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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES GENERAL DEBATE ON THE UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW
24 September 2018
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on the Universal Periodic Review.
During the debate, speakers noted that the Universal Periodic Review was a peer review process that encouraged an open and constructive exchange, and contributed to an enabling environment for international cooperation in human rights. It could ensure a comprehensive approach to all human rights on an equal footing. Speakers expressed hope that Member States could avoid politicization and continue being objective. They also underlined that technical assistance…
2 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS OPENS SIXTY-FOURTH SESSION IN GENEVA
24 September 2018
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this morning opened its sixty-fourth session in Geneva, hearing a statement by Peggy Hicks, Director of the Thematic Engagement, Special Procedures and Right to Development Division of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and adopting its agenda and programme of work for the session.
Ms. Hicks briefed the Committee on the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights new management plan 2018-2021, noting that, across all of its work in the period,…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS ITS ANNUAL DISCUSSION ON THE INTEGRATION OF A GENDER PERSPECTIVE IN ITS WORK
24 September 2018
Meeting Summaries
The Human Right Council this afternoon held its annual discussion on the integration of a gender perspective throughout the work of the Human Rights Council and that of its mechanisms, with a focus on gender integration and human rights investigations: strengthening a victim-centred approach.
In her opening statement, Kate Gilmore, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, said that the integration of a gender perspective in all human rights work was simply essential. But in the realm of human rights investigations,…
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COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS MEETS WITH CIVIL SOCIETY FROM ARGENTINA, MALI, AND GERMANY
24 September 2018
Meeting Summaries
Le Mali indique ne pas être en mesure de présenter son rapport au cours de la présente session
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon heard from civil society organizations from Argentina, Mali and Germany, whose reports the Committee will consider this week.
On Argentina, non-governmental organizations highlighted the severe restrictions on abortion rights, and the disproportionate impact this had on young girls in the country. They also outlined the severe economic conditions facing citizens,…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS GENERAL DEBATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS BODIES AND MECHANISMS
21 September 2018
Meeting Summaries
Hears Presentation of a Report by the Inter-Governmental Working Group on a Declaration on the Rights of Peasants
The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting heard the presentation of a report by the Intergovernmental Working Group on a United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas and then held a general debate on human rights bodies and mechanisms.
Presenting the report, Ruddy José Flores Monterrey, Deputy Permanent Representative of Bolivia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said the Working Group…
2 years 10 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL BEGINS GENERAL DEBATE ON THE UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW
21 September 2018
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this afternoon began a general debate on the Universal Periodic Review.
In the general debate, speakers noted that the Universal Periodic Review was a bridge for sharing experiences and cooperation. It was a truly cooperative mechanism with potential to make long-term advancements in all 193 United Nations Member States. However, for it to have a real impact on the ground, providing technical assistance to the country concerned was required. It was also important to have action-oriented, specific and measurable recommendations. Some…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
21 September 2018
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Health Organization.
Update on the Human Rights Council
Rolando Gomez, for the Human Rights Council, said that 23 draft resolutions had been received, of which 8 pertained to the situation in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Somalia, the Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen and Myanmar, with a…
2 years 10 months ago
Geneva Peace Talks - “Peace Without Borders”
21 September 2018
| Michael Møller
Speech
21 septembre 2018Pourparlers de Genève pour la Paix
Remarks by Mr. Michael Møller
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
Geneva Peace Talks - “Peace Without Borders”
Friday, 21 September 2018, 16.00 - 18.30
Room XVIII, Palais des Nations
Dear colleagues and friends,
Excellencies,
Ladies and gentlemen:
A warm welcome to the Palais des Nations.
I am happy to see so many of you here today, coming together on the International Day of Peace. In Geneva, the city of peace.
Let me first of all thank Interpeace, the Geneva…
2 years 10 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES CONCLUDES TWENTIETH SESSION
21 September 2018
Press Release
Adopts General Comment N°7 on the participation of persons with disabilities in the implementation and monitoring of the Convention, and the Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of Seven States
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon concluded its twentieth session, which was held from 27 August to 21 September at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
During the session, the Committee reviewed the implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in South Africa,…
2 years 10 months ago
Commemoration of Kofi Annan - African Group
21 September 2018
| Michael Møller
Speech
21 septembre 2018Commémoration en l'honneur de Kofi Annan par l'Union Africaine
Remarks by Mr. Michael Møller
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
Commemoration of Kofi Annan - African Group
Friday, 21 September 2018, 13.00
Room XVII, Palais des Nations
Dear colleagues and friends,
Excellencies,
Ladies and gentlemen:
We are here to pay tribute to Kofi Annan - to the leader of a generation and a role model to us all; to my friend and trusted mentor; to a citizen of the world, and last but certainly not least, to a true…
