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COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CLOSES ITS ONE HUNDREDTH SESSION

5 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CLOSES ITS ONE HUNDREDTH SESSION 13 December 2019 Press Release Adopts Concluding Observations on the Reports of Cambodia, Colombia, Ireland, Israel and Uzbekistan The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon concluded its one hundredth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Cambodia,…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 10 December 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 World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.Climate Change Conference in Madrid Rhéal LeBlanc, for the…

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

5 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF CAMBODIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA 10 December 2019 Presentation of Credentials An Sokkhoeurn, the new Permanent Representative of Cambodia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Mr. An will also be serving as the Ambassador of Cambodia to Switzerland. Prior to his…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 06 December 2019 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief, 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 High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Refugee Agency, International Organization for Migration, United Nations World Food Programme, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, and…

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

5 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF GABON PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA 06 December 2019 Presentation of Credentials Mireille Sarah Nzenze, the new Permanent Representative of Gabon to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Ms. Nzenze will concurrently be serving as…

COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES SIXTY-EIGHTH SESSION

5 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES SIXTY-EIGHTH SESSION 06 December 2019 Press Release Adopts Concluding Observations on the Reports of Burkina Faso, Cyprus, Latvia, Niger, Portugal and Uzbekistan The Committee against Torture this morning closed its sixty-eighth session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Burkina Faso, Cyprus, Latvia, Niger, Portugal and Uzbekistan on the…

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

5 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF LIBYA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA 05 December 2019 Presentation of Credentials Tamim M. Baiou, the new Permanent Representative of Libya 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. Baiou had been forging international relations to advance…

IN DIALOGUE WITH ISRAEL, COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION URGES GREATER INCLUSION AND PROTECTION OF MINORITIES AND ALL THOSE UNDER ISRAELI JURISDICTION, INCLUDING IN THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES

5 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home IN DIALOGUE WITH ISRAEL, COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION URGES GREATER INCLUSION AND PROTECTION OF MINORITIES AND ALL THOSE UNDER ISRAELI JURISDICTION, INCLUDING IN THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES 05 December 2019 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined seventeenth to nineteenth periodic report of Israel on its…

COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION REVIEWS THE REPORT OF UZBEKISTAN, EXPERTS ASK ABOUT THE DEFINITION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND THE SITUATION OF ETHNIC MINORITIES

5 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION REVIEWS THE REPORT OF UZBEKISTAN, EXPERTS ASK ABOUT THE DEFINITION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND THE SITUATION OF ETHNIC MINORITIES 04 December 2019 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined tenth to twelfth periodic report of Uzbekistan on its implementation of the provisions of the…

COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONSIDERS FOLLOW-UP TO CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS, INDIVIDUAL COMMUNICATIONS, AND REPRISALS

5 years 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONSIDERS FOLLOW-UP TO CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS, INDIVIDUAL COMMUNICATIONS, AND REPRISALS 04 December 2019 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture this afternoon discussed follow-up to concluding observations, individual communications, and reprisals under the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Abdelwahab Hani, Rapporteur on follow-up to…