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COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES REVIEWS INITIAL REPORT OF GREECE, ASKS ABOUT SITUATION OF REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS WITH DISABILITIES

5 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES REVIEWS INITIAL REPORT OF GREECE, ASKS ABOUT SITUATION OF REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS WITH DISABILITIES 04 September 2019 Meeting Summaries Experts also Discuss the Deinstitutionalization Process, Violence against Persons with Disabilities, and Denial of Legal Capacity The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this morning concluded its consideration of…

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO HOLD ITS FORTY-SECOND REGULAR SESSION FROM 9 TO 27 SEPTEMBER 2019 AT THE PALAIS DES NATIONS IN GENEVA

5 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO HOLD ITS FORTY-SECOND REGULAR SESSION FROM 9 TO 27 SEPTEMBER 2019 AT THE PALAIS DES NATIONS IN GENEVA 04 September 2019 Press Release The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its forty-second regular session from 9 to 27 September 2019 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, will open the session at 9 a.m. on Monday, 9…

COMMITTEE ON MIGRANT WORKERS VOICES CONCERNS ABOUT THE DIASPORA AS IT REVIEWS THE REPORT OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

5 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON MIGRANT WORKERS VOICES CONCERNS ABOUT THE DIASPORA AS IT REVIEWS THE REPORT OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 04 September 2019 Meeting Summaries The rights and political participation of the many nationals of Bosnia and Herzegovina who work and live abroad came into focus as the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers and Members of their Families reviewed the third periodic report of Bosnia and…

COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF MIGRANT WORKERS HOLDS AN INFORMAL MEETING WITH STATES

5 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF MIGRANT WORKERS HOLDS AN INFORMAL MEETING WITH STATES 04 September 2019 Meeting Summaries Discusses Global Compact on Migration, Financial Problems Facing the United Nations and their Impact on the Work of the Treaty Bodies, among Other Issues The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families this afternoon held an informal meeting with States,…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT ADOPTS ITS ANNUAL REPORT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

5 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT ADOPTS ITS ANNUAL REPORT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 03 September 2019 Press Release The Conference on Disarmament this morning adopted its 2019 annual report to the General Assembly Ambassador Taonga Mushayavanhu of Zimbabwe, President of the Conference on Disarmament, said that it was an honour to be presiding over their last plenary meeting of the 2019 session of the Conference on Disarmament.…

COMMITTEE ON PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES REVIEWS INDIA’S INITIAL REPORT, ASKS ABOUT VIOLENCE AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN INSTITUTIONS

5 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES REVIEWS INDIA’S INITIAL REPORT, ASKS ABOUT VIOLENCE AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN INSTITUTIONS 03 September 2019 Meeting Summaries Situation of Ethnic and Religious Minorities with Disabilities, and Efforts to Increase the Number of Children with Disabilities in Inclusive and Mainstream Education also Raised The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this…

COMMITTEE ON MIGRANT WORKERS RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT EXPEDITED EXPULSIONS IN DIALOGUE WITH ARGENTINA

5 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON MIGRANT WORKERS RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT EXPEDITED EXPULSIONS IN DIALOGUE WITH ARGENTINA 03 September 2019 Meeting Summaries The application of decree 70/2017, which allowed the expedited expulsion of migrants, could lead to violations of migrant rights in Argentina, as well as adversely impact families, causing significant psychological harm to children. These were amongst the concerns voiced by Experts of the…

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF MALAYSIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA

5 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF MALAYSIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA 03 September 2019 Presentation of Credentials Ahmad Faisal bin Muhamad, the new Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Muhamad had been serving as Director-…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

5 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 03 September 2019 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the World Meteorological Organization, the International Organization for Migration, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Conference on…

DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS SAYS THE RESPONSE TO 30,000 MIGRANT DEATHS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN “SHAME US ALL”

5 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS SAYS THE RESPONSE TO 30,000 MIGRANT DEATHS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN “SHAME US ALL” 02 September 2019 Press Release Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Opens its Session, Hears Non-Governmental Organization Flag Discriminatory Discourse by High-Level Authorities in Argentina as well as Family Separations The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and…