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UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT $ 250 MILLION

22 October 2019 Breadcrumb Home UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION PAYS OUT $ 250 MILLION 22 October 2019 Press Release The United Nations Compensation Commission today made available $ 250 million to the Government of the State of Kuwait towards the Commission’s remaining claim with an outstanding award balance. The United Nations Compensation Commission was established in 1991 in accordance with Security Council resolutions 687 (1991) and 692 (1991) to process claims and pay compensation for…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

22 October 2019 Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 22 October 2019 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the International Organization for Migration, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Health Organization and…

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONTINUES FIRST READING OF ITS DRAFT GENERAL COMMENT ON THE RIGHT OF PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY

22 October 2019 Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONTINUES FIRST READING OF ITS DRAFT GENERAL COMMENT ON THE RIGHT OF PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY 22 October 2019 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee today continued the first reading of its draft General Comment No. 37 on article 21 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right of peaceful assembly. The Committee proceeded with the adoption of the fourth part of the draft General Comment, which addressed the limitations…

IN DIALOGUE WITH IRAQ, COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF FEMALE POLITICAL PARTICIPATION

22 October 2019 Breadcrumb Home IN DIALOGUE WITH IRAQ, COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF FEMALE POLITICAL PARTICIPATION 22 October 2019 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the seventh periodic report of Iraq on how it implements the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.…

COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN DISCUSSES SITUATION OF WOMEN IN IRAQ, ANDORRA, KAZAKHSTAN AND SEYCHELLES WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF CIVIL SOCIETY

21 October 2019 Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN DISCUSSES SITUATION OF WOMEN IN IRAQ, ANDORRA, KAZAKHSTAN AND SEYCHELLES WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF CIVIL SOCIETY 21 October 2019 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon met with representatives of non-governmental organizations and a national human rights institution to hear information on the…

COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN OPENS SEVENTY-FOURTH SESSION

21 October 2019 Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN OPENS SEVENTY-FOURTH SESSION 21 October 2019 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this morning opened its seventy-fourth session, hearing a statement by Orest Nowosad, Chief of the Groups in Focus Section of the Human Rights Treaties Branch at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and adopting its…

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE SITUATION OF CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

18 October 2019 Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE SITUATION OF CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC 18 October 2019 Meeting Summaries Proliferation of Hate Speech by Politicians, Hostile Rhetoric against Journalists, Lack of Judicial Independence, Discrimination against Roma, and the Migration Policy Dominate the Discussion The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of the Czech Republic on the implementation of the…

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCLUDES ITS SIXTY-SIXTH SESSION

18 October 2019 Breadcrumb Home COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCLUDES ITS SIXTY-SIXTH SESSION 18 October 2019 Press Release Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Reports of Switzerland, Israel, Ecuador, Senegal, Denmark and Slovakia The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon closed its sixty-sixth session during which it reviewed the reports of Switzerland, Israel, Ecuador, Senegal,…

HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONTINUES READING OF DRAFT GENERAL COMMENT ON PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY

18 October 2019 Breadcrumb Home HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONTINUES READING OF DRAFT GENERAL COMMENT ON PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY 18 October 2019 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee today continued the first reading of draft General Comment No. 37 on article 21 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right of peaceful assembly. Christof Heyns, Rapporteur for draft General Comment N°37, said that the aim of the first reading was to agree on a draft that would be a solid basis for…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE

18 October 2019 Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE 18 October 2019 UN Geneva Press Briefing Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the Radio and Television Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria, the United Nations Office for the…