2 years 10 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, HEARS PRESENTATION OF REPORT ON GEORGIA, AND HOLDS GENERAL DEBATE ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CAPACITY BUILDING
27 September 2018
Meeting Summaries
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, heard the presentation of the report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Georgia, and held a general debate on technical assistance and capacity building.
Marie-Therese Keita Bocoum, Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, highlighted that in crucial areas…
2 years 10 months ago
Remarks by UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, at the EU-Hosted High Level Event on Syria
27 September 2018
Statements and Speeches
SdeM: Thank you, thank you, Federica for organizing this, for hosting this event, and for the words you just said. This is a very timely meeting, and an important one.
The UN and the EU have had an exemplary cooperation since the very beginning of my mandate, and even before, and I welcome very much your intention to be persistent and also to have a new Brussels conference, because we need to review every year where we are, but also to launch new initiatives.
Clearly Syria is very much on the agenda of both the EU and the UN and…
2 years 10 months ago
Press stakeout on the adoption of the resolution on the situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar
27 September 2018
Press Conference Announcement
Ambassador Walter Stevens, Head of the European Union Delegation to the UN in Geneva Ambassador Farukh Amil, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN in Geneva in his capacity as the Coordinator of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Title
Press stakeout on the adoption of the resolution on the situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar…
2 years 10 months ago
OHCHR Press Conference
27 September 2018
Press Conference Announcement
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia
Title
OHCHR Press Conference
Listen to the audio
ftp://MVE-PWSU:vo4KeQnm@unis-ftp.unog.ch/PCOHCHRCAMBODIA20180927.mp3
Latest findings and views about the latest elections and the state of human rights affairs in Cambodia.
Organizations
United Nations Office at Geneva
2 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD EXAMINES BENIN’S REPORTS ON SALE OF CHILDREN AND ON CHILDREN IN ARMED CONFLICT
26 September 2018
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Benin under the Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict and the initial report under the Optional Protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography.
Introducing the report, Séverin-Maxime Quenum, Minister of Justice and Legislation of Benin, outlined the steps taken to strengthen the country’s legislative and policy framework, highlighting in particular the domestication of…
2 years 10 months ago
ISO General Assembly
26 September 2018
| Michael Møller
Speech
26 septembre 2018Assemblée générale de l'Organisation internationale de normalisation
Remarks by Mr. Michael Møller
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
ISO General Assembly
Wednesday, 26 September 2018 at 2:00 p.m.
CICG
Excellencies,
Distinguished delegates,
Ladies and gentlemen,
I am pleased to be here with you at the opening of ISO’s General Assembly. I am proud that the UN is co-organizing this event with ISO, here in Geneva, where we can bring our communities together. I would like to extend my gratitude to all the ISO members, and…
2 years 10 months ago
Event organized by Citi Bank
26 September 2018
| Michael Møller
Speech
26 septembre 2018Evénement organisé par Citi Bank
Remarks by Mr. Michael Møller
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
Event organized by Citi Bank
Wednesday, 26 September 2018, at 8.15 pm
Delegate’s Restaurant, Palais des Nations
Ladies and Gentlemen:
A warm welcome to the heart of International Geneva, the Palais des Nations! It is probably no coincidence that the organizers of EuroFinance have chosen this city for their annual conference, as it is the place where finance and international work come together in a unique way.
Geneva…
2 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS REVIEWS THE INITIAL REPORT OF MALI
26 September 2018
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today examined the initial report of Mali on the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the country.
Mamadou Henri Konaté, Permanent Representative of Mali to the United Nations Office at Geneva, presenting the report, explained that the delay in its submission was due to the upheaval caused by armed conflict in the country in recent years. The information included in the report was limited to the period 1976-2012, and the Ambassador updated the…
2 years 10 months ago
Preventing and Mitigating Cyber Conflict - Cyber Stability Conference 2018
26 September 2018
| Michael Møller
Speech
26 septembre 2018Conférence 2018 sur la stabilité dans le cyberespace : "Preventing and Mitigating Cyber Conflict"
Remarks by Mr. Michael Møller
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
Preventing and Mitigating Cyber Conflict
Cyber Stability Conference 2018
Wednesday, 26 September 2018, 09:00 – 09:30
Room XXI, Palais des Nations
Excellencies,
Ladies and gentlemen:
It is a pleasure to welcome all of you to the Palais des Nations!
Let me first of all thank the UN Institute for Disarmament…
2 years 10 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS SEPARATE INTERACTIVE DIALOGUES ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONS IN CAMBODIA, SOMALIA AND SUDAN
26 September 2018
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued to discuss its technical assistance and capacity building agenda item and held separate interactive dialogues with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, and with the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Sudan.
Presenting her third substantive report on the human rights situation in Cambodia, Rhoda Smith, Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in…
