Matthew Brown

"By defending human rights, we can prevent harm before it happens. "By advancing human rights, we create a fairer world. "By protecting human rights, we protect our future." - @UN Human Rights Council President Omar Zniber #HumanRightsDay #OurRightsOutFuture

Migratory birds connect ecosystems, people and nations. We all share the responsibility to protect the diverse habitats migratory birds pass through. More on Saturday’s #WorldMigratoryBirdDay: worldmigratorybirdday.org

@UKMissionGeneva @BarclaysUK @ferring @Geschoolnews @FeverTreeMixers @pladis_Global @DashDrinks @torabhaig @tiptree @ChivasCareers @ScotchWhiskySWA My invitation got lost in the post again ☹️

Something is brewing at the 🇬🇧 Residence in Geneva #KBPGeneva Thank you to all our sponsors for supporting tonight’s event 🌹💐

I was saddened to learn of the passing of Yvonne Mokgoro, who was the first chair of the UN’s Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement. I was honoured to moderate a press conference with her in 2022. sanews.gov.za//south-africa/…

Barbados is at 3rd session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent @UNGeneva with Amb David Comissiong. We congratulate CARICOM national June Soomer, on Chairmanship & we will advocate for continued implementation of @CARICOMorg 10 Point Plan for Reparatory Justice

Many abstentions but not a single vote “no” in a groundbreaking resolution at the Human Rights Council aimed at combating discrimination & violence against intersex people ✅

⚡#SDG7 is the UN goal of the month of February! Energy is key to economic growth, poverty reduction, improved health, gender equality & job creation. Join us in celebrating access to affordable, reliable, sustainable & modern energy for all. Read more: ow.ly/RG7G50QAetj

The @UN Fact-Finding Mission on #Sudan began its work with a mission to Geneva this week, calling on Sudan’s warring parties to end the fighting, uphold obligations to protect civilians & hold perpetrators of grave #HumanRights violations to account. ➡️ bit.ly/3Hpd79a

Omar Zniber has been elected President of the @UN Human Rights Council for 2024. Upon his election on 10 January, the Moroccan diplomat told the Geneva-based body that he was "honoured" to take on the role on behalf of the Group of African States.

🔔 NEWS ALERT ‼️ The Human Rights Council is meeting on Wednesday 10 January 10:00 CET to elect its new president for 2024. INFO ▶️ l1nq.com/W3mXq WEBCAST ▶️ l1nq.com/kPZRl

Happening at @UNGeneva tomorrow: Human Rights Council @UN_HRC will elect its President for 2024, from the Group of African States. Candidates: Morocco 🇲🇦 Ambassador Omar Zniber South Africa 🇿🇦 Ambassador Mxolisi Nkosi Watch the meeting live from 10 am: webtv.un.org

$1.25 That’s the annual average cost of the UN for each person on the planet. Get details about the UN budget here: news.un.org/en/story/2024/…

Voici les 47 membres du Conseil des droits de l’homme de l’@ONU_fr🇺🇳 en 2024 : 🇦🇱🇩🇿🇦🇷🇧🇩🇧🇪 🇧🇯🇧🇷🇧🇬🇧🇮🇨🇲 🇨🇱🇨🇳🇨🇷🇨🇮🇨🇺 🇩🇴🇪🇷🇫🇮🇫🇷🇬🇲 🇬🇪🇩🇪🇬🇭🇭🇳🇮🇳 🇮🇩🇯🇵🇰🇿🇰🇼🇰🇬 🇱🇹🇱🇺🇲🇼🇲🇾🇲🇻 🇲🇪🇲🇦🇳🇱🇵🇾🇶🇦 🇷🇴🇸🇴🇿🇦🇸🇩🇦🇪 🇺🇸🇻🇳 x.com/i/lists/174150…

According to ⁦the @guardian⁩ news outlet, these human rights stories were “forgotten” in 2023. Maybe they forgot them. The ⁦@UN_HRC⁩ didn’t. theguardian.com/global-develop…

Here are the 47 members of the @UN🇺🇳 Human Rights Council in 2024: 🇦🇱🇩🇿🇦🇷🇧🇩🇧🇪 🇧🇯🇧🇷🇧🇬🇧🇮🇨🇲 🇨🇱🇨🇳🇨🇷🇨🇮🇨🇺 🇩🇴🇪🇷🇫🇮🇫🇷🇬🇲 🇬🇪🇩🇪🇬🇭🇭🇳🇮🇳 🇮🇩🇯🇵🇰🇿🇰🇼🇰🇬 🇱🇹🇱🇺🇲🇼🇲🇾🇲🇻 🇲🇪🇲🇦🇳🇱🇵🇾🇶🇦 🇷🇴🇸🇴🇿🇦🇸🇩🇦🇪 🇺🇸🇻🇳 x.com/i/lists/174150…

🎄 #MerryChristmas to all who are celebrating!

“We are fighting every day to make sure that we can be heard equally as human beings, not just in conflict but also in situations of deep vulnerability.” - @NadaNashif on @UNHumanRights' efforts to fight discrimination and enact art. 2 of the #UDHR 📹: © @UN_HRC

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the @UN General Assembly in 1948, was the first document to set out the fundamental human rights to be universally protected. The UDHR continues to be the foundation of all international human rights law. #humanrights75

📢CALL FOR APPLICATIONS Special Rapporteur on the promotion & protection of human rights in the context of #climatechange 🔴DEADLINE: 19 January 2024 The appointment is set to be made at the 55th session of the Human Rights Council (April 2024) APPLY ➔ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/h…

"The Russian Federation should immediately cease its use of force against Ukraine," @volker_turk told the @UN Human Rights Council. As of 4 December, the @UNHumanRights Office has recorded and confirmed over 10,000 civilian deaths resulting from the conflict since February 2022.