13 years ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE OPENS FIRST SESSION
04 August 2008
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee this morning held the first meeting of its first session by hearing statements by the Acting United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the President of the Human Rights Council and by electing its Chairperson and Bureau officers.
The 18-member Advisory Committee elected Miguel Alfonso Martinez from Cuba as Chairperson. Elected as Vice-Chairpersons were Mona Zulficar from Egypt; Vladimir Kartashkin from the Russian Federation and Chung Chinsung from the Republic of Korea. Also elected as Rapporteur was Emmanuel Decaux of…
13 years ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS REPORT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
04 August 2008
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the eighteenth and nineteenth periodic reports of the Russian Federation, submitted in one document, on how that State party is fulfilling its obligations under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Maksim Travnikov, Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation, introducing the report and responding to written questions submitted in advance by the Committee, said that, as of 2002, the…
13 years ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE DISCUSSES ITS WORKING METHODS
04 August 2008
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee this afternoon discussed its working methods and listened to statements on this subject by its Experts, Observer States and non-governmental organizations.
Experts of the Advisory Committee underlined the special nature of the Committee, but there were differing views on what should be done about the studies left unfinished by the former Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights. Some Experts said it was important to take onboard the heritage of the former Sub-Commission. Others said it was more important…
13 years ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE HOLDS FIRST SESSION IN GENEVA FROM 4 TO 15 AUGUST 2008
31 July 2008
Press Release
The first session of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee will be held from 4 to 15 August 2008, in Room XIX of the Palais des Nations in Geneva. During the session, the Advisory Committee is scheduled to elect its officers, adopt its agenda and organization of work, discuss the mandate entrusted to it by the Human Rights Council and decide on its annual programme of work and working methods. The Advisory Committee will also treat requests to it stemming from Human Rights Council resolutions and adopt a report to the Council.
Pursuant to Human…
13 years ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS REPORT OF TOGO
31 July 2008
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined sixth to seventeenth periodic report of Togo on how that State party is fulfilling its obligations under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Célestine Akouavi Aidam, Minister of Human Rights and the Consolidation of Democracy of Togo, introducing the report, said that Togo had gone through a long history of difficulties in the transition to democracy. The long socio-political crisis from 1990 to 2007 had been aggravated by…
13 years ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS REPORT OF NAMIBIA
30 July 2008
Press Release
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined eighth to twelfth periodic report of Namibia on how that State party is fulfilling its obligations under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Tousy Namiseb, Chief of Law Reform in the Ministry of Justice of Namibia, introducing the report, said that Namibia was a State party to a number of international instruments and upheld the rules of international law. It had put into effect the provisions of international law in the domestic…
13 years ago
UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT US$982.3 MILLION
29 July 2008
Press Release
The United Nations Compensation Commission has made available today a total of $982,318,000.00 to three Governments for distribution to 18 successful claimants. Payment is being made in respect of 6 claims in category E (claims of corporations and public sector enterprises) and 12 claims in category F (claims of Governments and international organizations, including environmental claims).
The present round of payments is being made in accordance with the second phase of Governing Council decision 256 (S/AC.26/Dec.256 (2005)), which gives priority in payment to claims with…
13 years ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
29 July 2008
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 was also attended by Spokespersons for United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the International Organization for Migration. Spokespersons from the World Health Organization and the UN Refugee Agency were also present, but had no announcements to make.Secretary-General’s Trip to Mexico
Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier said the…
13 years ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS REPORT OF ECUADOR
29 July 2008
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined seventeenth to nineteenth periodic report of Ecuador on how that State party is fulfilling its obligations under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Doris Melo, Minister and Sub-Director of the Department of Human Rights and Social Affairs in the Ministry of External Relations of Ecuador, introducing the report, said that Ecuador had implemented laws and established institutions on public policy with an aim to strengthen the…
13 years ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS STATEMENTS FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, INDIA AND CHINA
29 July 2008
Meeting Summaries
Holds First Public Plenary of Third Part of 2008 Session
The Conference on Disarmament this morning held its first public plenary of the third and final part of its 2008 session, under the Presidency of the United States, hearing statements from the Russian Federation, India and China on Presidential Draft Decision (CD/1840) for getting the body back to substantive work.
The Russian Federation said that, despite some questions, it was prepared to support the draft decision, and highlighted that the adoption of the programme of work would allow them…
