12 years ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
21 July 2009
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Officer-in-charge of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Development Programme and the World Intellectual Property Organization.Secretary-General
Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier said that the Secretary-General would be travelling this week to China and Mongolia. During his working visit to China, he would pursue his dialogue with the Chinese…
12 years ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONSIDERS REPORT OF AZERBAIJAN
21 July 2009
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee this afternoon concluded its consideration of the third report of Azerbaijan on measures undertaken to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
Khalaf Khalafov, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, introducing Azerbaijan’s report, explained that the opinion of the Committee about alleged pressure and physical violence against representatives of the mass media and national human rights organizations was a result of misinformation. The court decision had disengaged their journalistic activity from the…
12 years ago
HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESS CONFERENCE BY UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL JOHN HOLMES ON MID-YEAR REVIEW OF 2009 HUMANITARIAN APPEALS
21 July 2009
Press Conferences
John Holmes, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, briefed journalists this afternoon in Geneva following a mid-year review conference with Member States on the status of the 2009 consolidated humanitarian appeals. Mr. Holmes was joined by Gregory Starr, Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security and Misikir Tilahun, the Head of Programmes for the non-governmental organization Africa Humanitarian Action, who also responded to questions.Overview Of Status of…
12 years 1 month ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONSIDERS REPORT OF CHAD
17 July 2009
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee this afternoon concluded its consideration of the initial report of Chad on measures undertaken to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
Presenting the report on Chad, Abderamane Djasnabaille, Minister for Human Rights and the Promotion of Fundamental Freedoms of Chad, said that Chad’s will to establish a democratic regime following a bloody dictatorship that had made many families suffer had taken on concrete form during a national conference in 1993 where precise guidelines had been formulated regarding the creation…
12 years 1 month ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
17 July 2009
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Officer-in-charge of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the World Trade Organization.Secretary-General
Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier said that the latest report of the Secretary-General to the Security Council on the UN Mission in Sudan came out yesterday. The Security Council was scheduled to take up the report in closed consultations today after its presentation by Alain…
12 years 1 month ago
UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON THE QUESTION OF PALESTINE TO BE HELD AT THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA ON 22 AND 23 JULY
16 July 2009
Press Release
Meeting to Discuss the Responsibility of the International Community to Uphold International Humanitarian Law to Ensure Protection of Civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People will convene a United Nations International Meeting on the Question of Palestine on 22 and 23 July 2009 at the United Nations Office at Geneva. The theme of the Meeting is “Responsibility of the international community to uphold international…
12 years 1 month ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONSIDERS REPORT OF THE NETHERLANDS, THE NETHERLANDS ANTILLES AND ARUBA
15 July 2009
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba on measures undertaken to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
Presenting the report on the Netherlands, Hirsch Ballin, Minister of Justice of the Netherlands, said that Dutch society was characterized by a wide range of religious ideologies, beliefs, lifestyles and value patterns. That social diversity was seen as a great good in the Netherlands,…
12 years 1 month ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
14 July 2009
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Officer-in-charge of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization and the United Nations Refugee Agency.Secretary-General
Ms. Ponomareva-Piquier said that yesterday the UN Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, had given an account to the UN Security Council of the visit he had undertaken to Myanmar, at the invitation of this country, on 3-4 July. In his…
12 years 1 month ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONSIDERS REPORT OF TANZANIA
14 July 2009
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Tanzania on the measures undertaken by that country to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
Presenting the report, Mathias Meinrad Chikawe, Minister for Constitutional Affairs and Justice of Tanzania, said that the laws of marriage, inheritance and succession were the subject of a protracted debate, which related not only to issues of gender equality, but also involved deep religious and strong cultural beliefs. The legislation was currently…
12 years 1 month ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE OPENS NINETY-SIXTH SESSION
13 July 2009
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee this morning opened its ninety-sixth session, adopting its agenda and programme of work and hearing an address by the Director of the Division of the Human Rights Council and Treaty Bodies at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Bacre Waly Ndiaye, Director of the Division of the Human Rights Council and Treaty Bodies at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, said that the Human Rights Committee was one of the pillars of the United Nations system for the protection of human rights. The various international actors, States, inter-…
