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COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS HEARS FROM HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS AND CIVIL SOCIETY FROM IRAQ, MOROCCO AND GUYANA
28 September 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this morning heard from the National Human Rights Institutions of Iraq and Morocco, as well as several non-governmental organisations from Iraq, Morocco, and Guyana.
The National Human Rights Institution and non-governmental organisations of Morocco highlighted issues of victims of gross violations of human rights, the prohibition of Amazigh names and the place of the Amazigh language in the Constitution, discrimination…
5 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CONSIDER REPORTS OF MADAGASCAR ON SALE OF CHILDREN AND CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT
28 September 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered the initial reports of Madagascar on how the country is implementing the Optional Protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, and the Optional Protocol on children involved in armed conflict.
Introducing the reports, Noeline Ramanantenasoa, Keeper of the Seals and Minister of Justice, stated that Madagascar had placed children’s rights high on its agenda, and made remarkable progress in strengthening the legal and policy framework…
5 years 10 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE IMPACT OF THE WORLD DRUG PROBLEM ON THE ENJOYMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
28 September 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a panel discussion on the impact of the world drug problem on the enjoyment of human rights.
Flavia Pansieri, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, in her opening remarks, referred to the first comprehensive report of the High Commissioner on the impact of the world drug problem on human rights, which addressed five main areas: the right to health, rights relating to criminal justice, the prohibition of discrimination, in particular against ethnic minorities and women,…
5 years 10 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS GENERAL DEBATE ON VIENNA DECLARATION AND PROGRAMME OF ACTION, AND ON RACISM AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
28 September 2015
Meeting Summaries
Hears Presentation of Reports by the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
The Human Rights Council today held a general debate on the follow-up to and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Plan of Action, and then held an interactive dialogue with the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, followed by a general debate on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance.
In the general debate on the follow-up to and the implementation of the…
5 years 10 months ago
ILO Press Conference
28 September 2015
Press Conference Announcement
Xenia Scheil-Adlung, ILO Health Policy Coordinator and author of the studyILO
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ILO Press Conference
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International Day of Older Persons: Launch of ILO study on “Long-term care protection for older persons”.
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS OUTCOME OF UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF JAMAICA AND LIBYA
25 September 2015
Meeting Summaries
Starts General Debate on the Universal Periodic Review Mechanism
The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcome of the Universal Periodic Review of Jamaica and Libya, before starting a general debate on the Universal Periodic Review mechanism.
Wayne McCook, Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said that Jamaica had accepted recommendations to establish a national human rights institution and to conduct human rights training and sensitization, and continued to take steps to end prejudice and…
5 years 10 months ago
THE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS EXAMINES THE REPORT OF ITALY
25 September 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today considered the fifth report of Italy on the implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Gianludovico de Martino, Minister Plenipotentiary and President of the Inter-Ministerial Committee for Human Rights, highlighted that notwithstanding the economic crisis, Italy had kept pace with its Constitution and kept affirming its values strongly and publicly. The Italian Constitution envisaged economic rights…
5 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD EXAMINES THE REPORT OF TIMOR-LESTE
25 September 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined second to third periodic report of Timor-Leste on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Presenting the report, Ivo Valente, Minister of Justice, said that Timor-Leste attached great importance to the rights of the child and reflected its commitment to the universal values and principles enshrined in the Convention by reforming its legal framework. As part of the current reform process, the Government had made amendments to the laws…
5 years 10 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
25 September 2015
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i., United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was also attended by the Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the International Organization for Migration, the International Labour Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization and the World Trade Organization. Geneva Activities
Mr. Fawzi informed that 193 states would formally…
5 years 10 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS OUTCOME OF UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF ANDORRA, BULGARIA AND HONDURAS
25 September 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcome of the Universal Periodic Review of Andorra, Bulgaria and Honduras.
Ester Fenoll Garcia, State Secretary for Social Affairs of the Principality of Andorra, said that of the 85 recommendations received during the Universal Periodic Review, Andorra had accepted 41 and taken into consideration 44 recommendations. Many recommendations had to do with the ratification of and accession to primary human rights conventions and Andorra had committed to study the current legislation and assess…
