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AFTERNOON - COVID-19 Pandemic May Lead to a “Cultural Catastrophe”, Special Rapporteur on Cultural Rights Warns in Dialogue with the Human Rights Council

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - COVID-19 Pandemic May Lead to a “Cultural Catastrophe”, Special Rapporteur on Cultural Rights Warns in Dialogue with the Human Rights Council 03 March 2021 Meeting Summaries     Special Rapporteur on the Environment Draws Attention to the Worsening Water Crisis   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur in the field of…

MORNING - Human Rights Council holds dialogue with Special Rapporteur on rights of persons with disabilities and starts dialogue with Independent Expert on foreign debt

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council holds dialogue with Special Rapporteur on rights of persons with disabilities and starts dialogue with Independent Expert on foreign debt 03 March 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities and started an interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on foreign debt…

AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food: the COVID-19 Pandemic has Laid Bare the Inequities of the Food System and Accelerated it

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food: the COVID-19 Pandemic has Laid Bare the Inequities of the Food System and Accelerated it 02 March 2021 Meeting Summaries   Independent Expert on the Human Rights of Persons with Albinism Presents Report on Accomplishments by the Mandate as well as Challenges   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 02 March 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 spokespersons and representatives of the Human Rights Council, the CITES Secretariat, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the World Food Programme (WFP). Human Rights Council…

MORNING - COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the risks of vulnerable children to trafficking and sexual exploitation, Special Rapporteur on the sale of children tells Human Rights Council

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the risks of vulnerable children to trafficking and sexual exploitation, Special Rapporteur on the sale of children tells Human Rights Council 02 March 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with Mama Fatima Singhateh, Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, who said the COVID-19 pandemic had…

Human Rights Council Holds Panel Discussion on t he Gaps and Barriers Affecting Children: Following Up on Commitments through the Decade of Action and Delivery on the Sustainable Development Goals

4 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Council Holds Panel Discussion on t he Gaps and Barriers Affecting Children: Following Up on Commitments through the Decade of Action and Delivery on the Sustainable Development Goals 01 March 2021 Meeting Summaries   Concludes General Debate on the High Commissioner’s Oral Update   The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its annual full-day meeting on the rights of the…

Human Rights Committee Opens Online One Hundred and Thirty-first Session

4 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Committee Opens Online One Hundred and Thirty-first Session 01 March 2021 Meeting Summaries   Committee Elects Photini Pazartzis as New Chairperson, also Elects Bureau   The Human Rights Committee this afternoon opened its online one hundred and thirty-first session, hearing from Mahamane Cisse-Gouro, Director, Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights,…

Human Rights Council Holds Panel Discussion on the Rights of the Child and the Sustainable Development Goals

4 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Council Holds Panel Discussion on the Rights of the Child and the Sustainable Development Goals 01 March 2021 Meeting Summaries   Continues General Debate on the Oral Update of the High Commissioner for Human Rights   The Human Rights Council this morning began its annual full-day meeting on the rights of the child with a panel discussion on the rights of the child and the…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Starts General Debate on the High Commissioner’s Oral Update

4 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Starts General Debate on the High Commissioner’s Oral Update 26 February 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon started a general debate on the oral update of Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Ms. Bachelet presented her oral update as well as her reports on Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Venezuela, Cyprus, Eritrea and on…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

4 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 26 February 2021 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Human Rights Council, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the World Health Organization. Human Rights Council…