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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE SITUATION OF CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS IN THE NETHERLANDS

5 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE SITUATION OF CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS IN THE NETHERLANDS 02 July 2019 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee concluded today its review of the implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in the Netherlands. In his opening remarks, Quincy Girigorie, Minister of Justice of Curaçao, speaking as head of the delegation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, recalled that the Netherlands was a…

COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN EXAMINES THE REPORT OF QATAR

5 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN EXAMINES THE REPORT OF QATAR 02 July 2019 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today examined the second periodic report of Qatar on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Introducing the report, Soltan Bin Saad Al-Moraikhi, State…

COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN MEETS WITH CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS FROM QATAR, MOZAMBIQUE AND CÔTE D’IVOIRE

5 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN MEETS WITH CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS FROM QATAR, MOZAMBIQUE AND CÔTE D’IVOIRE 01 July 2019 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon met with representatives of civil society organizations from Qatar, Mozambique and Côte d’Ivoire, whose reports will be examined during the first week of the seventy-third…

COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN OPENS SEVENTY-THIRD SESSION IN GENEVA

5 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN OPENS SEVENTY-THIRD SESSION IN GENEVA 01 July 2019 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this morning opened its seventy-third session, hearing a statement by Gianni Magazzeni, Chief, Universal Periodic Review Branch, Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for…

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE OPENS ITS ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIXTH SESSION

5 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE OPENS ITS ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIXTH SESSION 01 July 2019 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee this morning opened its one hundred and twenty-sixth session, hearing a statement by Albane Prophette-Pallasco, Officer-in-Charge of the Human Rights Treaties Branch at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Committee adopted the agenda and programme of work for the session. Ms. Prophette-Pallasco said this…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES NEGATIVE SECURITY ASSURANCES

5 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES NEGATIVE SECURITY ASSURANCES 28 June 2019 Meeting Summaries Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs of Austria Addresses the Conference The Conference on Disarmament today held a discussion on effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons. It also heard a statement by Alexander…

Closing session of the International Conference on the question of Jerusalem “Preserving the cultural and religious character of Jerusalem”

5 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Closing session of the International Conference on the question of Jerusalem “Preserving the cultural and religious character of Jerusalem” 28 June 2019 Press Release Convened by the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) in partnership with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) CLOSING SESSION CHEIKH NIANG, Chair of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, Permanent…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS PANEL DISCUSSION ON WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE: CLIMATE ACTION, GOOD PRACTICES AND LESSONS LEARNED

5 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS PANEL DISCUSSION ON WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE: CLIMATE ACTION, GOOD PRACTICES AND LESSONS LEARNED 28 June 2019 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a panel discussion women’s rights and climate change: climate action, good practices and lessons learned. Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said that across the planet, the climate…

Plenary session (IV) of the International Conference on the question of Jerusalem - “Preserving the cultural and religious character of Jerusalem”

5 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Plenary session (IV) of the International Conference on the question of Jerusalem - “Preserving the cultural and religious character of Jerusalem” 28 June 2019 Press Release Convened by the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) in partnership with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) PLENARY IV: WAYS FORWARD TO PRESERVE THE CHARACTER OF THE SACRED CITY AMMAR HIJAZI, Assistant Foreign Minister for Multilateral…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE RIGHTS OF OLDER WOMEN AND THEIR ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

5 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE RIGHTS OF OLDER WOMEN AND THEIR ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT 28 June 2019 Meeting Summaries Hears Statements from Dignitaries from Cameroon, Austria and Azerbaijan The Human Rights Council this morning held the second part of its annual discussion on the human rights of women, with a panel on the rights of older women and their economic empowerment. The Council also heard…