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COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD EXAMINES REPORTS OF ALBANIA ON SALE OF CHILDREN AND ON CHILDREN INVOLVED IN ARMED CONFLICT
26 September 2012
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child considered this morning Albania’s initial reports under the two Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which deal respectively with the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography and with children involved in armed conflict. The Committee considered the report of Albania under the Convention yesterday.
During the dialogue Committee Members asked questions concerning, among other things, the legal status of victims of trafficking, the…
8 years 10 months ago
COUNCIL HOLDS GENERAL DEBATE ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CAPACITY BUILDING
26 September 2012
Meeting Summaries
Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Presents Reports on South Sudan, Cambodia, Somalia and Yemen
The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights present reports by the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner for Human Rights on South Sudan, Cambodia, Somalia and Yemen and then held a general debate on technical assistance and capacity building.
Kyung-wha Kang, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, introducing the country reports by the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General, said…
8 years 10 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH WORKING GROUP OF EXPERTS ON PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT
25 September 2012
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with Verene Shepherd, Chairperson of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent.
Verene Shepherd, Chairperson of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, introducing the reports of the Working Group, said that despite the diversity of situations among people of African descent, there were several common issues that must be addressed. These were manifested in their grouping among the poorest of the poor in many countries, often…
8 years 10 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS GENERAL DEBATE ON RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, XENOPHOBIA AND RELATED FORMS OF INTOLERANCE
25 September 2012
Meeting Summaries
Hears Presentation of Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Complementary Standards
The Human Rights Council today heard the presentation of a report from the Ad Hoc Committee on Complementary Standards, and then held a general debate on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance.
Abdul Samad Minty, Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Ad Hoc Committee on Complementary Standards, introducing the report of the Ad Hoc Committee, said that, during its fourth session in April 2012, the Committee had…
8 years 10 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
25 September 2012
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the International Organization for Migration, the International Labour Organization and the World Meteorological Organization.Human Rights Council
Rolando Gomez for the Human Rights Council (HRC) explained today’s agenda included the report of the Working Group of Experts of People of…
8 years 10 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN CAMBODIA
25 September 2012
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia.
Surya Prasad Subedi, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, presenting his reports to the Human Rights Council, said that he had conducted two country missions, the first of which had focused on the impact of the electoral laws and practices on the enjoyment of human rights, while the second one looked at the impact of economic and other land concessions on…
8 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD CONSIDERS REPORT OF ALBANIA
25 September 2012
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today completed its consideration of the combined second to fourth periodic reports of Albania on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Presenting the report, Filloreta Kodra, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, said Albania adopted a new law on the Protection of the Rights of the Child in 2010 which enforced children’s rights at family, community and country level. The Action Plan for Children 2012-2015 was adopted earlier this year, while a national…
8 years 10 months ago
COUNCIL HOLDS GENERAL DEBATE ON SITUATION IN PALESTINE AND OTHER OCCUPIED ARAB TERRITORIES
24 September 2012
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this morning heard the presentation of the report of the United Nations Secretary-General on the progress made in the implementation of the recommendations of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict and then started its general debate on the human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories.
Presenting the report of the United Nations Secretary-General, Kyung-wha Kang, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, highlighted the need to more earnestly pursue…
8 years 10 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS GENERAL DEBATE ON THE VIENNA DECLARATION AND PROGRAMME OF ACTION
24 September 2012
Meeting Summaries
Concludes General Debate on the Human Rights Situation in Palestine and Other Occupied Arab Territories
The Human Rights Council this afternoon held its general debate on follow-up to and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action after concluding its general debate on the human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories.
In the general debate on the follow up to and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, speakers said that the Declaration reaffirmed that the promotion and…
8 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD CONSIDERS REPORT OF AUSTRIA
24 September 2012
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today completed its consideration of the combined third and fourth periodic reports of Austria on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Presenting the report, Helmut Tichy, Legal Adviser, Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, said under the new Constitutional Law on the Rights of Children, the children’s right to protection and care, their right to regular contact with their parents and their right to a childhood free of violence were guaranteed. Recent studies showed a steady…
