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WHO Press Conference
28 September 2010
Press Conference Announcement
Launch of the report "Towards Universal Access - Scaling up priority HIV/AIDS interventions in the health sector - Progress Report 2010" Dr. Hiroki Nakatani, Assistant-Director General for HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases, WHO Dr. Yves Souteyrand, Coordinator, Strategic Information, HIV/AIDS Department, WHO Leila Pakkala, Director of Private-Sector Fundraising and Partnerships, UNICEF Dr. Mariângela Simao, Senior Adviser, AIDS Financing & Economics Division, UNAIDS Rifat Atun, Director, Strategy, Performance & Evaluation, The Global Fund…
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OHCHR Press Conference
28 September 2010
Press Conference Announcement
Following the presentation of the report to the UN Human Rights Council, the three members of the independent international Fact-Finding Mission appointed by the President of the Human Rights Council to inquire into the Gaza flotilla incident on 31 May 2010 will hold a press conference at the Palais des Nations. Judge K. Hudson-Phillips, former judge of the International Criminal Court in the Hague Sir Desmond de Silva, Queen’s Counsel, who was Chief Prosecutor of the Sierra Leone War Crimes Tribunal Ms. Shanthi Dairiam, human rights expert of Malaysia and former member of the Committee on the…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TAKES UP HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN PALESTINE AND OTHER OCCUPIED ARAB TERRITORIES
27 September 2010
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this morning took up its agenda item on the human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories, under which it considered the report of the Committee of Experts established in the context of follow-up to the report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, and held an interactive dialogue on that report. It also heard a presentation of the reports of the Secretary-General and of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the progress made in…
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FACT-FINDING MISSION ON THE ISRAELI ATTACK ON THE FLOTILLA CARRYING HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO GAZA PRESENTS REPORT TO HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
27 September 2010
Meeting Summaries
Council Holds General Debate on the Human Rights Situation in Palestine and Other Occupied Arab Territories
The United Nations Fact-Finding Mission to investigate violations of international law, including international humanitarian and human rights law, resulting from the Israeli attacks on the flotilla of ships carrying humanitarian assistance this afternoon presented its report to the Human Rights Council after the Council held its general debate on the human rights situation in Palestine and…
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Press Conference by the SRSG on Sexual Violence in Conflict
27 September 2010
Press Conference Announcement
Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Margot Wallström, the first holder of the post since it was created, will be in Geneva to participate in a special event during the Human Rights Council (HRC) on Monday 27 September 2010. Ms. Wallström will share her assessment of the recent atrocities in the form of mass rapes in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and her recommendations on how to address the issue of sexual violence in conflict and rape as a tactic of war. MS Wallström is on her way to…
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OHCHR Press Conference
27 September 2010
Press Conference Announcement
The UN Committee of Independent Experts monitoring and assessing investigations into serious violations of International Humanitarian and Human Rights Laws during the Gaza conflict (December 2008 to January 2009) will be presenting its report to the UN Human Rights Council on investigations undertaken by Israel and the Palestinian side. The Committee assess undertaken investigations for compliance with international standards of independence, impartiality, effectiveness, thoroughness and promptness. Christian Tomuschat, Professor Emeritus at Humboldt University Berlin and Chair of the Committee…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
24 September 2010
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director 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 Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration and the United Nations Children's Fund.Activities in New York
Ms. Momal-Vanian said that the High-level Meeting on Disarmament convened by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on revitalizing the work of the Conference on Disarmament and taking forward multilateral…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS ANNUAL DISCUSSION ON THE INTEGRATION OF A GENDER PERSPECTIVE IN THE WORK OF THE COUNCIL
24 September 2010
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this morning held its annual discussion on the integration of a gender perspective in its work. The panel discussed how well the Human Rights Council and its mechanisms had integrated a gender perspective into their work, and identified lessons-learned, obstacles, shortcomings and challenges to the integration of a gender perspective throughout the work of the Council.
Introducing the panel discussion, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Kyung-Wha Kang said the theme of today…
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COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD REVIEWS REPORTS OF SRI LANKA UNDER CONVENTION AND OPTIONAL PROTOCOL ON THE INVOLVEMENT OF CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT
24 September 2010
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its review of the combined third and fourth periodic report of Sri Lanka under the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its initial report on the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict.
Hiranthi Wijemanne, Consultant to the Ministry of Justice, presenting the report under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, said Sri Lanka could be satisfied that even during the conflict policies and programmes…
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COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD EXAMINES REPORTS OF NICARAGUA ON TWO OPTIONAL PROTOCOLS TO THE CONVENTION (in French only)
24 September 2010
Meeting Summaries
Le Comité des droits de l'enfant a examiné hier et ce matin les rapports présentés par le Nicaragua sur les mesures prises par ce pays en application de la Convention relative aux droits de l'enfant et de ses deux Protocoles facultatifs, qui portent respectivement sur l'implication d'enfants dans les conflits armés et sur la vente d'enfants, la prostitution des enfants et la pornographie mettant en scène des enfants.
Le rapport du Nicaragua sur la mise en œuvre de la Convention a été présenté par le Conseiller spécial…
