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Palais des Nations artwork goes to town

4 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Palais des Nations artwork goes to town 25 June 2020 For the first time in the history of the Palais des Nations, a part of its art collection is being publicly exhibited in an art gallery in Geneva. Organized for the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations and the one-hundredth anniversary of multilateralism in Geneva, the exhibition, “A whole world – the art of the Palais des Nations comes to town”, is a vibrant tribute to the role of art in…

RIGHTS COUNCIL TO HOLD ITS FORTY-FOURTH REGULAR SESSIONFROM 30 JUNE TO 20 JULY 2020

4 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home RIGHTS COUNCIL TO HOLD ITS FORTY-FOURTH REGULAR SESSIONFROM 30 JUNE TO 20 JULY 2020 25 June 2020 Meeting Summaries   The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its forty-fourth regular session from 30 June to 20 July 2020 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. During the session, the Council will review reports on a wide range of human rights issues and situations of concern and will engage in…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CLOSES FORTY-THIRD REGULAR SESSION AFTER ADOPTING 43 TEXTS, INCLUDING ON ESTABLISHING A FACT-FINDING MISSION ON LIBYA AND ON ASKING THE HIGH COMMISSIONER TO REPORT ON SYSTEMIC RACISM AGAINST AFRICANS AND PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT

4 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CLOSES FORTY-THIRD REGULAR SESSION AFTER ADOPTING 43 TEXTS, INCLUDING ON ESTABLISHING A FACT-FINDING MISSION ON LIBYA AND ON ASKING THE HIGH COMMISSIONER TO REPORT ON SYSTEMIC RACISM AGAINST AFRICANS AND PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT 23 June 2020 Meeting Summaries   Extends Mandates on Situation of Human Rights in Iran, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Myanmar, South Sudan, Syria and…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL AGREES TO START ITS FORTY-FOURTH SESSION ON 30 JUNE 2020, CONCLUDES ITS FORTY-THIRD SESSION

4 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL AGREES TO START ITS FORTY-FOURTH SESSION ON 30 JUNE 2020, CONCLUDES ITS FORTY-THIRD SESSION 23 June 2020 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council held a brief meeting this afternoon during which it decided that the forty-fourth session would start on Tuesday, 30 June. The Council then adopted the report of its forty-third session ad referendum and concluded the session. Elisabeth Tichy-…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

4 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 23 June 2020 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives for the World Food Programme, the Human Rights Council, the International Labour Organization, the International Telecommunications Union, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the United Nations Children’s Fund, and…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUN CIL ADOPTS 13 RESOLUTIONS ; REQUESTS THE ESTABLISHMENT AND DISPATCH OF A FACT-FINDING MISSION TO LIBYA

4 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUN CIL ADOPTS 13 RESOLUTIONS ; REQUESTS THE ESTABLISHMENT AND DISPATCH OF A FACT-FINDING MISSION TO LIBYA 22 June 2020 Meeting Summaries   Extends Mandates on the Situation of Human Rights in the Syrian Arab Republic ; Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action ; Racism and Racial Discrimination; and the Human Rights Situation in Mali   The…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATES ON HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS, TORTURE, SALE OF CHILDREN, IRAN, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA, MYANMAR AND SOUTH SUDAN

4 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATES ON HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS, TORTURE, SALE OF CHILDREN, IRAN, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF KOREA, MYANMAR AND SOUTH SUDAN 22 June 2020 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning adopted 13 resolutions in which it, among other actions, extended the mandates of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders; the Special Rapporteur on torture; the…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS 14 RESOLUTIONS, INCLUDING ON EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AGAINST AFRICANS AND PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT

4 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS 14 RESOLUTIONS, INCLUDING ON EXCESSIVE USE OF FORCE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AGAINST AFRICANS AND PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT 19 June 2020 Meeting Summaries   Extends Mandates on Freedom of Opinion and Expression, Migrants, Minority Issues, Effects of Foreign Debt, and Adequate Housing The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted 14 resolutions in which it, among…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

4 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 19 June 2020 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the virtual briefing, attended by the spokespersons for the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. 43rd session of…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES HIGH-LEVEL INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

4 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES HIGH-LEVEL INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC 19 June 2020 Meeting Summaries   Hears the Presentation of Reports on the Situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan, Technical Assistance and Capacity Building, and Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights, Holds General Debate on Technical Assistance and…