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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DISCUSSES FOLLOW-UP TO VIENNA DECLARATION AND PROGRAMME OF ACTION
24 September 2010
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this afternoon discussed, under its agenda item eight, Follow-up to the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, which, speakers said reaffirmed the solemn commitment of all States to fulfil their obligations to promote universal respect for and observance and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms for all.
In the discussion, speakers said seventeen years ago, the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action reaffirmed that all human rights were universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated, and that…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS OUTCOMES OF UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF GUYANA, KUWAIT AND BELARUS
23 September 2010
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Guyana, Kuwait and Belarus.
Gail Teixeira, Presidential Adviser on Governance of the Office of the President of Guyana, said Guyana was proud of its constitutional and parliamentary reforms, and its model of shared governance. Guyana was proud of its socio-economic achievements and its budgetary commitment to poverty reduction, although it recognized that there were still very many more problems to be overcome. Guyana remained committed to…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS GENERAL DEBATE ON THE UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW
23 September 2010
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on the Universal Periodic Review process. In the context of the general debate, speakers raised, among other things, the fact that countries from every corner of the world had participated in the Council's Universal Periodic Review. The Universal Periodic Review was one of the Council's most important features, and it was the shared responsibility of Member States to uphold this principle, and to engage in a transparent, objective, non-politicized, non-selective, and constructive dialogue. The…
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US Mission press conference
23 September 2010
Press Conference Announcement
Update on International Developments in Intellectual Property David Kappos, Director of the U.S Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
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US Mission press conference
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United Nations Office at Geneva
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS OUTCOMES OF UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF KENYA AND ARMENIA
22 September 2010
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Kenya and Armenia.
Mutula Kilonzo, Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs of Kenya, said that Kenya attached great importance to the work of the Human Rights Council and in particular the Universal Periodic Review. Kenya was taking measures to implement the recommendations accepted in May, many of which touched on holding a peaceful referendum on the new constitution, providing equality and outlawing discrimination especially on…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OUTCOMES OF SWEDEN, GRENADA AND TURKEY
22 September 2010
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Sweden, Grenada and Turkey.
Jan Knutsson, Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said this was an event of great significance to the Swedish Government's human rights work, and it was the culmination of a highly valuable process, which showed what the Council could do to advance human rights around the world. Throughout the process, a wide range of issues had been brought to the Government's attention, increasing its…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OUTCOMES OF KYRGYZSTAN AND GUINEA
21 September 2010
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council today adopted the Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Kyrgyzstan and Guinea.
Jyldyz Mambetalieva, Deputy Minister of Justice of Kyrgyzstan, briefed the Council on the tragic events that took place in Kyrgyzstan in April, May and June of 2010. The main causes of the April turmoil in the Republic could be boiled down to a confluence of factors, which included a reduction in social security, the creation of anti-constitutional state power institutions, high corruption levels, and the closure of independent printed media,…
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COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD CONSIDERS REPORTS OF SUDAN ON THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD AND ON THE OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE CONVENTION ON CHILDREN AND ARMED CONFLICT (in French only)
21 September 2010
Meeting Summaries
Le Comité des droits de l'enfant a examiné aujourd'hui les rapports présentés par le Soudan sur les mesures prises pour la mise en œuvre de la Convention relative aux droits de l'enfant et de son Protocole facultatif sur l'implication d'enfants dans les conflits armés.
Mme Qamar Khalifa Habani, Secrétaire générale du Conseil national du bien-être des enfants du Soudan, a notamment souligné que les accords internationaux ratifiés par le Soudan…
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COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD REVIEWS REPORTS OF MONTENEGRO UNDER THE CONVENTION AND OPTIONAL PROTOCOLS
21 September 2010
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its review of the initial periodic report of Montenegro under the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its initial reports on the two Optional Protocols on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict and on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography.
In introductory remarks to the Committee, Suad Numanovic, Minister of Labour and Social Welfare of Montenegro, said the 2007 Family Act contained a section especially devoted to children's rights…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
21 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 World Meteorological Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children's Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the World Food Programme.Activities in New York
Ms. Momal-Vanian said that United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addressed yesterday the High Level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly on the Millennium Development Goals. His…
