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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS AN INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN MYANMAR, AND CONCLUDES INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN SYRIA

5 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS AN INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN MYANMAR, AND CONCLUDES INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN SYRIA 10 March 2020 Meeting Summaries High Commissioner for Human Rights Presents Oral Updates on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and on Venezuela, Council Starts General Debate on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council’s Attention The…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS GENERAL DEBATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONS THAT REQUIRE THE COUNCIL’S ATTENTION

5 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS GENERAL DEBATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONS THAT REQUIRE THE COUNCIL’S ATTENTION 10 March 2020 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention. A summary of the beginning of the general debate, held earlier today, can be found here. At the beginning of the meeting, Elisabeth Tichy-Fisslberger, President…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES GENDER EQUALITY AND PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN DISARMAMENT

5 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES GENDER EQUALITY AND PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN DISARMAMENT 10 March 2020 Meeting Summaries Pays tribute to the former United Nations Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar The Conference on Disarmament this morning discussed gender equality and women’s participation in disarmament, based on a non-paper on women and disarmament presented by its Argentinian presidency. It also paid…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 10 March 2020 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Human Rights Council (HRC), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the World Food Programme (WFP), and the World Health Organization (WHO). The topics addressed were: the Human Rights Council; Syrian refugees in Turkey; crisis in…

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

5 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF TANZANIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA 09 March 2020 Presentation of Credentials Maimuna Kibenga Tarishi, the new Permanent Representative of Tanzania to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, and since 2006, Ms. Tarishi served as a Permanent…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS SEPARATE INTERACTIVE DIALOGUES ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN IRAN, IN BURUNDI, AND IN SYRIA

5 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS SEPARATE INTERACTIVE DIALOGUES ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN IRAN, IN BURUNDI, AND IN SYRIA 09 March 2020 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this afternoon held separate interactive dialogues with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi, and the Independent International Commission of Inquiry…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DISCUSSES THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND SOUTH SUDAN, AND THE UNITED NATIONS’ INVOLVEMENT IN MYANMAR

5 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DISCUSSES THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND SOUTH SUDAN, AND THE UNITED NATIONS’ INVOLVEMENT IN MYANMAR 09 March 2020 Meeting Summaries Begins Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran The Human Rights Council this morning held separate interactive dialogues on the situation of human rights in the Democratic…

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE DISCUSSES REVISED DRAFT GENERAL COMMENT ON THE RIGHT OF PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY WITH CIVIL SOCIETY

5 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE DISCUSSES REVISED DRAFT GENERAL COMMENT ON THE RIGHT OF PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY WITH CIVIL SOCIETY 09 March 2020 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee this afternoon discussed the revised draft General Comment No. 37 on article 21 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right of peaceful assembly with representatives of civil society organizations. The Committee had started the elaboration of the draft General Comment…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS ANNUAL DEBATE ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, FOCUSING ON AWARENESS RAISING

5 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS ANNUAL DEBATE ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, FOCUSING ON AWARENESS RAISING 06 March 2020 Meeting Summaries Concludes General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, including the Right to Development The Human Rights Council this afternoon held its annual interactive debate on the rights of persons with…

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCLUDES SIXTY-SEVENTH SESSION

5 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCLUDES SIXTY-SEVENTH SESSION 06 March 2020 Meeting Summaries Adopts General Comment on Science and Concluding Observations on the Reports of Guinea, Belgium, Ukraine, Benin and Norway The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon concluded its sixty-seventh session during which it reviewed the reports of Guinea, Belgium, Ukraine, Benin and…