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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DECIDES TO DISPATCH URGENT FACT- FINDING MISSION TO THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
06 July 2006
Meeting Summaries
Adopts Resolution on the Situation and Concludes its First Special Session
The Human Rights Council this morning adopted a resolution on the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory in which it decided to urgently dispatch the Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories to undertake a fact-finding mission on the situation.
In a resolution on the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, adopted by a vote of 29 in favour, 11 against and five abstentions, the Council demanded…
15 years 1 month ago
Opening of the Annual High-Level Meeting Between the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the United Nations and Partner Organizations in the 'Tripartite Plus' Format
05 July 2006
| Sergei Ordzhonikidze
Speech
5 juillet 2006Opening of the Annual High-Level Meeting Between the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the United Nations and Partner Organizations in the 'Tripartite Plus' Format (en anglais seulement)Opening statement of the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva,Under-Secretary -GeneralMr. Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze at the Annual High-Level Meeting…
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Conclusion of the Annual High-Level Meeting Between the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the United Nations and Partner Organizations in the 'Tripartite-Plus' Format
05 July 2006
| Sergei Ordzhonikidze
Speech
5 juillet 2006Conclusion of the Annual High-Level Meeting Between the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the United Nations and Partner Organizations in the 'Tripartite-Plus' Format (en anglais seulement)Closing Statement of the Director-General of the United Nations at Geneva, Under-Secretary-General Mr. Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze at the Annual High-Level Meeting…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS SPECIAL SESSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN OCCUPIED ARAB TERRITORIES
05 July 2006
Meeting Summaries
Council to Vote Tomorrow on Draft Resolution
The Human Rights Council this afternoon held its first special session to consider the latest escalation of the situation in the Palestinian and other occupied Arab territories. The Council will vote tomorrow morning on a draft resolution.
The special session was held following a request made by 21 Council members at the end of the first session of the Council, which concluded on Friday, 30 June. The request for the special session, presented by Tunisia, was supported by the following Member…
15 years 1 month ago
Annual Expert-Level Meeting Between the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the United Nations and Partner Organizations in the 'Tripartite-Plus' Format
04 July 2006
| Sergei Ordzhonikidze
Speech
4 juillet 2006Annual Expert-Level Meeting Between the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the United Nations and Partner Organizations in the 'Tripartite-Plus' Format (en anglais seulement)The Annual Expert-Level Meeting Between the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the United Nations and Partner Organizations in the 'Tripartite-Plus'…
15 years 1 month ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
04 July 2006
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Economic Commission for Europe, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration.Human Rights Council – Special Session
Ms. Heuzé announced that the special session of the Human Rights Council on the human rights situation in…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO HOLD SPECIAL SESSION ON SITUATION IN OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY ON 5 JULY
04 July 2006
Press Release
The Human Rights Council will hold a special session on the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory on Wednesday, 5 July. The special session will take place from 3 to 6 p.m. in the Assembly Hall.
The decision was taken to hold the special session after a request by 21 Member States of the Human Rights Council at the end of the first session of the Council, which concluded on Friday, 30 June.
General Assembly Resolution 60/251 which created the Human Rights Council states in its operative paragraph 10 that the Council “shall be able…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS TEXTS ON RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT AND UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW
30 June 2006
Meeting Summaries
Extends All Mandates and Mechanisms of Commission on Human Rights
and Sets Up Open-Ended Working Group for their Review
The Human Rights Council this morning adopted by consensus a resolution on the right to development, endorsing the conclusions and recommendations adopted by the Working Group on the Right to Development at its January 2006 session and renewing its mandate for one year.
The Council also adopted without a vote a decision on the extension of all mandates, mechanisms, functions and responsibilities of the Commission on Human Rights, in…
15 years 1 month ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
30 June 2006
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the World Food Programme (WFP), the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).Human Rights Council
Ms. Heuzé said that the Human Rights Council had begun this last day of its inaugural session with a meeting at 9:00 a.m. Yesterday, two important texts had been adopted. The…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DECIDES TO HOLD SPECIAL SESSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN PALESTINE AND OTHER OCCUPIED ARAB TERRITORIES
30 June 2006
Meeting Summaries
Adopts Texts on Situation in Palestine and Occupied Arab Territories, Incitement to Racial and Religious Hatred, Hostage-Taking and Other Issues
The Human Rights Council this afternoon held the last meeting of its first session, adopting decisions and resolutions on, among others, the human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories and the incitement to racial and religious hatred, and the promotion of tolerance. It also adopted two statements by the President on hostage-taking, and on the entry…
