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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS ANNUAL DISCUSSION ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
01 March 2012
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council today held its annual discussion on the human rights of persons with disabilities.
Opening the discussion, Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said that since its adoption in December 2006, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities had been ratified or acceded to by 109 States and one regional integration organization, while 66 States had ratified its Optional Protocol. The speed of the ratification process demonstrated the strong commitment of the international community to a…
9 years 5 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS REPORT OF QATAR
01 March 2012
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has considered the combined thirtieth to sixteenth periodic report of Qatar on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Introducing the report, Khaled Bin Jasem Al-Thani, Head of the Delegation and Director of the Human Rights Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, said that Qatar was fully committed to ensuring the enjoyment of all human rights by its people and the implementation of the Convention on the…
9 years 5 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT AND HOLDS DEBATE UNDER GENERAL SEGMENT
01 March 2012
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its High-level Segment and then held a debate under its general segment to give delegations that were not represented during the High-level Segment an opportunity to take the floor. Under this segment, the Council heard statements from 19 countries as well as 5 civil society representatives on a range of issues affecting the promotion and protection of human rights.
Addressing the Council in the High-Level Segment were Patrick Chinamasa, Minster of Justice and Legal Affairs of Zimbabwe; Dunya Maumoon,…
9 years 5 months ago
Press Conference - U.S. Mission
01 March 2012
Press Conference Announcement
Community of Democracies (Meeting in Geneva, 1-2 March) The Community of Democracies’ new focus is on supporting civil society and emerging democracies around the world. Dr. Tomicah TILLEMANN, Senior Advisor for Civil Society and Emerging Democracies, Head of U.S. Delegation to the Community of Democracies meeting Ms. Maria LEISSNER, Ambassador for Democracy, Sweden Mr. Suren BADRAL, Ambassador-at-Large to the Community of Democracies, Mongolia
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9 years 5 months ago
UNMAS Press Conference
01 March 2012
Press Conference Announcement
The launch of global anti-landmine "Lend Your Leg" action and premier of video, featuring Ban Ki-moon endorsing the campaign, on the 13th anniversary of the Mine Ban Treaty becoming international law. · H.E. Prum Sophakmonkol, Deputy Secretary-General of the Cambodian Mine Action Authority and Secretary-General of the Eleventh Meeting of the States Parties to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention · Mr. Juan Pablo Salazar, President of Fundación Arcángeles and architect of the Lend your Leg campaign · Mr. Jarmo Sareva, Director of the Geneva Branch of the UN Office of Disarmament…
