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MORNING - People of African Descent in All Parts of the World Face Environmental Racism, Chair of the Working Group on People of African Descent Tells Human Rights Council

3 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - People of African Descent in All Parts of the World Face Environmental Racism, Chair of the Working Group on People of African Descent Tells Human Rights Council 04 October 2021 Meeting Summaries   Council Holds General Debate on the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action   People of African descent in all parts of the world face environmental racism in the siting of landfills,…

Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Meets with One Non-Governmental Organisation and One National Human Rights Institution

3 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Meets with One Non-Governmental Organisation and One National Human Rights Institution 04 October 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers this morning met with the National Human Rights Institution of Azerbaijan and with one non-governmental organisation, which briefed the Committee on the implementation in Azerbaijan of the International…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds General Debates on the Universal Periodic Review and on the Human Rights Situation in Palestine and Other Occupied Arab Territories

3 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds General Debates on the Universal Periodic Review and on the Human Rights Situation in Palestine and Other Occupied Arab Territories 01 October 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held general debates on the Universal Periodic Review and on the human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories. The Council also heard the…

In Dialogue with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Asks about Distribution of Social Benefits, and about Access to Education and Housing

3 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Asks about Distribution of Social Benefits, and about Access to Education and Housing 01 October 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today completed its review of the third periodic report of Bosnia and Herzegovina on measures taken to implement the International Covenant on Economic,…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

3 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 01 October 2021 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Kenya and the spokespersons and representatives of the Human Rights Council, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United…

MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Seychelles, Latvia, Singapore and Sierra Leone

3 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Seychelles, Latvia, Singapore and Sierra Leone 01 October 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council at its midday meeting today adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Seychelles, Latvia, Singapore and Sierra Leone. Speaking on the Universal Periodic Review outcome of Seychelles were Djibouti, Egypt, Fiji, India,…

In Dialogue with Azerbaijan, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Asks about Discrimination Against Sexual Minorities, and about Women’s Labour Rights

3 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Azerbaijan, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Asks about Discrimination Against Sexual Minorities, and about Women’s Labour Rights 01 October 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today completed its review of the fourth periodic report of Azerbaijan on measures taken to implement the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Outcomes of Universal Periodic Review of Denmark, Somalia, Palau and Solomon Islands

3 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Outcomes of Universal Periodic Review of Denmark, Somalia, Palau and Solomon Islands 01 October 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Denmark, Somalia, Palau and Solomon Islands. Speaking on the Universal Periodic Review outcome of Denmark were Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Russian Federation, South…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts Outcomes of Universal Periodic Review of Estonia, Belgium and Paraguay

3 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts Outcomes of Universal Periodic Review of Estonia, Belgium and Paraguay 30 September 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Estonia, Belgium and Paraguay. Speaking on the Universal Periodic Review outcome of Estonia were Libya, Morocco, Nepal, Russian Federation, Tunisia, Venezuela, Belarus, China…

MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Namibia, Niger and Mozambique

3 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Namibia, Niger and Mozambique 30 September 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council, in a midday meeting today, adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Namibia, Niger and Mozambique. At the beginning of the meeting, Monique T.G. Van Daalen, Vice-President of the Council, recalled that the Council had agreed at the opening of…