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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 03 March 2020 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rhéal LeBlanc, Head of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Human Rights Council (HRC), the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria (OSE), the International Labour…

UZBEKISTAN IS BUILDING A CULTURE OF HUMAN RIGHTS, BUT CONCERNS ABOUT POLITICAL PRISONERS, TORTURE, FORCED LABOUR AND CORRUPTION REMAIN, EXPERTS OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE SAY

5 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UZBEKISTAN IS BUILDING A CULTURE OF HUMAN RIGHTS, BUT CONCERNS ABOUT POLITICAL PRISONERS, TORTURE, FORCED LABOUR AND CORRUPTION REMAIN, EXPERTS OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE SAY 03 March 2020 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Uzbekistan on the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The Experts noted the progress in building a culture of human rights and raised…

United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Appoints Marianne Gasser of Switzerland as Head of Damascus Office for United Nations Special Envoy for Syria

5 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Appoints Marianne Gasser of Switzerland as Head of Damascus Office for United Nations Special Envoy for Syria 03 March 2020 Statements and Speeches The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Mr. Geir O. Pedersen announced today the appointment of Ms. Marianne Gasser of Switzerland as the Head of the Envoy’s office in Damascus. Ms. Gasser brings a wealth of experience in diplomacy, international affairs and human rights, and has…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS DIALOGUE ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH ALBINISM AND BEGINS DIALOGUE ON THE RIGHT TO FOOD

5 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS DIALOGUE ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH ALBINISM AND BEGINS DIALOGUE ON THE RIGHT TO FOOD 03 March 2020 Meeting Summaries Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Sale and Sexual Exploitation of Children The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism, Ikponwosa…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES REVISED PACKAGE FOR THE 2020 PROGRAMME OF WORK

5 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES REVISED PACKAGE FOR THE 2020 PROGRAMME OF WORK 03 March 2020 Meeting Summaries Germany and Sweden Brief the Conference about the Berlin Ministerial Meeting of the Stockholm Initiative The Conference on Disarmament discussed today the revised package presented by its President, Carlos Mario Foradori of Argentina. Germany and Sweden briefed on the Berlin Ministerial Meeting of the…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE SALE AND SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN

5 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE SALE AND SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN 03 March 2020 Meeting Summaries Concludes Interactive Dialogues with the Special Rapporteurs on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and on Freedom of Religion or Belief The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual…

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE OPENS ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHTH SESSION

5 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE OPENS ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHTH SESSION 02 March 2020 Meeting Summaries Reports of Uzbekistan, Tunisia, Central African Republic, Portugal and Dominica, and the Elaboration of Draft General Comment on the Right of Peaceful Assembly on the Agenda The Human Rights Committee this morning opened its one hundred and twenty-eighth session at the Palais Wilson in Geneva, hearing a statement from Ibrahim Salama, Chief of the Human Rights Treaties…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES DIALOGUE ON FOREIGN DEBT AND STARTS DIALOGUE ON FREEDOM OF RELIGION OR BELIEF

5 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES DIALOGUE ON FOREIGN DEBT AND STARTS DIALOGUE ON FREEDOM OF RELIGION OR BELIEF 02 March 2020 Meeting Summaries President of the Council Announces Measures in Response to COVID-19 The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its interactive dialogue with Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky, Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt on the full enjoyment of all human rights, and started its…

Statement by Kevin Kennedy, Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, on the cross-border UN mission into northwest Syria

5 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Statement by Kevin Kennedy, Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, on the cross-border UN mission into northwest Syria 02 March 2020 Statements and Speeches Today, we conducted a one-day inter-agency UN mission across the border from Turkey into northwest Syria where the needs for humanitarian aid and protection are growing more desperate by the day. With nearly one million people displaced in Idlib and surrounding areas since 1 December, the vast majority…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DISCUSSES THE RIGHT TO SAFE, CLEAN, HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT AND FOREIGN DEBT

5 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DISCUSSES THE RIGHT TO SAFE, CLEAN, HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT AND FOREIGN DEBT 02 March 2020 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with David. R. Boyd, Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment. It also began an interactive dialogue with Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky, Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other…