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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
19 July 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 spokespersons for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria (OSE), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the World Food Programme (WFP), the International Organization of…
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COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONCLUDES ITS SEVENTY-THIRD SESSION
19 July 2019
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Adopts Concluding Observations on the Reports of Qatar, Mozambique, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Austria, Cabo Verde and Guyana
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women concluded today its seventy-third session, during which it reviewed the reports of…
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Statement attributable to the Senior Humanitarian Adviser to the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Najat Rochdi on the humanitarian situation across Syria
19 July 2019
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During the International Syria Support Group’s (ISSG) Humanitarian Task Force meeting Thursday, Senior Humanitarian Adviser Najat Rochdi renewed her call to member states to support the UN’s immediate humanitarian priorities. Rochdi highlighted that humanitarian needs are vast…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONTINUES FIRST READING OF DRAFT GENERAL COMMENT ON THE RIGHT OF PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY
16 July 2019
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee this morning continued the first reading of its draft General Comment number 37 on article 21 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right of peaceful assembly.
Christof Heyns, Committee Rapporteur for the draft General Comment, read out the first three paragraphs as amended following…
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16 July 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 spokespersons for the World Health Organization (UNICEF) and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). YemenRhéal LeBlanc, for the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, said that members of the Redeployment Coordination…
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12 July 2019
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the World Meteorological Organization. Secretary-General’s travelsAlessandra Vellucci, Director…
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COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN REVIEWS THE REPORT OF GUYANA
12 July 2019
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The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today examined the ninth periodic report of Guyana on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Amna Ally, Minister of Social Protection of Guyana, introducing the…
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COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN REVIEWS THE SITUATION OF WOMEN IN CABO VERDE
11 July 2019
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The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today examined the ninth periodic report of Cabo Verde on its efforts to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Maritza Rosabal Peña, Minister of Education…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE STARTS FIRST READING OF DRAFT GENERAL COMMENT ON THE RIGHT OF PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY
11 July 2019
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee this afternoon started the first reading of its draft General Comment number 37 on article 21 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right of peaceful assembly. Christof Heyns, Committee Rapporteur for the draft General Comment, introducing the document, said that the right of peaceful…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE REVIEWS SITUATION OF CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS IN EQUATORIAL GUINEA
11 July 2019
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The Human Rights Committee concluded today its review of the implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in Equatorial Guinea.
In his opening remarks, Don Alfonso Nsue Mokuy, Third Deputy Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea, said the document that was being submitted to the Committee was the outcome of a…
