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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONSIDERS INDIGENOUS ISSUES
21 September 2010
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council today took up indigenous issues, holding a general debate on human rights bodies and mechanisms, which mainly focused on indigenous issues, hearing an introduction of reports by the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner for Human Rights and her Office on indigenous issues, as well as reports of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous People, and concluding the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples.
Marcia Kran, Director of the Research and Right to Development Division,…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OUTCOMES OF LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC, SPAIN AND LESOTHO
21 September 2010
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Spain and Lesotho.
Yong Chanthalangsy, Permanent Representative of the Lao People's Democratic Republic to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said in the spirit of good will and cooperation, the Lao People's Democratic Republic was considering extending an invitation to the Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing and maintaining a regular dialogue with the Special Procedures of the…
10 years 10 months ago
IFRC Press Conference
21 September 2010
Press Conference Announcement
Launch of the World Disasters Report 2010 on Urban Risk. The report itself will have its global launch in Nairobi on the morning of the 21st but the IFRC wants to provide the opportunity for Geneva media to cover it and get a specific briefing on substance, issues etc as well as the opportunity to interview spokespersons.
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IFRC Press Conference
Listen to the audio
ftp://MVE-PWSU:vo4KeQnm@unis-ftp.unog.ch/PCIFRC20100921.mp3…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
20 September 2010
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this morning held a panel discussion on the elimination of discrimination against women.
Introducing the panel discussion, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Kyung-Wha Kang said that discrimination against women persisted in both private and public spheres during times of peace as well as in conflict or transition periods. Millennium Development Goal Five on improving maternal health was the most off-track. Girls were dropping out of schools simply because of the lack of adequate sanitation…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HEARS PRESENTATION OF REPORTS BY SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
20 September 2010
Meeting Summaries
Concludes General Debate on Human Rights Situations Requiring the Council's Attention, Hears from Minister of Justice and Human Rights of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard the presentation of reports by James Anaya, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples. It also concluded its general debate on human rights situations requiring the Council's attention.
Mr. Anaya, presenting his reports, said the first part of his written report…
10 years 11 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
17 September 2010
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Ms. Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service at the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for and Representatives of the United Nations Environment Programme, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children's Fund, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, the World Intellectual Property Organization, the International Organization for Migration, the Office for the…
10 years 11 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DEBATE WITH INDEPENDENT EXPERT ON THE SUDAN
17 September 2010
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive debate with the Independent Expert on the Sudan.
Mohamed Chande Othman, Independent Expert on the Sudan, introducing his report, commended the Government of the Sudan for taking steps towards the implementation of some of the recommendations made by the Council's Group of Experts on Darfur. In spite of these achievements, there was a lack of progress in other areas, and he urged the Government to continue the process of law reform to conform to international human rights standards. In Southern…
10 years 11 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS GENERAL DEBATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONS THAT REQUIRE THE COUNCIL’S ATTENTION
17 September 2010
Meeting Summaries
Concludes Interactive Debate with Independent Expert on the Sudan
The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention. It also concluded its interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the Sudan.
Mohamed Chande Othman, Independent Expert on the Sudan, in his concluding remarks, said that it was important for the Council to take into account the incompleteness of the nature of human rights institutions in the Sudan. Although some progress had been…
10 years 11 months ago
FIFTH EDITION OF GENEVA LECTURE SERIES HELD ON “BUILDING BRIDGES: INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE, IDENTITIES AND MIGRATION”
17 September 2010
Press Conferences
Almost 800 people attended the fifth edition of the Geneva Lecture Series on the topic “Building Bridges: Intercultural Dialogue, Identities and Migration”, held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on Thursday, 16 September 2010, with the participation of Professor Ekmeleddin Ýhsanoðlu, Secretary-General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference.
In his opening remarks, UNOG Director-General, Sergei A. Ordzhonikidze, emphasized that in an era of the greatest human mobility in recorded history, countries were not…
10 years 11 months ago
WHO Press Conference
17 September 2010
Press Conference Announcement
Health situation in Pakistan in light of the flood crisis Dr. Guido Sabatinelli, WHO Representative to Pakistan
Title
WHO Press Conference
Listen to the audio
ftp://MVE-PWSU:vo4KeQnm@unis-ftp.unog.ch/PCWHO20100917.mp3
Organizations
United Nations Office at Geneva
