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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears that the Current Israeli Plan to Double the Settler Population in the Occupied Syrian Golan by 2027 is Unprecedented, and that 700,000 Israeli Settlers Are Living Illegally in the Occupied West Bank
28 March 2023
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Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcome of South Africa, Concludes General Debate on the Universal Periodic Review, and Starts…
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PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
28 March 2023
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rolando Gomez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by representatives and spokespersons of the World Health Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Labour Organization, and the Human Rights Council.
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MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Brazil, Poland, and the Netherlands, Begins General Debate on the Universal Periodic Review Mechanism
28 March 2023
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The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Brazil, Poland, and the Netherlands. The Council then began the general debate under agenda item six on the Universal Periodic…
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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of India, Finland, and the Philippines
27 March 2023
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The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of India, Finland, and the Philippines.
The Council adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcome of India. The Vice-President said 221 recommendations enjoyed the support of India and 118 were…
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Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers Opens Thirty-Sixth Session and Meets with Civil Society
27 March 2023
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The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families today opened its thirty-sixth session, during which it will consider periodic reports from Morocco, Nigeria, El Salvador and the Philippines.
During the meeting, the…
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MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Indonesia, Algeria and the United Kingdom
27 March 2023
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The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Indonesia, Algeria and the United Kingdom.
The Council adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcome of Indonesia. The Vice-President said of the 269 recommendations received, 205 enjoyed…
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Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Concludes Twenty-Eighth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Angola, Georgia, Tunisia, Argentina, Peru and Togo
24 March 2023
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The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon concluded its twenty-eighth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Angola, Georgia, Tunisia, Argentina, Peru…
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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Ecuador, Tunisia, and Morocco
24 March 2023
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The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Ecuador, Tunisia, and Morocco.
The Council adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcome of Ecuador. The Vice-President said that out of 174 recommendations received, 164 enjoyed the support of…
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PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
24 March 2023
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the International Plant Protection Convention, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the…
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Human Rights Committee Concludes One Hundred and Thirty-Seventh Session, Adopts Annual Report and Concluding Observations on Reports of Egypt, Panama, Peru, Sri Lanka, Turkmenistan and Zambia
24 March 2023
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The Human Rights Committee this afternoon concluded its one hundred and thirty-seventh session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Egypt, Panama, Peru, Sri Lanka, Turkmenistan and Zambia. The Committee also adopted its annual report…
