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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OUTCOMES OF MADAGASCAR, IRAQ, SLOVENIA AND EGYPT

5 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OUTCOMES OF MADAGASCAR, IRAQ, SLOVENIA AND EGYPT 12 March 2020 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Madagascar, Iraq, Slovenia and Egypt. Mireille Rabenoro, President of the Independent National Commission on Human Rights for the Adoption of the Universal Periodic Review of Madagascar, noted…

Statement by the Secretary-General on Syria

5 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Statement by the Secretary-General on Syria 12 March 2020 Statements and Speeches The Syrian conflict has entered its tenth year, yet peace still remains far too elusive. The brutal conflict has exacted an unconscionable human cost and caused a humanitarian crisis of monumental proportions. Millions of civilians continue to face protection risks, over half the population has been forced to flee their homes with millions living in precarious conditions as refugees and…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES ITS GENERAL DEBATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONS THAT REQUIRE THE COUNCIL’S ATTENTION

5 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES ITS GENERAL DEBATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONS THAT REQUIRE THE COUNCIL’S ATTENTION 11 March 2020 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention, hearing from a series of non-governmental organizations on violations of human rights in countries and regions around the world. The general…

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE ASKS DOMINICA ABOUT THE USE OF FORCE AGAINST POLITICAL OPPOSITION AND THE INFRINGEMENT ON THE RIGHT OF PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY

5 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE ASKS DOMINICA ABOUT THE USE OF FORCE AGAINST POLITICAL OPPOSITION AND THE INFRINGEMENT ON THE RIGHT OF PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY 11 March 2020 Meeting Summaries Experts welcome the intention to establish a national human rights institution compliant with the Paris Principles and raise concern about discrimination and violence on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity The Human Rights Committee concluded today its review of the…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON MINORITY ISSUES

5 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON MINORITY ISSUES 11 March 2020 Meeting Summaries Hears Presentation of Reports by the Forum on Minority Issues, Social Forum, Special Procedure Mandate Holders, and on the Council’s Contribution to the Prevention of Human Rights The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on minority issues…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS AN INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN MYANMAR, AND CONCLUDES INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN SYRIA

5 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS AN INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN MYANMAR, AND CONCLUDES INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN SYRIA 10 March 2020 Meeting Summaries High Commissioner for Human Rights Presents Oral Updates on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and on Venezuela, Council Starts General Debate on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council’s Attention The…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS GENERAL DEBATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONS THAT REQUIRE THE COUNCIL’S ATTENTION

5 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS GENERAL DEBATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONS THAT REQUIRE THE COUNCIL’S ATTENTION 10 March 2020 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention. A summary of the beginning of the general debate, held earlier today, can be found here. At the beginning of the meeting, Elisabeth Tichy-Fisslberger, President…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES GENDER EQUALITY AND PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN DISARMAMENT

5 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES GENDER EQUALITY AND PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN DISARMAMENT 10 March 2020 Meeting Summaries Pays tribute to the former United Nations Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar The Conference on Disarmament this morning discussed gender equality and women’s participation in disarmament, based on a non-paper on women and disarmament presented by its Argentinian presidency. It also paid…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 10 March 2020 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Human Rights Council (HRC), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the World Food Programme (WFP), and the World Health Organization (WHO). The topics addressed were: the Human Rights Council; Syrian refugees in Turkey; crisis in…

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF TANZANIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA

5 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF TANZANIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA 09 March 2020 Presentation of Credentials Maimuna Kibenga Tarishi, the new Permanent Representative of Tanzania 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 to Geneva, and since 2006, Ms. Tarishi served as a Permanent…