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MORNING - High Commissioner Says Accountability Remains Crucial to Any Solution to the Crisis in Myanmar and Special Rapporteur Urges the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to Stop Crimes against Humanity like the Political Prison Camps
21 March 2022
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this morning discussed the situation of human rights in Myanmar and in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. It heard…
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The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Committee on the Rights of the Child Hold Panel Discussion on the Rights of Children with Disabilities
21 March 2022
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The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Committee on the Rights of the Child today held a panel discussion on the rights of children with disabilities, on the occasion of issuing a joint…
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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Discusses the Situation of Human Rights in Syria and the Involvement of the United Nations in Myanmar
18 March 2022
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Concludes Interactive Dialogue on the Report of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan
The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue on the report of the Independent International Commission of…
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Human Rights Committee Adopts Report on Follow-up to its Concluding Observations
18 March 2022
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The Human Rights Committee this afternoon adopted a report by the Special Rapporteur on follow-up to concluding observations concerning Australia,Guatemala, Lebanon and Norway.
According to the Committee’s procedure, the Committee selects a minimum of two and maximum of four recommendations, termed the follow-up recommendations, to be included in the…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
18 March 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 and representatives of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the…
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MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue with Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela and Starts Interactive Dialogue with Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan
18 March 2022
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Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner on the Situation of Human Rights in Venezuela
The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the…
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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue on Iran and Starts Interactive Dialogue on Venezuela
17 March 2022
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Concludes Interactive Dialogue on Belarus
The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and started…
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Conference on Disarmament Hears Statements on the Situation in Ukraine as well as General Statements
17 March 2022
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The Conference on Disarmament this morning held its last plenary meeting under the Presidency of Alicia Victoria Arango Olmos, Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, hearing statements on the situation in Ukraine as well as general statements.
At…
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MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing, Starts an Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner on her Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Belarus
17 March 2022
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The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing on his report on spatial segregation and the…
