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COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION OPENS SEVENTY-THIRD SESSION IN GENEVA
28 July 2008
Meeting Summaries
Committee Hears Address by Representatives of High Commissioner for Human Rights and Other United Nations Bodies, Adopts its Agenda and Programme of Work
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its seventy-third session at the Palais Wilson in Geneva, during which it will review the reports of Ecuador, Namibia, Togo, the Russian Federation, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Sweden on how those countries are fulfilling their obligations under the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONCLUDES NINETY-THIRD SESSION
25 July 2008
Press Release
Adopts Final Conclusions and Recommendations on Reports of the United Kingdom, France, San Marino and Ireland
The Human Rights Committee concluded today its ninety-third session, during which it considered and adopted concluding observations and recommendations on the reports submitted by the United Kingdom, France, San Marino and Ireland on how they implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
In concluding observations on the sixth periodic report of the United Kingdom, the Committee welcomed the adoption of the Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
25 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 the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the
United Nations Refugee Agency, the Universal Postal Union and the World Intellectual Property Organization.Nomination of New High Commissioner for Human Rights
Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier said the Secretary-General, following consultations with the President of the General Assembly and the Chairmen of the five…
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FURTHER PROGRESS MADE TOWARDS A NEW PROTOCOL ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS
25 July 2008
Press Release
International negotiations to address the humanitarian challenges posed by cluster munitions made further progress this month as the Group of Governmental Experts to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) concluded its third 2008 Session today at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
For three weeks, military, technical and legal experts worked in a productive environment in an effort to address humanitarian harm caused by cluster munitions. The Group is entrusted to "negotiate a proposal to address urgently the humanitarian impact of cluster munitions, while striking a…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF MADAGASCAR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
24 July 2008
Presentation of Credentials
Guy Rajemison Rakotomaharo, the new Permanent Representative of Madagascar to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to his appointment to Geneva, from 2002 until 2008, Mr. Rajemison Rakotomaharo had been serving as the President of the Senate of Madagascar. He began his public career in 1999 as a municipal counsellor in the capital, Antananarivo, rising to Deputy Mayor in 2000 and then to Mayor ad interim of…
13 years ago
NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF GABON PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNOG
24 July 2008
Presentation of Credentials
Guy Blaise Nambo-Wezet, the new Permanent Representative of Gabon to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Namo-Wezet served, among others, as the Inspector General for Hygiene and Health in the Workplace at the Ministry of Labour and Employment; as coordinator of AIDS programmes in the workplace at the same ministry; as Assistant Chief of Clinic at the faculty of medicine in Libreville; and…
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Remarks by Mr. Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at the 24th Universal Postal Congress
23 July 2008
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23 juillet 2008Remarks by Mr. Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, at the 24th Universal Postal Congress (en anglais seulement)Remarks by Mr. Sergei A. OrdzhonikidzeUnited Nations Under-Secretary-GeneralDirector-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 24th Universal Postal CongressGeneva International Conference Centre, Hall 1Wednesday, 23 July 2008,…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE ADOPTS REPORT ON FOLLOW-UP TO CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS AND DISCUSSES REPORT ON FOLLOW-UP TO VIEWS
23 July 2008
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee this morning discussed and adopted the progress report of the Special Rapporteur for Follow-up to Concluding Observations, and discussed the report of the Special Rapporteur for Follow-up to Views.
Nigel Rodley, Committee Expert and Rapporteur for Follow-up to Concluding Observations, introduced the progress report on follow-up to concluding observations (CCPR/C/93/R.1), detailing activities undertaken at the Committee’s ninety-third session. He said that State parties’ would have until March…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE ADOPTS ANNUAL REPORT
23 July 2008
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 2007 to 31 July 2008 and the ninety-first, ninety-second and the ninety-third sessions of the Human Rights Committee.
The Annual Report, which was introduced by Committee Expert, Abdelfattah Amor, notes that, since the adoption of the last report, Samoa has become a party to the Covenant; Albania and the Republic of Moldova have become parties to the First Optional Protocol; and Albania, France, Honduras,…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
22 July 2008
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from spokespersons and representatives from the World Health Organization, the Universal Postal Union and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Spokespersons from the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Meteorological Organization were also present, but had no announcements to make.Arrest of Radovan Karadžiæ
Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier said that, in a statement, the…
