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Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Opens Seventy-First Session

3 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Opens Seventy-First Session 14 February 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today opened its seventy-first session, hearing opening remarks from Wan-Hea Lee, Chief of the Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Section, Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division, Office of the High Commissioner for…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Uganda on Phenomenal Progress Made in the Education Sector, Ask about the Cost of Political Campaigns for Women and the Education of Refugees

3 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Uganda on Phenomenal Progress Made in the Education Sector, Ask about the Cost of Political Campaigns for Women and the Education of Refugees 11 February 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its review of the combined eighth and ninth periodic report of Uganda, with…

Committee on the Rights of the Child Closes Eighty-Ninth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Madagascar and the Netherlands

3 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of the Child Closes Eighty-Ninth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Madagascar and the Netherlands 11 February 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon closed its eighty-ninth session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Madagascar and the Netherlands, which were reviewed during the session. Mikiko Otani…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

3 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 11 February 2022 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid press briefing which was attended by the spokespersons of the World Food Programme, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the World Health Organization. Displacement in Myanmar Matthew…

New Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

3 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 11 February 2022 Presentation of Credentials   Yerlan Alimbayev, the new Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment in…

New Permanent Representative of Australia Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

3 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Australia Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 11 February 2022 Presentation of Credentials   Amanda Louise Gorely, the new Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Note Senegal’s Gender Parity Law and Ask about Measures to Tackle Female Genital Mutilation and Illiteracy

3 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Note Senegal’s Gender Parity Law and Ask about Measures to Tackle Female Genital Mutilation and Illiteracy 10 February 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today reviewed the eighth periodic report of Senegal, with its Experts noting Senegal’s Gender Parity Law and asking about measures to…

Committee on the Rights of the Child Holds Thirteenth Informal Meeting with States

3 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of the Child Holds Thirteenth Informal Meeting with States 10 February 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon held its thirteenth informal meeting with States, discussing the Committee’s backlog in reviewing reports caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the importance of a predictable review calendar, among others. Mikiko Otani, Chair of the Committee,…

Conference on Disarmament Continues to Discuss a Non-Paper on a Draft Programme of Work for 2022

3 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Conference on Disarmament Continues to Discuss a Non-Paper on a Draft Programme of Work for 2022 10 February 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Conference on Disarmament today continued to discuss a non-paper presented by the P-6 on a draft programme of work for 2022. At the beginning of the meeting, Ambassador Li Song of China (Disarmament), President of the Conference on Disarmament, said they would use the time of this…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Panama on its Noteworthy Frameworks for Women, Ask about Gender Parity in Politics and the Gender Pay Gap

3 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Panama on its Noteworthy Frameworks for Women, Ask about Gender Parity in Politics and the Gender Pay Gap 09 February 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its review of the eighth periodic report of Panama, with its Experts commending Panama on its noteworthy…