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Human Rights Council Press Conference (Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic)
06 March 2018
Press Conference Announcement
on the Syrian Arab Republic covering the period from July 2017 to end January 2018, with an update on recent events related to the human rights situation in the country, and a particular focus on the urgent need for accountability (NB: Report to be presented to the Human Rights Council on 13 March)Mr. Paulo Pinheiro, Chairperson, Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic Ms. Karen Abuzayd, Member of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic Mr. Hanny Megally, Member of the…
3 years 5 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEURS ON A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT AND ON THE RIGHT TO FOOD
05 March 2018
Meeting Summaries
Concludes Dialogue with Experts on Transitional Justice and on the Prevention of Genocide
The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment, John Knox, and with the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Hilal Elver. It also concluded its interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence, Pablo de…
3 years 5 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD, WITH A FOCUS ON CHILDREN IN HUMANITARIAN SITUATIONS
05 March 2018
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this morning held the first part of its annual full-day meeting on the rights of the child, with a panel discussion which focused on children in humanitarian situations.
In his opening statement, Vojislav Šuc, President of the Human Rights Council, said the objective of the meeting was to bridge the gaps between the human rights and humanitarian communities to ensure that the needs and rights of children were upheld in humanitarian situations. The panellists were Helen Durham, Director of…
3 years 5 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES ANNUAL MEETING ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD WITH A PANEL FOCUSING ON CHILDREN IN HUMANITARIAN SITUATIONS
05 March 2018
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its annual full-day meeting on the rights of the child with a panel discussion focusing on children in humanitarian situations and on how States and the international community could be more accountable in this regard.
Ricardo Gonzalez Arenas, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the United Nations Office and the international organizations in Geneva and moderator of the panel, said children were particularly vulnerable during natural…
3 years 5 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL REQUESTS INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON SYRIA TO URGENTLY CONDUCT INQURY INTO THE RECENT EVENTS IN EASTERN GHOUTA
05 March 2018
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its urgent debate on the situation in Eastern Ghouta by adopting a resolution in which it requested the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, upon renewal of its mandate, to urgently conduct a comprehensive and independent inquiry into the recent events in Eastern Ghouta, and to provide an update followed by an interactive dialogue on the situation to the
Human Rights Council at its thirty-eighth session.
In the…
3 years 5 months ago
NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF MONGOLIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
05 March 2018
Presentation of Credentials
Lundeg Purevsuren, the new Permanent Representative of Mongolia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Purevsuren had been serving as the Foreign Policy Advisor to the President of Mongolia since 2016. He was the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mongolia from 2014 to 2016. From 2009 to 2014, he served as National Security and Foreign Policy Advisor to the President…
3 years 5 months ago
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
02 March 2018
Bi-Weekly Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives for the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the United Nations Office, Geneva, the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration and the World Trade Organization.International Women’s Week (5-9 March) and International Women’s Day (8 March)Martin Chungong, Secretary-General of the International Postal (IPU), said IPU tracked the representation of women in parliaments throughout the…
3 years 5 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DECIDES TO HOLD URGENT DEBATE ON SYRIA’S EASTERN GHOUTA
02 March 2018
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this morning decided to hold an urgent debate on the situation in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta at 3 p.m. today by a vote of 25 in favour, 4 against, with 8 abstentions.
Opening the meeting, Vojislav Šuc, President of the Human Rights Council, said a request for the proposal was received on Thursday.
Introducing the proposal, the United Kingdom called on the Council to act swiftly to address the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Eastern Ghouta, referring to the situation in Syria as one of the most prolific slaughter houses of modern time.…
3 years 5 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON FREEDOM OF RELIGION OR BELIEF
02 March 2018
Meeting Summaries
Concludes Clustered Interactive Dialogue on the Protection of Human Rights while Countering Terrorism and on Cultural Rights
The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with Ahmed Shaheed, the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief.
Presenting his report, Mr. Shaheed said that States with official religions often discriminated against minority groups. States with negative views sanitized the public sphere from manifestations of religion or belief. In both cases, no religion or belief could rival State ideology.…
3 years 5 months ago
Regional Forum on Sustainable Development for the UNECE Region
02 March 2018
| Michael Møller
Speech
2 mars 2018Le forum régional sur le développement durable dans la région de la CEE
Remarks by Mr. Michael Møller
United Nations Under-Secretary-General
Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
Regional Forum on Sustainable Development for the UNECE Region
Friday, 2 March 2018 at 12.30 p.m.
International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG)
Executive Secretary,
Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen:
It is a great pleasure to be with you today to mark the closing of the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development for the UNECE Region.
It’s been almost a 1000…
