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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Extends Mandates on Syrian Arab Republic, South Sudan and Mali, Appoints Six Mandate Holders and Concludes Forty-sixth Regular Session

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Extends Mandates on Syrian Arab Republic, South Sudan and Mali, Appoints Six Mandate Holders and Concludes Forty-sixth Regular Session 24 March 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted nine resolutions in which it, among other actions, extended the mandates of the Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic for a period of one year, the Commission…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Renews Mandate of Special Rapporteur on Myanmar, Adopts Resolutions on Belarus and on the Right to Food

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Renews Mandate of Special Rapporteur on Myanmar, Adopts Resolutions on Belarus and on the Right to Food 24 March 2021 Meeting Summaries   Also Adopts Decision on High-level Panel on the Tenth Anniversary of the Voluntary Technical Assistance Trust Fund to Support the Participation of Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States in the Work of the Council…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts 10 Resolutions, Renews Mandates on Cultural Rights, Albinism, Privacy, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Islamic Republic of Iran

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts 10 Resolutions, Renews Mandates on Cultural Rights, Albinism, Privacy, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Islamic Republic of Iran 23 March 2021 Meeting Summaries   Council Urges States to Immediately Take Steps to Prevent, within their Respective Legal Frameworks, Speculation and Undue Export Controls and Stockpiling that May Hinder Affordable, Timely, Equitable…

MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Renews Mandate of Special Rapporteur on the Environment, Adopts Resolutions on Sri Lanka, Nicaragua, Occupied Palestinian Territory, and on Unilateral Coercive Measures

4 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Renews Mandate of Special Rapporteur on the Environment, Adopts Resolutions on Sri Lanka, Nicaragua, Occupied Palestinian Territory, and on Unilateral Coercive Measures 23 March 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting renewed the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and…

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 23 March 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 International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Concludes General Debate on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building

4 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Concludes General Debate on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building 23 March 2021 Meeting Summaries     The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate under agenda item 10 on technical assistance and capacity building. Speakers reiterated that technical assistance was vital for the promotion and protection of human rights. Welcoming the positive and…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears Presentation of Reports and Begins General Debate on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building

4 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears Presentation of Reports and Begins General Debate on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building 22 March 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon began its general debate on technical assistance and capacity building after hearing the presentation of reports of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights and technical assistance…

MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue on Human Rights in Ukraine and High-level Interactive Dialogue on Human Rights in the Central African Republic

4 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue on Human Rights in Ukraine and High-level Interactive Dialogue on Human Rights in the Central African Republic 22 March 2021 Meeting Summaries     The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting held an interactive dialogue on the oral update of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Ukraine. It also held a high-level…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the Human Rights Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in Mali

4 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the Human Rights Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in Mali 22 March 2021 Meeting Summaries   Concludes General Debate on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Forms of Intolerance   The Human Rights Council…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Continues General Debate on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Forms of Intolerance

4 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Continues General Debate on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Forms of Intolerance 19 March 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued its general debate on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance, follow-up to and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. During the debate,…