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Stakeout by the Special Rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism, Ben Emmerson, following the presentation on his report to the Human Rights Council.
05 March 2013
Press Conference Announcement
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Stakeout by the Special Rapporteur on human rights and counter-terrorism, Ben Emmerson, following the presentation on his report to the Human Rights Council.
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8 years 5 months ago
“Faces of Geneva”
04 March 2013
| Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Speech
4 mars 2013“Faces of Geneva” (en anglais)
Opening remarks by Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
“Faces of Geneva”
Palais des Nations, Mezzanine, E Building, 2nd floor
Monday, 4 March 2013 at 6 p.m.
Ambassador Fasel
Deputy Permanent Representative Mulrean
Mr. Fassbind
Excellencies
Ladies and gentlemen:
It is my pleasure to welcome you this evening to the opening of the exhibition “Faces of Geneva”, or “Visages de Genève”. I would like to first express my appreciation to the Permanent Mission of the United States…
8 years 5 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS GENERAL DEBATE ON THEMATIC REPORTS BY SECRETARY-GENERAL AND HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
04 March 2013
Meeting Summaries
Concludes Interactive Dialogue with High Commissioner for Human Rights on her Annual Report
The Human Rights Council this morning heard the presentation of thematic reports by the United Nations Secretary-General and the High Commissioner for Human Rights and held a general debate on the reports. It also concluded its interactive dialogue with Navi Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, on her annual report.
Marcia Kran, Director of the Research and Right to Development Division at the Office of…
8 years 5 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH EXPERTS ON THE RIGHT TO FOOD AND THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE HOUSING
04 March 2013
Press Release
The Human Rights Council at a midday meeting today held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right to food and the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living.
Introducing his report, Olivier de Schutter, Special Rapporteur on the right to food, said that developments over the past year were encouraging and that efforts were being made to combat malnutrition, for example in the Sahel region. Mr. de Schutter said that closer cooperation was…
8 years 5 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL BEGINS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH SPECIAL RAPPORTEURS ON TORTURE AND ON HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS
04 March 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this afternoon began its clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteurs on torture and on human rights defenders.
Introducing his report, Juan E. Mendez, Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, said that the report was focused on certain forms of abuse in health-care settings and shed light on often undetected forms of abusive practices under the auspices of health-care policies. Certain treatments might cross a threshold of mistreatment…
8 years 5 months ago
IFRC Monthly Press Briefing
04 March 2013
Press Conference Announcement
IFRC monthly press briefing. Tentative agenda: Southern Africa: Millions at risk in worsening food crisis (Angola, Malawi, Lesotho, Zimbabwe) Mozambique: Update on flooding situation. IFRC emergency health expert in attendance. Updates and announcements: Japan earthquake and Tsunami: 2 years anniversary. International Women’s Day.
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IFRC Monthly Press Briefing
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OHCHR Press Conference
04 March 2013
Press Conference Announcement
The Special Rapporteur will talk about his annual report to the Human Rights Council on the series of steps that are necessary for the empowerment of women and the realization of the right to food. Mr. Olivier De Schutter, Special Rapporteur on the right to food
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OHCHR Press Conference
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONTINUES INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
01 March 2013
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this morning continued its interactive dialogue with Navi Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, on her annual report.Responding to questions and comments by delegations, Ms. Pillay said that an informed dialogue between States and more concerted efforts to tackle homophobic occurrences in societies were essential steps to ensure worldwide decriminalization of homosexuality. The Office was closely following the situation in Mali and already had three human rights officers on the ground, and would…
8 years 5 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONCLUDES FIFTY-FOURTH SESSION
01 March 2013
Press Release
Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Angola, Austria, Cyprus, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Hungary and Pakistan
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its fifty-fourth session and adopted its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Angola, Austria, Cyprus, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Hungary and Pakistan, on how these countries implement the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
The…
8 years 5 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
01 March 2013
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Human Rights Council, the Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Food Programme, the International Organization for Migration and the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention Implementation Support Unit. Human Rights Council
Rolando Gomez for the Human Rights Council (HRC) said the Council continued the morning with an interactive dialogue with…
