6 years 11 months ago
Stakeout by the Iraqi Minister of Human Rights
01 September 2014
Press Conference Announcement
Statement to the press on the current situation in Iraq. Mr. Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani, Minister for Human Rights, Republic of Iraq
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Stakeout by the Iraqi Minister of Human Rights
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Organizations
United Nations Office at Geneva
6 years 11 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
29 August 2014
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, Interparliamentary Union, International Organization for Migration, World Health Organization, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, and the Economic Commission for Europe.
Syria
Melissa Fleming, for the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), stated that Syria’s intensifying refugee crisis would today surpass a record three million people, amid reports of increasingly horrifying conditions…
6 years 11 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONCLUDES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION
29 August 2014
Press Release
Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of El Salvador, United States, Peru, Cameron, Iraq, Japan and Estonia
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its eighty-fifth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of El Salvador, United States, Peru, Cameroon, Iraq, Japan and Estonia on how those countries implement the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
The Committee’s concluding observations and recommendations on the seven…
6 years 11 months ago
OHCHR Press Conference
29 August 2014
Press Conference Announcement
Concluding observations on El Salvador, USA, Peru, Cameroon, Iraq, Japan, Estonia Jose Francisco Cali Tzay (Chair) Anastasia Crickley (Vice Chair) Marc Bossuyt Noureddine Amir Anwar Kemal
Title
OHCHR Press Conference
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Organizations
OHCHR
6 years 11 months ago
OHCHR Press Conference
29 August 2014
Press Conference Announcement
Launch of the new OHCHR report on the human rights situation in Ukraine. Gianni Magazzeni, Chief of the Americas, Europe, and Central Asia Branch
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OHCHR Press Conference
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Organizations
OHCHR
6 years 11 months ago
WHO Press Conference
28 August 2014
Press Conference Announcement
WHO briefing on the Ebola roadmap. It outlines all actions that need to be taken by affected countries and partners to bring an end to the largest and most complex recorded Ebola outbreak in history. Dr. Bruce Aylward, WHO Assistant Director-General
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WHO Press Conference
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WHO…
6 years 11 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO HOLD SPECIAL SESSION ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN IRAQ ON 1 SEPTEMBER
27 August 2014
Press Release
The Human Rights Council will hold its twenty-second Special Session on Monday, 1 September, entitled “the human rights situation in Iraq in light of abuses committed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and associated groups.”
The President of the Human Rights Council received a letter on 26 August by the Permanent Mission of Iraq, and co-signed by the Permanent Representatives of Egypt, on behalf of the Arab Group, Pakistan, on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation, Iran, on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement, and the…
6 years 11 months ago
OHCHR Press Conference - Human Rights Council / Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
27 August 2014
Press Conference Announcement
Release of latest report by the Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic covering the period between mid-January and mid-July plus the latest developments of the human rights situation in Syria. <r> Mr. Paulo Pinheiro, Chairperson, Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic Ms. Carla del Ponte, Member of the Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic Ms. Karen Abuzayd, Member of the Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic Mr. Vitit Muntarbhorn, Member of the Commission of…
6 years 11 months ago
WHO Press Conference on health and climate change, 27-29 August 2014
27 August 2014
Press Conference Announcement
WHO Press Conference on health and climate change, 27-29 August 2014 <r> Maria Neira, Director, Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health Department, WHO Prof Alistair Woodward, Coordinating lead author of the health chapter of the 5th Assessment report, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum, Scientist and team leader climate change, Department of Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health Department, WHO
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WHO…
6 years 11 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
26 August 2014
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, United Nations Children’s Fund, International Organization for Migration, World Health Organization and the Human Rights Council.
Ebola
Tarik Jasarevic, for the World Health Organization (WHO), stated that an update in the form of a situation report was expected to be delivered later in the day. Regarding WHO teams, Mr. Jasarevic reported that Dr. Kenji Fukuda was now back from Freetown to Monrovia in…
