13 years 1 month ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS STATEMENTS FROM AUSTRALIA, JAPAN, RUSSIA, SOUTH AFRICA, CANADA, FRANCE, SRI LANKA, CHINA AND NEW ZEALAND
24 June 2008
Meeting Summaries
The United States, as Incoming President of the Conference, Proposes Informal Discussions on All Core Issues during Third Part of 2008 Session of Conference
The Conference on Disarmament today heard statements from Australia, Japan, the Russian Federation, South Africa, Canada, France, Sri Lanka, China and New Zealand on Presidential proposal CD/1840 to end the impasse in the Conference and on regional nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament efforts.
The incoming President of the Conference, Ambassador…
13 years 1 month ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
20 June 2008
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from representatives of and spokespersons for the Global Humanitarian Forum Geneva, the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Works and Relief Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Far East, the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, the GAVI Alliance, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Trade Organization and the International Organization for Migration.Issues Related to Climate ChangeGlobal…
13 years 2 months ago
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE ON MARTIN IHOEGHIAN UHOMOIBHI PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL FOR 2008-2009
19 June 2008
Meeting Summaries
Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi is currently serving as Ambassador of Nigeria to Switzerland and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Dr. Uhomoibhi begins his one-year term as President of the Human Rights Council today.
Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Dr. Uhomoibhi served as the acting Director of the Office of the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria from 2004 to 2007. From July 2003 to January 2004, he was Deputy Director and Head of Division for Inter-African Affairs at the Ministry…
13 years 2 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTS BUREAU FOR THIRD ANNUAL CYCLE
19 June 2008
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council today elected the new President and officers of the Bureau of the Council for its third annual cycle which begins today.
The Council elected by acclamation Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi of Nigeria as the new President of the Human Rights Council. Four Vice Presidents were also elected: Elchin Amirbayov of Azerbaijan, Erlinda F. Basilio of the Philippines, Alberto J. Dumont of Argentina and Marius Grinius of Canada. Mr. Amirbayov was also elected as Rapporteur. The terms for the newly appointed bureau members will end on 18 June 2009.
In his opening statement…
13 years 2 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON CONFERENCE FACILITIES AND PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT ON TERMS OF OFFICE OF MANDATE HOLDERS
18 June 2008
Meeting Summaries
Starts Taking Action on Draft Resolution on Optional Protocol to International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
The Human Rights Council this morning adopted a resolution on conference facilities and financial support to the Human Rights Council and a Presidential statement on terms of office of Special Procedure mandate holders. The Council also started to take action on a draft resolution on the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
In the…
13 years 2 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS 13 RESOLUTIONS, APPOINTS 13 NEW MANDATE HOLDERS AND EXTENDS EIGHT MANDATES
18 June 2008
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted 13 resolutions on a range of issues, including the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, the promotion on the right of peoples to peace, and elimination of discrimination against persons affected by leprosy. It appointed 13 new mandate holders on freedom of expression, health, racial discrimination, trafficking in persons, people of African descent, arbitrary detention, Haiti…
13 years 2 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES ITS EIGHTH REGULAR SESSION
18 June 2008
Press Release
Adopts Text on Complaints Mechanism for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Names 13 New Special Procedures Mandate Holders and Extends Eight Mandates
The Human Rights Council closed its eighth regular session this afternoon, adopting 14 resolutions and a Presidential statement on a wide range of issues, naming 13 new Special Procedures mandate holders, extending the mandates of eight Special Procedures, and adopting the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review on 32 countries whose human rights situations were reviewed during the first two sessions of the Universal Periodic Review…
13 years 2 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS GENERAL DEBATE ON RACISM AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND FOLLOW-UP TO THE DURBAN DECLARATION AND PROGRAMME OF ACTION
17 June 2008
Meeting Summaries
Ends Discussion on Follow-up and Implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action
The Human Rights Council this morning held a general debate on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance and on follow-up and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. At the beginning of the meeting, the Council concluded its general debate on follow-up and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action.
Glaudine Mtshali, Vice…
13 years 2 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
17 June 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 Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Also attending were representatives of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and…
13 years 2 months ago
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HEARS STATEMENTS ON DRAFT DECISION FOR GETTING THE CONFERENCE BACK TO WORK
17 June 2008
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard statements from Sweden, speaking also on behalf of Finland, Cuba, Pakistan, Canada and Algeria on Presidential draft decision CD/1840, which aims to get the body back to substantive work. It also heard concluding remarks by Ambassador John Duncan of the United Kingdom, at the end of the United Kingdom Presidency of the Conference.
For Sweden and Finland, the proposal for a programme of work contained in document CD/1840 was a balanced and carefully crafted compromise. The adoption of that…
