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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS GENERAL DEBATE ON RACISM, RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, XENOPHOBIA AND RELATED INTOLERANCE
01 October 2020
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Hears Presentations by the Chair of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action and by the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Systemic Racism and on the International Decade for People of African…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS GENERAL DEBATE ON THE VIENNA DECLARATION AND PROGRAMME OF ACTION
01 October 2020
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Concludes Interactive Dialogue on the Report of the Secretary-General on Alleged Reprisals, and General Debate on the Human Rights Situation in Palestine and other Occupied Arab Territories
The Human Rights Council this morning held a general debate on the Vienna…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SPAIN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
01 October 2020
Presentation of Credentials
Aurora Diaz-Rato Revuelta, the new Permanent Representative of Spain to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to her appointment, Ms.…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS SEPARATE INTERACTIVE DIALOGUES WITH WORKING GROUP OF EXPERTS ON PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT AND ON SECRETARY-GENERAL’S REPORT ON ALLEGED REPRISALS
30 September 2020
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The Human Rights Council this afternoon held separate interactive dialogues with the Working Group of Experts on people of African descent and on the Secretary-General’s report on alleged reprisals.
Speaking…
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COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS OPENS SIXTY-EIGHTH SESSION VIRTUALLY
30 September 2020
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The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon opened its sixty-eighth session virtually.
Renato Zerbini Ribeiro Leão, Chair of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, said that for the first time in all its history, the Committee would hold its session…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS SEPARATE GENERAL DEBATES ON THE UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW, AND ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN PALESTINE AND OTHER OCCUPIED ARAB TERRITORIES
30 September 2020
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The Human Rights Council this morning held separate general debates on the Universal Periodic Review, and on the situation of human rights in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories.
Speaking in the…
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LE GROUPE D’EXPERTS SUR LE YÉMEN APPELLE LE CONSEIL DE SÉCURITÉ À SAISIR LA CPI ET SOUTIENT LA CRÉATION D'UN MÉCANISME D'ENQUÊTE DU CONSEIL DES DROITS DE L’HOMME
29 September 2020
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Il soutient également la poursuite des discussions sur la possibilité de créer un tribunal spécialisé pour traiter des crimes internationaux commis pendant le conflit au Yémen
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
29 September 2020
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokesperson and representatives of the World Food Programme (WFP), the Human Rights Council (HRC), the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), and the World Health Organization (WHO).…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OUTCOMES OF SWEDEN, GRENADA, TURKEY AND KIRIBATI
29 September 2020
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Begins General Debate on Human Rights Bodies and Mechanisms
The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Sweden, Grenada, Turkey and Kiribati. It also started the general debate on human rights bodies and…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF INDIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
29 September 2020
Presentation of Credentials
Indra Mani Pandey, the new Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr.…
