12 years 2 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL APPROVES FIVE MANDATE HOLDERS AND ADOPTS A RESOLUTION ON ISSUANCE OF REPORTS OF THE UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW
18 June 2009
Meeting Summaries
Council Decides to Discontinue Consideration of the Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo under the Complaint Procedure
The Human Rights Council this morning approved five candidates for special procedure mandates, including new Special Rapporteurs on the independence of judges and lawyers and on violence against women, and adopted a resolution under its organizational and procedural matters on issuance of reports of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review in all official languages of the…
12 years 2 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ESTABLISHES MANDATE OF INDEPENDENT EXPERT ON SUDAN FOR ONE YEAR
18 June 2009
Meeting Summaries
Council Concludes Eleventh Regular Session after Adopting Four Resolutions
The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its eleventh regular session after adopting four resolutions, in which it established the mandate an of Independent Expert on human rights in Sudan for the period of one year, and extended the mandate of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action for a period of three years, among others.
Concerning the situation of human rights in Sudan, adopted as orally…
12 years 2 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES ELEVENTH SESSION
18 June 2009
Press Release
Council Adopts 13 Resolutions, Including Creation of a New Mandate of Independent Expert on Situation of Human Rights in Sudan
The Human Rights Council closed its eleventh regular session this afternoon, adopting 13 texts on a wide range of issues, including on violence against women, trafficking in persons, the effects of foreign debt and the human rights of migrants. The Council also established a new human rights mandate of Independent Expert on human rights in Sudan for the period of one year, and decided to extend the mandate of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective…
12 years 2 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS EIGHT RESOLUTIONS ON THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF ALL HUMAN RIGHTS
17 June 2009
Meeting Summaries
Council Creates Working Group to Provide a Communications Procedure to the Convention on the Rights of the Child
The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted eight resolutions under its agenda item on the promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development, concerning the creation of an open-ended Working Group on an Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child to provide a communications procedure; accelerating efforts to eliminate all…
12 years 2 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH INDEPENDENT EXPERT ON SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN HAITI
17 June 2009
Meeting Summaries
Council Concludes General Debate on Racism and Racial Discrimination, Holds General Debate on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building
The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Haiti after he presented his report. The Council also concluded its general debate on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance, including follow-up and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, and held a…
12 years 2 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS GENERAL DEBATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN PALESTINE AND OTHER OCCUPIED ARAB TERRITORIES
16 June 2009
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this morning held a general debate on the human rights situation in Palestine and other Occupied Arab Territories.
Israel, speaking as a concerned country, said ignoring Palestinian violence against Israel and the denial of Israel's right to exist as a Jewish State detracted from any credibility the Council could have, and did not contribute to building Israel's confidence in the Council.
Palestine, speaking as a concerned country, said that the Prime Minister of Israel had spoken about his vision for…
12 years 2 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN SUDAN
16 June 2009
Meeting Summaries
Council Holds General Debate on Follow-up and Implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action; Vice President of Nigeria Addresses the Council
The Human Rights Council today held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Sudan after she presented her report. It also held a general debate on follow-up and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action. The Vice President of Nigeria also addressed the Council.
At the beginning of the meeting, Goodluck…
12 years 2 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
16 June 2009
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which also heard from Spokespersons for the International Labour Organization, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Food Programme, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Global Humanitarian Forum. A Spokesperson for the Prime Minister Raila Odinga of Kenya also made an announcementILO Turns 90 / International…
12 years 2 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON CONTEMPORARY FORMS OF RACISM
16 June 2009
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, Githu Muigai, who presented his annual report, as well as reports on missions to Mauritania and the United States. The Council also held a general debate on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance, in the context of follow-up and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action.
Presenting his…
12 years 2 months ago
SECRETARY-GENERAL'S STATEMENT ON THE URGENCY OF THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR-TEST-BAN TREATY
16 June 2009
Press Release
The conclusion of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) more than a decade ago was an important milestone in norm-setting and marked a significant achievement in the field of disarmament and non-proliferation. But for too long, it has not been brought into force. The price is high. There is no doubt that the longer the Treaty is delayed, the greater the risks and consequences that nuclear weapons will again be tested. By outlawing all nuclear tests, the CTBT in force would greatly contribute to global efforts to curb…
