16 years 3 months ago
REMARKS OF DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG TO FIFTY-EIGHTH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY
16 May 2005
Press Conferences
Following are the remarks of Sergei Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at the opening of the fifty-eighth World Health Assembly at the Palais des Nations on Monday, 16 May 2005:
"It is a pleasure for me to welcome you all to the Palais des Nations. I have the privilege to convey to you the good wishes of the United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for the success of this 58th World Health Assembly.
Health continues to be a central issue on the international agenda, and it is a key…
16 years 3 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCLUDES THIRTY-FOURTH SESSION
13 May 2005
Press Release
Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Zambia, China, Serbia and Montenegro and Norway
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded today its three-week spring session by adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Zambia, China, Serbia and Montenegro and Norway which were considered during the session.
The four countries are among the 151 States parties to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights which are required to submit periodic reports to the Committee on efforts to implement the provisions…
16 years 3 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
13 May 2005
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about meetings in Geneva, the World Health Assembly, human rights, the emergency appeal for refugees from Togo in Benin, the situation in Darfur, and other issues. Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the Economic Commission for Europe, the World Trade Organization, the High Commissioner for Refugees and the…
16 years 3 months ago
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE DISCUSSES DRAFT GUIDELINES FOR SUBMITTING INITIAL REPORTS
13 May 2005
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this morning adopted guidelines on the form and content of initial reports submitted by States parties to the Committee on their efforts to give effect to the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
According to article 19 of the Convention, a State party undertakes to submit a report on the measures taken to give effect to its undertakings under the Convention within one year after its entry into force in the country and thereafter every four years unless the…
16 years 3 months ago
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE HEARS RESPONSE OF BAHRAIN TO QUESTIONS RAISED BY EXPERTS
13 May 2005
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the response of Bahrain to questions raised by Committee Experts on the initial report of that country on how it is implementing the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
On Bahrain's conformity to the provisions prohibiting and preventing acts of torture, the delegation said the Penal Code contained provisions in which acts of torture were considered as a crime. Bahrain had been among the countries that supported the adoption of the…
16 years 3 months ago
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE BEGINS REVIEW OF INITIAL REPORT OF BAHRAIN
12 May 2005
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the initial report of Bahrain on the efforts of that country to give effect to the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Introducing the report, Sheikh Khalid Bin Ali Al-Khalifa, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Justice of Bahrain, said since 1999, Bahrain had started to reform its political and legislative systems; a National Charter, which identified a national plan of action for citizens to enjoy democratic and good governance, had…
16 years 3 months ago
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE HEARS RESPONSE OF UGANDA
12 May 2005
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the response of Uganda to questions raised by Committee Experts on the initial report of that country on how it is implementing the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Responding to a series of questions raised by Committee members on Wednesday, 11 May, the delegation said the Ugandan Human Rights Commission was created by a constitutional act, in accordance with the Paris Principles. It was an independent body with the competence to monitor the implementation of the…
16 years 3 months ago
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE BEGINS CONSIDERATION OF INITIAL REPORT OF UGANDA
11 May 2005
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this morning began its consideration of the initial report of Uganda on the measures that country has adopted to prevent and punish acts of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
William G. Naggaga, Deputy Permanent Representative of Uganda to the United Nations Office at Geneva, introduced the members of the delegation of Uganda and told the Committee that the introduction to the report would be in the form of responses by the delegation to issues raised by the Committee.
The Ugandan delegation said that…
16 years 3 months ago
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE HEARS RESPONSE OF ALBANIA
11 May 2005
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this afternoon heard the response of Albania to questions raised by Committee Experts on the initial report of that country on how it was implementing the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
In response to a question on free legal assistance, the delegation said such assistance was guaranteed by Albanian legislation. Free legal assistance was granted only in criminal cases. There was still ground to improve the quality of that assistance.
On the punishment of acts of torture, the…
16 years 3 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
10 May 2005
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information about the Secretary-General's activities in Moscow and his upcoming visit to Geneva, new measures relating to the UN reform plans, and other issues. Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the International Labour Office, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children's Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International…
