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MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Holds Separate Interactive Dialogues with the Independent Expert on Foreign Debt and with the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief

3 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Holds Separate Interactive Dialogues with the Independent Expert on Foreign Debt and with the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief 10 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting held separate interactive dialogues with the Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt on human rights and with the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion…

Conference on Disarmament Holds Plenary Meeting, Hearing from Algeria, Spain, Chile, Indonesia and Belarus as Coordinators of Subsidiary Bodies

3 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Conference on Disarmament Holds Plenary Meeting, Hearing from Algeria, Spain, Chile, Indonesia and Belarus as Coordinators of Subsidiary Bodies 10 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Conference on Disarmament this morning held a plenary meeting at which it heard from Algeria, Spain, Chile, Indonesia and Belarus as the coordinators of five subsidiary bodies. Delegations then made statements in response, with some…

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Commend Hungary’s Recognition at the Constitutional Level of Sign Language , and Ask about Guardianship

3 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Commend Hungary’s Recognition at the Constitutional Level of Sign Language , and Ask about Guardianship 10 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the combined second and third periodic reports of Hungary on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of…

New Permanent Representative of Nicaragua Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

3 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Nicaragua Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 10 March 2022 Presentation of Credentials   Rosalia Concepción Bohorquez Palacios, the new Permanent Representative of Nicaragua to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her…

MORNING - High Commissioner for Human Rights: the Failure to Administer the COVID-19 Vaccines in a Fair and Equitable Manner is Prolonging the Pandemic

3 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - High Commissioner for Human Rights: the Failure to Administer the COVID-19 Vaccines in a Fair and Equitable Manner is Prolonging the Pandemic 10 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Sale and Sexual Exploitation of Children The Human Rights Council this morning held a panel discussion on ensuring equitable, affordable,…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Panel Discussion on Family Reunification in the Context of Armed Conflict and Counter Terrorism

3 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Panel Discussion on Family Reunification in the Context of Armed Conflict and Counter Terrorism 09 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur in the Field of Cultural Rights and Starts Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Sale and Sexual Exploitation of Children   The Human Rights Council…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Panel Discussion on Family Reunification in the Context of Migration

3 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Panel Discussion on Family Reunification in the Context of Migration 09 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   Continues Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur in the Field of Cultural Rights   The Human Rights Council this morning began its annual full-day meeting on the rights of the child on the theme of the rights of the child and family reunification,…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Starts Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur in the Field of Cultural Rights

3 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Starts Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur in the Field of Cultural Rights 08 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon started an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights. Alexandra Xanthaki, Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, speaking about the war in Ukraine, said that the…

MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Hears High Commissioner Present her Global Oral Update, and her Office’s Reports on Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras and Cyprus, and an Oral Update on Eritrea, Followed by a General Debate

3 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Hears High Commissioner Present her Global Oral Update, and her Office’s Reports on Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras and Cyprus, and an Oral Update on Eritrea, Followed by a General Debate 08 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting heard the High Commissioner for Human Rights present her global oral update on the situation of human rights worldwide, as…

Conference on Disarmament Holds Plenary Meeting, hearing from Germany, France, Netherlands and the United States

3 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Conference on Disarmament Holds Plenary Meeting, hearing from Germany, France, Netherlands and the United States 08 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Conference on Disarmament this afternoon held a plenary meeting, which its President, Alicia Victoria Arango Olmos, Permanent Representative of Colombia, opened by paying tribute to all women fighting inequality throughout the world on International Women's Day 2022.…