The intentional use of the starvation of civilians as a method of waging war is a war crime.
This week I urged the @UN Security Council to seek accountability for these atrocious acts, and to remind parties to conflict of their obligations under international humanitarian law.
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Will you join us and step up for a better future? #IWD2021
Join us tomorrow for a virtual session on COVID-19 and HIV: Sharing best practices from the MENA region with speakers from Lebanon and Bahrain! Register here: https://t.co/kZOQf8xx1U
This week, #UNDataForum will chart a course towards better & more inclusive data to help achieve the #GlobalGoals and ensure no one is left behind. https://t.co/gQJCtLOX2z
Many rural women suffer from discrimination, systemic racism & structural poverty, despite playing a critical role in food security & nutrition.
We must invest in rural women so they can have access to the healthcare, social protection & information services they need.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
Retweet if you agree that poverty cannot strip us of our dignity.
On #EndPoverty Day, raise your voice for social and environmental justice for all. Let’s make #EveryoneIncluded
People everywhere have the right to live free from all forms of violence
& feel safe regardless of their ethnicity, faith or sexual orientation.
#StandUp4HumanRights & help achieve more peaceful, just & inclusive societies. https://t.co/b4EzZtt7To #GlobalGoals
Religious sites must be respected as places of peace & harmony where worshippers & visitors can feel safe.
We all have a responsibility to look out for each other.
Join the global call #ForSafeWorship to protect religious sites worldwide. https://t.co/9WPMJakmRG
📢 Right to freedom of expression.
💭 Right to freedom of thought.
👯♀️ Right to peaceful assembly.
⚖️ Right to access the law.
👨🏽🏫 Right to education.
😴 Right to rest.
❤️ Right to life.
These—& more—are our fundamental human rights.
In order to be ready to help as soon as a safe & effective #COVID19 vaccine is approved, @UNICEF has started stockpiling 520 million syringes.
We must ensure this "people's vaccine" will be accessible to everyone, everywhere. https://t.co/0bmLfPvX8V
Tenofovir-based #HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (#PrEP) does not provide protection against #COVID19 infection, nor make the symptoms less severe. @aidsmap summarizes new research which measured COVID-19 prevalence amongst PrEP and non-PrEP users https://t.co/5SR8auw420
Peace & security can only be achieved and sustained if all members of society have equal opportunities, protection, access to resources and services and participation in decision-making.
https://t.co/jnJrVAyYGw #ServingForPeace#A4P#WPSin2020
Earlier this month, @WFP was awarded the #NobelPeacePrize for their efforts to help achieve a #ZeroHunger world.
Here are 6️⃣ things you should know about the world's largest humanitarian organization fighting hunger. https://t.co/IBOopXePDN