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COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS MEETS WITH CIVIL SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVES FROM SWITZERLAND, ISRAEL AND ECUADOR

5 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS MEETS WITH CIVIL SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVES FROM SWITZERLAND, ISRAEL AND ECUADOR 30 September 2019 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon heard from civil society organizations on the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Switzerland, Israel and Ecuador, whose reports the…

Press release from the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen

5 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Press release from the Office of the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen 30 September 2019 Statements and Speeches The United Nations is today releasing the agreed Terms of Reference and Core Rules of Procedure for a Syrian-led, Syrian-owned, credible, balanced and inclusive Constitutional Committee to be facilitated by the United Nations in Geneva. ​They can be found here https://undocs.org/en/S/2019/775, in the authoritative English version and in…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 27 September 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 International Organization for Migration, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the United…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CLOSES FORTY-SECOND REGULAR SESSION, ADOPTS 38 TEXTS, ESTABLISHES A FACT-FINDING MISSION ON VENEZUELA AND AN EXPERT MECHANISM ON THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT

5 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CLOSES FORTY-SECOND REGULAR SESSION, ADOPTS 38 TEXTS, ESTABLISHES A FACT-FINDING MISSION ON VENEZUELA AND AN EXPERT MECHANISM ON THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT 27 September 2019 Press Release Renews Mandates on Yemen, Burundi, Somalia, Sudan, Central African Republic and Cambodia; Extends Eight Thematic Mandates The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its forty-second regular session held in…

COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CONCLUDES EIGHTY-SECOND SESSION

5 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CONCLUDES EIGHTY-SECOND SESSION 27 September 2019 Press Release Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mozambique, Portugal and the Republic of Korea under the Convention, and the Reports of Georgia and Panama under the Optional Protocols The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon concluded its eighty-second session after adopting…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 24 September 2019 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria, UN-Water, the World Health Organization and the International Organization for Migration.Climate issues Daniella Bostrom Couffe, for UN-Water, said that UN-Water was releasing a new policy…

Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen’s remarks at the European Union event on Syria

5 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen’s remarks at the European Union event on Syria 24 September 2019 Statements and Speeches Dear High Representative of the EU and Vice-President of the Commission Frederica Mogherini, Dear Ministers, Excellencies, Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen. It is good to see so many good friends here today. Yesterday, for the first time in a long time, the Syrian people received some positive news. I will speak about that in a moment. But…

Statement attributable to the Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen

5 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Statement attributable to the Special Envoy for Syria Geir O. Pedersen 23 September 2019 Statements and Speeches Arabic version I was last in Damascus in July for consultations with the Government of Syria. Since then, I have had several rounds of consultations with the opposition Syrian Negotiations Commission. Today, I had another very positive meeting with Syrian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Walid Muallem discussing the remaining issues leading to the…

Remarks by the Secretary-General to the press on Syria

5 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Remarks by the Secretary-General to the press on Syria 23 September 2019 Press Release I am pleased to announce the agreement of the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic and the Syrian Negotiations Commission for a credible, balanced and inclusive Constitutional Committee that will be facilitated by the United Nations in Geneva. I welcome the progress made by the Government and the opposition. My Special Envoy facilitated the agreement in accordance with Security Council…

EXPERTS OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD NOTE GOOD LAWS IN PORTUGAL BUT RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION

5 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home EXPERTS OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD NOTE GOOD LAWS IN PORTUGAL BUT RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION 20 September 2019 Meeting Summaries Experts also Express Concerns about Austerity Measures and Child Poverty The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Portugal on how it implements the provisions of the…