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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES THE CESSATION OF THE NUCLEAR ARMS RACE AND NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT

5 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES THE CESSATION OF THE NUCLEAR ARMS RACE AND NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT 30 July 2019 Meeting Summaries The Conference on Disarmament this morning held the first public plenary meeting of the third and last part of its 2019 session, during which it addressed the issue of the cessation of the nuclear arms race and nuclear disarmament. The Conference heard statements by Lassina Zerbo, Executive…

COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE EXAMINES THE SITUATION IN TOGO

5 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE EXAMINES THE SITUATION IN TOGO 29 July 2019 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Togo on the efforts made by the State party to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture.Introducing the report, Christian Eninam Trimua, Minister for Human Rights and Relations with the Institutions of Togo, said…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 26 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 the spokesperson for the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the World Food Programme (WFP), the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), and…

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CLOSES ITS ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIXTH SESSION

5 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CLOSES ITS ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIXTH SESSION 26 July 2019 Press Release Adopts Concluding Observations on the Situation in the Netherlands, Tajikistan, Nigeria, Mauritania, Paraguay and Equatorial Guinea The Human Rights Committee this afternoon closed its one hundred and twenty-sixth session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the situation in the Netherlands, Tajikistan, Nigeria, Mauritania, Paraguay and Equatorial…

COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES ITS CONSIDERATION OF THE REPORT OF GREECE

5 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES ITS CONSIDERATION OF THE REPORT OF GREECE 25 July 2019 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Greece on the efforts made by the State party to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture. Introducing the report, Panos Alexandris, Secretary General for Justice and Human Rights, Ministry of…

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE HOLDS INFORMAL MEETING WITH STATES PARTIES

5 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE HOLDS INFORMAL MEETING WITH STATES PARTIES 24 July 2019 Press Release The Human Rights Committee this afternoon held an informal meeting with States parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The discussion centred on the reform of the treaty bodies, the improvement of the working methods of the Committee, and the Committee’s draft General Comment on the right of assembly. Committee Chairperson Ahmed Amin Fathala, in his…

COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES ITS CONSIDERATION OF THE REPORT OF POLAND

5 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE CONCLUDES ITS CONSIDERATION OF THE REPORT OF POLAND 24 July 2019 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Poland on the efforts made by the State party to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture. Introducing the report, Lukasz Piebiak, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Justice of Poland…

UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT US$270 MILLION

5 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT US$270 MILLION 23 July 2019 Press Release The United Nations Compensation Commission today made available $270 million to the Government of the State of Kuwait towards the Commission’s remaining claim with an outstanding award balance. The United Nations Compensation Commission was established in 1991 in accordance with Security Council resolutions 687 (1991) and 692 (1991) to process claims and pay compensation for…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 23 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 the spokespersons for the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR).Heatwave Clare Nullis, for the World Meteorological Organization (WMO…

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CARRIES ON WITH THE FIRST READING OF ITS DRAFT GENERAL COMMENT ON THE RIGHT OF PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY

5 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CARRIES ON WITH THE FIRST READING OF ITS DRAFT GENERAL COMMENT ON THE RIGHT OF PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY 23 July 2019 Press Release The Human Rights Committee this morning carried on with 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, said that last week, they had gone…