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Digital technologies at borders: A threat to people on the move

Content Category

Stories

Language English

Published Date

09 Oct 2023

A border patrol agent monitors a live feed at a US border patrol station, 2022. © Thomson Reuters Foundation/Rebecca Noble

A new UN Human Rights study, produced in partnership with the University of Essex, reveals how digital technologies at borders are causing human rights dangers for migrants.

Digital technologies and migration

Content Category

Videos

Published Date

18 Sep 2023

In a rapidly changing world, technologies are transforming migration and border governance. Drones and surveillance technology, automated visa assessments, biometric data collection and storage and...

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Guidelines on CEDAW General Recommendation No. 38 on trafficking in women and girls in the context of global migration

Content Category

Tools and resources

Language English

Published Date

10 Jan 2023

Message by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on International Migrants Day 2022

Content Category

Statements

Language English

Published Date

18 Dec 2022

On International Migrants Day this year, I urge us to reflect on the values that bring us together as one human family. Today we need stories that show us that the values we hold in common are...

States must accelerate urgent efforts to tackle enforced disappearance of migrants, UN experts urge

Content Category

Press releases

Language English

Published Date

16 Dec 2022

GENEVA (16 December 2022) – States must immediately and efficiently coordinate their efforts to prevent the disappearance of thousands of migrants en route to their countries of destination each year...

Climate change, migration and human rights nexus

Content Category

Videos

Published Date

16 Nov 2022

Excessive rains, causing flash floods, in Benue State, Nigeria have rendered hundreds of families homeless, since 2018. A UN Human Rights report addresses the effects of climate change in the African...

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#MyGreat Cooking Class

Content Category

Stories

Language English

Published Date

11 Oct 2022

We’ve partnered with migrant women chefs at Geneva-based Nik’s Fudo to bring people together at the local level. Every month, participants will be able to go on a culinary voyage with one of the chefs and learn new recipes, share stories and laughter.

Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Closes Thirty-Fifth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Bolivia, Syria and Venezuela

Content Category

News

Language English

Published Date

30 Sep 2022

The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families this afternoon concluded its thirty-fifth session after adopting concluding observations on the...

Half-day of general discussion on draft General Comment No. 6

Event Type

Days of general discussion DGD

Language English

Published Date

29 Jul 2022

The UN Committee on Migrant Workers will hold a half-day of general discussion on Tuesday, 27 September 2022, from 3-6pm (CET – Geneva time) , during its thirty-fifth session to be held in Geneva from...

UN Human Rights in Moldova: Providing vital support to Ukrainian refugees

Content Category

Stories

Language English

Published Date

21 Apr 2022

: Ukrainian refugees arrive at the Refugee Accommodation Center near Palanca Village, some three kilometers from the Moldova-Ukraine border, Moldova, 17 March 2022. © EPA-EFE/DUMITRU DORU

UN Human Rights in Moldova continue to monitor and support refugees who are fleeing Ukraine and entering the country.