5 years 10 months ago
Press Stakeout requested by the U.S. Permanent Mission
02 October 2015
Press Conference Announcement
Ambassador Mehmet Ferden Caricki (Turkey) Ambassador Filoreta Kodra (Albania) Ambassador Mohamed Aoujar (Morocco)
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Press Stakeout requested by the U.S. Permanent Mission
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Following the adoption of the resolution on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism, the ambassadors of the sponsoring…
5 years 10 months ago
HRC Press stakeout
02 October 2015
Press Conference Announcement
Ambassador Joachim Ruecker (Germany), President of the Human Rights Council
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HRC Press stakeout
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Round-up of Human Rights Council 30th regular session
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OHCHR
5 years 10 months ago
UNEP Press Conference
02 October 2015
Press Conference Announcement
Mr. Achim Steiner, UNEP Executive Director Dr. Richard Lesiyampe, The Principal Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Kenya, and President of ICCM4 Mr. Cal Dooley, President & CEO of the American Chemistry Council & ICCA Council Secretary Dr. Olga Speranskaya, International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN) Co-Chair
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UNEP Press Conference
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5 years 10 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES GENERAL DEBATE ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CAPACITY BUILDING IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN RIGHTS
01 October 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on technical assistance and capacity building in the field of human rights.
The general debate started on Wednesday, 30 September and a summary can be read here.
During the debate, speakers expressed concerns about the human rights situation in countries concerned by this agenda item and were worried about reports of attacks against civilians. They said international cooperation was necessary for the effective promotion and protection of human rights,…
5 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS EXAMINES REPORT OF MOROCCO
01 October 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its consideration of the fourth report of Morocco on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Abdelslam Seddiki, Minister of Employment and Social Affairs of Morocco, said that the Kingdom of Morocco’s ratification of the two Covenants in 1979 had reinforced in 2013, by the ratification of other core international instruments, namely the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced…
5 years 10 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS 16 TEXTS ON SRI LANKA, SYRIA, UNILATERAL COERCIVE MEASURES AND THE DEATH PENALTY
01 October 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council today adopted 16 texts on promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka, the grave and deteriorating human rights and humanitarian situation in the Syrian Arab Republic, the death penalty, and on human rights and unilateral coercive measures, among others.
Other texts extended the term of all Working Group mandate holders for two regular sessions of the Human Rights Council; approved two annual sessions for the Working Group with the mandate to negotiate, finalize and submit to the…
5 years 10 months ago
OHCHR Press Conference
01 October 2015
Press Conference Announcement
Ms Silvia Cartwright, former Governor-General and High Court judge of New Zealand; former judge of the Extraordinary Chambers of the Courts in Cambodia; and former member of the UN Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. Ms Cartwright is one of the three distinguished experts who advised OHCHR on the investigation.
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OHCHR Press Conference
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5 years 10 months ago
UNCTAD Press Conference
01 October 2015
Press Conference Announcement
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UNCTAD Press Conference
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UNCTAD
5 years 10 months ago
Press Conference by the Permanent Observer Mission of the State of Palestine
01 October 2015
Press Conference Announcement
Mrs. Nada Tarbush, First Secretary at the Permanent Observer mission of the State of Palestine. Mr. Issa Amro, a Palestinian human rights defender
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Press Conference by the Permanent Observer Mission of the State of Palestine
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The fatal shooting of Hadeel Hashlamoon…
5 years 10 months ago
COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH INDEPENDENT EXPERT ON SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
30 September 2015
Meeting Summaries
Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in Sudan
The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Central African Republic. It also concluded its interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Sudan.
Therese Keita Boucoum, Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Central African Republic, highlighted efforts by the Government…
