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GENDER EQUALITY AND A DEFINITION OF DISCRIMINATION SHOULD BE ENSHRINED IN THE CONSTITUTION, COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN URGES IN DIALOGUE WITH BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home GENDER EQUALITY AND A DEFINITION OF DISCRIMINATION SHOULD BE ENSHRINED IN THE CONSTITUTION, COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN URGES IN DIALOGUE WITH BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 30 October 2019 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the sixth periodic report of Bosnia and Herzegovina on how it implements the provisions of the Convention…

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE: READING OF DRAFT GENERAL COMMENT ON RIGHT OF PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY CONTINUES

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE: READING OF DRAFT GENERAL COMMENT ON RIGHT OF PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY CONTINUES 29 October 2019 Meeting Summaries the Human Rights Committee this morning continued the first reading of draft General Comment No. 37 on article 21 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right of peaceful assembly, adopting 1 paragraphs, all from the fourth part relating to the limitations on the right of peaceful assembly. Christof Heyns,…

Statement by the Secretary-General – on Syria

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Statement by the Secretary-General – on Syria 29 October 2019 Statements and Speeches On the eve of its launch, I welcome the unique opportunity provided by the Syrian-owned and Syrian-led Constitutional Committee that will be inaugurated tomorrow in Geneva with the UN’s facilitation. For the first time, the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic and the opposition Syrian Negotiations Commission, along with civil society, will sit together and take the first step on the…

IN DIALOGUE WITH CAMBODIA, COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF TEMPORARY SPECIAL MEASURES

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home IN DIALOGUE WITH CAMBODIA, COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF TEMPORARY SPECIAL MEASURES 29 October 2019 Meeting Summaries Insufficient Allocations of Resources to Gender Equality Machinery Also Flagged by Committee Experts The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the sixth periodic report of Cambodia on how it implements the…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 29 October 2019 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the World Food…

COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN DISCUSSES SITUATION OF WOMEN IN CAMBODIA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, AND LITHUANIA WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF CIVIL SOCIETY

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN DISCUSSES SITUATION OF WOMEN IN CAMBODIA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, AND LITHUANIA WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF CIVIL SOCIETY 28 October 2019 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon met with representatives of non-governmental organizations and a national human rights institution to hear information on the…

Press remarks by Geir O. Pedersen, United Nations Special Envoy for Syria

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Press remarks by Geir O. Pedersen, United Nations Special Envoy for Syria 28 October 2019 Press Conferences Thank you so much Jenifer and good to see you all. Also, to those who have travelled far, good to see you here in Geneva. Actually, as we are speaking the 150 members of the Constitutional Committee are arriving here in Geneva. As you know we have agreed that this is to be a Syrian-led, Syrian-owned Constitutional process– facilitated by the United Nations and I…

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONTINUES THE READING OF THE DRAFT GENERAL COMMENT ON THE RIGHT OF PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONTINUES THE READING OF THE DRAFT GENERAL COMMENT ON THE RIGHT OF PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY 25 October 2019 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee today continued the first reading of draft General Comment No. 37 on article 21 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right of peaceful assembly. This morning, the Committee adopted 12 paragraphs from the draft’s fourth part relating to the limitations on the right of…

IN DIALOGUE WITH SEYCHELLES, COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN URGES BETTER FUNDING OF GENDER EQUALITY MACHINERY

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home IN DIALOGUE WITH SEYCHELLES, COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN URGES BETTER FUNDING OF GENDER EQUALITY MACHINERY 25 October 2019 Meeting Summaries Committee Experts also Raise Questions on Domestic Violence and Situation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans Women The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the sixth periodic report of Seychelles on how it…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 25 October 2019 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons or representatives for the International Organization for Migration, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria, the Office of the United Nations High…