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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONCLUDES DISCUSSION ON THE CESSATION OF THE NUCLEAR ARMS RACE AND NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT
31 July 2019
Meeting Summaries
Conference on Disarmament this afternoon concluded its discussion on the cessation of the nuclear arms race and nuclear disarmament and, in an informal setting, discussed the draft decision on the programme of work presented by its President.
President of the Conference on Disarmament, Ambassador Duong Chi Dung of Viet Nam, presenting his draft decision on the programme of work, said that it represented an attempt by Viet Nam to move forward the work in the Conference. The draft decision comprised ideas and proposals that had…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
30 July 2019
Bi-Weekly 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 United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the World Health Organization (WHO). Ebola
Marixie Mercador, for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), introduced guest Jerome Pfaffmann, Health Specialist at UNICEF. Mr. Pfaffmann said he had just finished his third deployment to the…
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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES THE CESSATION OF THE NUCLEAR ARMS RACE AND NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT
30 July 2019
Meeting Summaries
The Conference on Disarmament this morning held the first public plenary meeting of the third and last part of its 2019 session, during which it addressed the issue of the cessation of the nuclear arms race and nuclear disarmament.
The Conference heard statements by Lassina Zerbo, Executive Secretary of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, Aliyar Azeez, Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations Office at Geneva, and Robert Müller, Deputy Permanent Representative of Austria to…
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COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE EXAMINES THE SITUATION IN TOGO
29 July 2019
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Togo on the efforts made by the State party to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture.Introducing the report, Christian Eninam Trimua, Minister for Human Rights and Relations with the Institutions of Togo, said the report covered the 2012-2017 period but his presentation would take into consideration developments that had occurred after it had been submitted. Concerning the legal and institutional framework, the new penal code included a definition of torture…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CLOSES ITS ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIXTH SESSION
26 July 2019
Press Release
Adopts Concluding Observations on the Situation in the Netherlands, Tajikistan, Nigeria, Mauritania, Paraguay and Equatorial Guinea
The Human Rights Committee this afternoon closed its one hundred and twenty-sixth session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the situation in the Netherlands, Tajikistan, Nigeria, Mauritania, Paraguay and Equatorial Guinea.
Ahmed Amin Fathalla, Committee Chairperson, said the Committee had had a productive session: it had considered the reports of the Netherlands, Tajikistan, Mauritania and Paraguay, and had also…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
26 July 2019
Bi-Weekly 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 spokesperson for the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the World Food Programme (WFP), the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).Ebola
Dr. Michael Ryan, Executive Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Emergency Response Programme, informed that, at the one-year mark…
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WHO Press conference
25 July 2019
Press Conference Announcement
EMBARGOED UNTIL 00:30 Geneva time 26 July 2019 In the lead-up to World Hepatitis Day (28 July), WHO is releasing a study that estimates the costs of eliminating viral hepatitis in 67 low- and middle-income countries by 2030.For more information on World Hepatitis Day www.who.int/campaigns/world-hepatitis-day/2019Dr Minghui Ren, Assistant Director-General for Universal Health Coverage/Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases, WHO Dr Marc Bulterys, Hepatitis Team Lead, WHO
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UN Human Rights
25 July 2019
Press Conference Announcement
Ahmed Amin Fathalla, Chair of the Committee Photini Pazartzis, Vice-Chair of the Committee Yuval Shany, Vice-Chair of the Committee
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Human Rights Committee concluding observations on Equatorial Guinea, Mauritania, Netherlands, Nigeria, Paraguay, and Tajikistan
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COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES ITS CONSIDERATION OF THE REPORT OF GREECE
25 July 2019
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Greece on the efforts made by the State party to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture.
Introducing the report, Panos Alexandris, Secretary General for Justice and Human Rights, Ministry of Justice of Greece, said that it was his deepest belief and duty to ensure that, during his tenure as a political appointee in this Ministry, all policies concerned should be enhanced, aiming at further respecting, promoting and protecting human rights…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE HOLDS INFORMAL MEETING WITH STATES PARTIES
24 July 2019
Press Release
The Human Rights Committee this afternoon held an informal meeting with States parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The discussion centred on the reform of the treaty bodies, the improvement of the working methods of the Committee, and the Committee’s draft General Comment on the right of assembly.
Committee Chairperson Ahmed Amin Fathala, in his opening remarks, noted that the Chairs of the treaty bodies had met in New York in June to produce a common vision on the improvement of the functioning of the treaty bodies.
The three Vice-Chairs of the…
