15 years ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
28 July 2006
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the UN Refugee Agency and the International Organization for Migration. Christine Chanet, the Chairperson of the Human Rights Committee, and the Committee’s Rapporteur, Ivan Shearer, also attended the briefing to speak about the Committee’s session which concluded today.Geneva Activities
Ms. Heuzé noted that today the Economic and Social Council would suspend its 2006 substantive session.…
15 years ago
UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT $ 396.5 MILLION
27 July 2006
Press Release
The United Nations Compensation Commission has made available today a total of $ 396,488,991.74 to four Governments for distribution to 31 successful claimants. Payment is being made in respect of six claims in category D (claims of individuals for damages above $100,000), six claims in category E (claims of corporations, other private legal entities and public sector enterprises) and 19 claims in category F (claims of Governments and international organizations).
The present round of payments is being made in accordance with Governing Council decision 256 (S/AC.26/Dec.256 (2005…
15 years ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE HEARS FROM SPECIAL RAPPORTEURS FOR FOLLOW-UP TO VIEWS AND CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS
26 July 2006
Meeting Summaries
Adopts Reports on Follow-Up to Concluding Observations and on Follow-Up to Individual Communications
The Human Rights Committee this morning discussed the progress reports of the Special Rapporteur for Follow-up to Views and the Special Rapporteur for Follow-up to Concluding Observations and adopted their reports, which will be incorporated in the Committee’s Annual Report.
Following its consideration of the reports of State parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Committee adopts concluding…
15 years ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE ADOPTS ANNUAL REPORT
26 July 2006
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee this afternoon adopted its Annual Report to the General Assembly following a discussion among Committee Experts. The Annual Report covers the period from 1 August 2005 to 31 July 2006 and the eighty-fifth, eighty-sixth and eighty-seventh sessions of the Human Rights Committee.
The Annual Report, which was introduced by Committee Rapporteur Ivan Shearer, notes that, since the adoption of the last report, Indonesia has become a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; Kazakhstan has ratified the Covenant; and Canada, Liberia and Turkey have…
15 years ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
25 July 2006
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, chaired the briefing, which also heard from Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the World Food Programme (WFP), the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).The situation in Lebanon
Ms. Ponomareva…
15 years ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE DISCUSSES REVISED GENERAL COMMENT ON RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIAL
21 July 2006
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee today discussed its revised General Comment on article 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right to a fair trial and equality before the courts and tribunals. The revised General Comment, when adopted, will replace the General Comment on the article that was adopted in 1984, reflecting on and further developing it.
The revised General Comment (CCPR/C/GC/32/CRP.1/Rev.1) notes that the right to a fair trial and to equality before the courts and tribunals are key elements of human rights protection and…
15 years ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
21 July 2006
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also addressed by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration. Christine Chanet, the Chairperson of the Human Rights Committee, also briefed journalists.
Middle…
15 years ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONSIDERS REPORT OF THE UNITED NATIONS INTERIM ADMINISTRATION MISSION IN KOSOVO
20 July 2006
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee has considered the report of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) on the human rights situation in Kosovo since 1999. This marked the first time that a United Nation mission has reported to a treaty body on measures taken to implement the provisions of a treaty, and may mark an important precedent for future administration missions.
At the beginning of the meeting, Dejan Šahović, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia, said that United Nations missions did not have only…
15 years 1 month ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONSIDERS REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES
18 July 2006
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee has considered the combined second and third periodic report of the United States on how that State party is implementing the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
Warren Tichenor, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations Office at Geneva, in introductory remarks, said that the United States Government strove mightily every day to uphold the cherished personal freedoms and rights upon which that nation had been founded and its people held so dearly today.
Matthew Waxman, Principal Deputy…
15 years 1 month ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
18 July 2006
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for Migration, the World Food Programme, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the UN Refugee Agency, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.Geneva Activities
Ms. Heuzé said there were three important meetings taking place in Geneva today. The Economic and Social…
