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GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION TO HOLD ITS EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION ON 8 OCTOBER 2019

5 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION TO HOLD ITS EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION ON 8 OCTOBER 2019 07 October 2019 Press Release The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission will hold its eighty-sixth session on 8 October 2019 under the Presidency of Ambassador Zbigniew Czech, Permanent Representative of Poland. Delegations from Iraq, including representatives from Iraq’s Committee of Financial Experts, and Kuwait will address the…

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS MEETS WITH CIVIL SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVES FROM SENEGAL, DENMARK AND SLOVAKIA

5 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS MEETS WITH CIVIL SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVES FROM SENEGAL, DENMARK AND SLOVAKIA 07 October 2019 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this morning heard from civil society organizations on the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Senegal, Denmark and Slovakia, whose reports the Committee will…

COMMITTEE ON ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES MEETS WITH STATES AND WITH THE UNITED NATIONS REFUGEE AGENCY

5 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES MEETS WITH STATES AND WITH THE UNITED NATIONS REFUGEE AGENCY 07 October 2019 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this morning met with States, and separately heard a statement by the United Nations Refugee Agency. Opening the meetings, Mohammed Ayat, Acting Committee Chairperson, stressed the importance of regular meetings with United Nations Member States and of…

EXPERTS OF THE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS VOICE CONCERNS ABOUT THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC REFORMS ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN DIALOGUE WITH ECUADOR

5 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home EXPERTS OF THE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS VOICE CONCERNS ABOUT THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC REFORMS ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN DIALOGUE WITH ECUADOR 04 October 2019 Meeting Summaries Committee Experts also Express Concerns about the Ongoing State of Emergency’s Potential Effects on Fundamental Freedoms The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded today its review of the fourth…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 04 October 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 Economic Commission for Europe, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the International Organization for Migration, the Office…

COMMITTEE ON ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES EXAMINES SLOVAKIA’S REPORT, URGES GREATER RESPECT FOR FUNDAMENTAL SAFEGUARDS IN PRACTICE

5 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES EXAMINES SLOVAKIA’S REPORT, URGES GREATER RESPECT FOR FUNDAMENTAL SAFEGUARDS IN PRACTICE 03 October 2019 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Slovakia on measures taken to implement the provisions of the International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance. Juraj…

IN DIALOGUE WITH ISRAEL, EXPERTS OF COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS SAY HUMAN RIGHTS OBLIGATIONS EXTEND TO TERRITORIES UNDER THE COUNTRY’S EFFECTIVE CONTROL

5 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home IN DIALOGUE WITH ISRAEL, EXPERTS OF COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS SAY HUMAN RIGHTS OBLIGATIONS EXTEND TO TERRITORIES UNDER THE COUNTRY’S EFFECTIVE CONTROL 03 October 2019 Meeting Summaries Il est par ailleurs recommandé à Israël d’expurger ses lois de toute disposition discriminatoire The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded today the review of the fourth periodic report of…

COMMITTEE ON ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES EXAMINES THE REPORT OF BOLIVIA, HAILS THE SETTING UP OF THE TRUTH COMMISSION

5 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES EXAMINES THE REPORT OF BOLIVIA, HAILS THE SETTING UP OF THE TRUTH COMMISSION 03 October 2019 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Bolivia on measures taken to implement the International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance. Committee Experts welcomed the setting up…

EXPERTS OF THE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS DISCUSS CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND CHALLENGES POSED BY THE FEDERAL SYSTEM WITH SWITZERLAND

5 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home EXPERTS OF THE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS DISCUSS CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND CHALLENGES POSED BY THE FEDERAL SYSTEM WITH SWITZERLAND 02 October 2019 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded today the review of the fourth periodic report of Switzerland on measures taken to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 01 October 2019 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the World Health Organization, the UN Geneva SDG Lab, the World Trade Organization and the…