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Geneva International Discussions - 17th round: Press Conference by Georgia
04 October 2011
Press Conference Announcement
Geneva International Discussions - 17th round: Press Conference by Georgia (time tbc) Giorgi Bokeria, Secretary, National Security Council
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Geneva International Discussions - 17th round: Press Conference by the Co-Chairs
04 October 2011
Press Conference Announcement
Geneva International Discussions - 16th round: Press Conference by the Co-Chairs (time tbc) Philippe Lefort, European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus and for the crisis in Georgia Antti Turunen, United Nations Representative to the Geneva International Discussions and the Joint Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism Giedrius Cekuolis, Special Envoy of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Chairperson-in-Office
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COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN OPENS FIFTIETH SESSION
03 October 2011
Meeting Summaries
Hears Address by High Commissioner for Human Rights
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this morning opened its fiftieth session, hearing a statement from Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and adopting its agenda and programme of work for the session.
Ms. Pillay said that looking at the current situation of human rights in the world, the international community was faced with towering human rights challenges, such as the food emergency in the Horn of Africa. As in every crisis, women were…
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COMMITTEE ON ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN MEETS WITH NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
03 October 2011
Meeting Summaries
Hears Statements from Non-Governmental Organizations on the Rights of Women in Oman, Montenegro, Paraguay and Mauritius
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon met with non-governmental organizations to discuss the situation of the rights of women in Oman, Montenegro, Paraguay and Mauritius. The reports of the four countries will be reviewed by the Committee this week.
Representatives of non-governmental organizations in Oman delivered an oral report that also covered Kuwait, whose report will be…
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COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD EXAMINES REPORT OF SWEDEN ON THE SALE OF CHILDREN, CHILD PROSTITUTION AND CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
03 October 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the report of Sweden on how that country is implementing the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography.
Introducing the report, Marianne Jenryd, Director General for Administrative Affairs, Ministry of Health and Social Services of Sweden, said the Government of Sweden was fully committed to upholding and respecting its obligations under the Optional Protocol to the Convention on…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS TEXTS ON HAITI, MIGRANTS, CLIMATE CHANGE AND PROMOTING HUMAN RIGHTS THROUGH THE OLYMPIC IDEAL
30 September 2011
Meeting Summaries
Extends Mandate of Expert on Haiti, Decides to Hold Seminar on Climate Change and Panel on Promoting Human Rights through Sport and the Olympics
The Human Rights Council this morning adopted three resolutions on migrants, climate change and on promoting human rights through sport and in particular the Olympic and Paralympic Games. It also adopted a Presidential Statement on technical assistance for Haiti.
Laura Dupuy Lasserre, President of the Human Rights Council, said that under the Presidential Statement on…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
30 September 2011
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the UN Information Service, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for and Representatives of the UN Research Institute for Social Development, the International Labour Organization, the Human Rights Council, the UN Refugee Agency, the World Trade Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Organization for Migration, the World Food Programme and the World Health Organization.Bahrain
Rupert Colville of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said that OHCHR was concerned…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATES OF SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON CAMBODIA AND WORKING GROUP OF EXPERTS ON PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT
30 September 2011
Meeting Summaries
Suspends Eighteenth Session after Adopting Texts on Burundi, Right to Development,
Funding of High Commissioner’s Office, Unilateral Measures and Racism
The Human Rights Council this afternoon suspended its eighteenth session after adopting a series of texts in which it, among others, extended the mandates of the Special Rapporteur on Cambodia and the Working Group of Experts of people of African descent, and did not renew the mandate of the Independent Expert on Burundi. It also appointed a number of…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES EIGHTEENTH SESSION
30 September 2011
Press Release
Creates Two New Mandates on Promotion of a Democratic International Order and on Promotion of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Guarantees of Non-recurrence
The Human Rights Council concluded its eighteenth regular session this afternoon after adopting more than 30 resolutions and decisions and two Presidential Statements on a wide range of issues, including Libya’s membership in the Human Rights Council; the promotion and protection of freedom of expression on the Internet; the death penalty; preventable maternal morbidity and human rights; the human right to safe drinking water and…
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COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD HOLDS DAY OF GENERAL DISCUSSION REGARDING CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS
30 September 2011
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today held a Day of General Discussion with regard to children of incarcerated parents. It held two workshops on babies and children living with or visiting a parent in prison, and on children left “outside” when their parent was incarcerated. The Committee concluded that children of incarcerated parents were still too often forgotten. The priority was non-custodial sentencing for parents and there was a need for reconciliation between the interest of the State and the best interest…
