávez Bietti of #Guatemala, on behalf of the HRC core group on #humanrights & #IndigenousPeoples, supports the creation of a different status allowing Indigenous Peoples to take part in the work of United Nations Human Rights Council, separate and different from status of CSOs and NHRIs.

United Nations United Nations Human Rights Council | 📍#HRC57 Docip Ambassador Amanda Gorely Abdoul Aziz thioye Permanent Mission of Morocco to the UNOG UN Human Rights H.E. Amb. Amanda Gorely of #Australia, co-facilitator of the meeting, reiterates the importance of having Indigenous-led process on accreditation, despite the complexity & diversity of forms of Indigenous Peoples' representation around the world, as it "leads to better outcomes".

United Nations United Nations Human Rights Council Docip Ambassador Amanda Gorely Abdoul Aziz thioye Permanent Mission of Morocco to the UNOG UN Human Rights "This is about cocreating a future where Indigenous perspectives serve the global #HumanRights agenda." Binota Moy Dhamai of (Binota Moy Dhamai) proposes 4 key principles -- inclusion, diversity, equality, and accessibility -- to drive the discussions over the next two days.

We urge States to ensure #cybercrime convention to be adopted this week has #HumanRights at its heart. Rights defenders, researchers & children shouldn’t fear criminalization for protected activity. Human rights safeguards on domestic & transnational police powers are essential.