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

5 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE OPENS ITS ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIXTH SESSION 01 July 2019 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee this morning opened its one hundred and twenty-sixth session, hearing a statement by Albane Prophette-Pallasco, Officer-in-Charge of the Human Rights Treaties Branch at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Committee adopted the agenda and programme of work for the session. Ms. Prophette-Pallasco said this…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES NEGATIVE SECURITY ASSURANCES

5 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT DISCUSSES NEGATIVE SECURITY ASSURANCES 28 June 2019 Meeting Summaries Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs of Austria Addresses the Conference The Conference on Disarmament today held a discussion on effective international arrangements to assure non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons. It also heard a statement by Alexander…

Closing session of the International Conference on the question of Jerusalem “Preserving the cultural and religious character of Jerusalem”

5 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Closing session of the International Conference on the question of Jerusalem “Preserving the cultural and religious character of Jerusalem” 28 June 2019 Press Release Convened by the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) in partnership with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) CLOSING SESSION CHEIKH NIANG, Chair of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, Permanent…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS PANEL DISCUSSION ON WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE: CLIMATE ACTION, GOOD PRACTICES AND LESSONS LEARNED

5 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS PANEL DISCUSSION ON WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE: CLIMATE ACTION, GOOD PRACTICES AND LESSONS LEARNED 28 June 2019 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a panel discussion women’s rights and climate change: climate action, good practices and lessons learned. Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said that across the planet, the climate…

Plenary session (IV) of the International Conference on the question of Jerusalem - “Preserving the cultural and religious character of Jerusalem”

5 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Plenary session (IV) of the International Conference on the question of Jerusalem - “Preserving the cultural and religious character of Jerusalem” 28 June 2019 Press Release Convened by the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (CEIRPP) in partnership with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) PLENARY IV: WAYS FORWARD TO PRESERVE THE CHARACTER OF THE SACRED CITY AMMAR HIJAZI, Assistant Foreign Minister for Multilateral…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE RIGHTS OF OLDER WOMEN AND THEIR ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT

5 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE RIGHTS OF OLDER WOMEN AND THEIR ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT 28 June 2019 Meeting Summaries Hears Statements from Dignitaries from Cameroon, Austria and Azerbaijan The Human Rights Council this morning held the second part of its annual discussion on the human rights of women, with a panel on the rights of older women and their economic empowerment. The Council also heard…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON EXTREME POVERTY AND ON INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS

5 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON EXTREME POVERTY AND ON INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS 28 June 2019 Meeting Summaries Hears Address by Undersecretary for Special Concerns of the Philippines The Human Rights Council today held a clustered interactive dialogue with Philip Alston, Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, and Cecilia Jimenez, Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally…

MICHAEL MØLLER, DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA, SIGNS AN AGREEMENT TO CONSTRUCT A NEW WELCOME AND INFORMATION CENTRE AT THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA (in French)

5 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home MICHAEL MØLLER, DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA, SIGNS AN AGREEMENT TO CONSTRUCT A NEW WELCOME AND INFORMATION CENTRE AT THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA (in French) 28 June 2019 Press Release Le Directeur général de l’ONU Genève, Michael Møller, a signé aujourd’hui avec la nouvelle fondation Portail des Nations, créée par le philanthrope genevois Ivan Pictet, un accord-cadre visant, à terme, la construction d’un nouveau lieu d’accueil et d’…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 28 June 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 International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the Human Rights Council, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria, the World…

Plenary session (III) of the International Conference on the question of Jerusalem - “Preserving the cultural and religious character of Jerusalem”

5 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Plenary session (III) of the International Conference on the question of Jerusalem - “Preserving the cultural and religious character of Jerusalem” 28 June 2019 Press Release PLENARY III: JERUSALEM: HOLY TO THE THREE MONOTHEISTIC RELIGIONS BERNARD SABELLA, Former member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, sociologist and Executive Secretary of the Department of Service to Palestinian Refugees (MECC), speaking about challenges in the free access to holy sites in…