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CONSEQUENCES OF INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT AT THE CENTRE OF COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS’ DIALOGUE WITH UKRAINE

5 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONSEQUENCES OF INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT AT THE CENTRE OF COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS’ DIALOGUE WITH UKRAINE 21 February 2020 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded today its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Ukraine on measures taken to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Experts noted…

COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN REVIEWS REPORTS OF KIRIBATI, ASKS ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE, PATRIARCHY AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE

5 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN REVIEWS REPORTS OF KIRIBATI, ASKS ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE, PATRIARCHY AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE 21 February 2020 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered Kiribati’s combined initial to third periodic reports on the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against…

Remarks by the Secretary-General at press encounter on Syria

5 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Remarks by the Secretary-General at press encounter on Syria 21 February 2020 Statements and Speeches We are all aware of the unfolding crisis in northwest Syria and the terrible human toll on civilians. Nearly 900,000 people – the vast majority women and children – have fled in the latest fighting under the most tragic circumstances. Hundreds have been killed. Many have been uprooted multiple times. Young children are freezing to death. The fighting is now advancing…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 21 February 2020 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at 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 Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the United Nations…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HOLDS FIRST PLENARY UNDER THE PRESIDENCY OF ARGENTINA

5 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT HOLDS FIRST PLENARY UNDER THE PRESIDENCY OF ARGENTINA 21 February 2020 Meeting Summaries The Conference on Disarmament this afternoon held its first plenary under the Presidency of Ambassador Carlos Mario Foradori of Argentina. The President said the Conference urgently needed a high dose of common sense. About 1,600 hours of deliberations in the last 22 years had been wasted in trying to…

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS’ DIALOGUE WITH BELGIUM DISCUSSES IMPACT OF TAXATION, CLIMATE CHANGE AND POVERTY POLICIES ON RIGHTS

5 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS’ DIALOGUE WITH BELGIUM DISCUSSES IMPACT OF TAXATION, CLIMATE CHANGE AND POVERTY POLICIES ON RIGHTS 20 February 2020 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded today its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Belgium on measures taken to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights…

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

5 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SOUTH SUDAN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA 20 February 2020 Presentation of Credentials Mawien Makol Ariik, the new Permanent Representative of South Sudan 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. Ariik had been serving as the Official…

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, STEREOTYPES AND GENDER PAY GAP AT THE CENTRE OF THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN AND THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

5 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, STEREOTYPES AND GENDER PAY GAP AT THE CENTRE OF THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN AND THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA 20 February 2020 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today reviewed the sixth periodic report of the Republic of Moldova on how it implements the provisions of the Convention on the…

COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN ASKS BULGARIA ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE ISTANBUL CONVENTION

5 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN ASKS BULGARIA ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE ISTANBUL CONVENTION 19 February 2020 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today examined the eighth periodic report of Bulgaria on the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Experts raised domestic violence as an…

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

5 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BAHAMAS PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA 19 February 2020 Presentation of Credentials Keva Lorraine Bain, the new Permanent Representative of the Bahamas 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, Ms. Bain had been serving as the Legal Advisor and…