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MORNING - Access to Reliable Information Sources is the Obvious Antidote to Disinformation, Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression tells Human Rights Council

3 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Access to Reliable Information Sources is the Obvious Antidote to Disinformation, Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression tells Human Rights Council 02 July 2021 Meeting Summaries   Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Notes Increasing Arbitrary Detention as a Result of Drug Control Laws and Calls on States to Decriminalise the Use and Possession of Drugs for Personal Use …

AFTERNOON - COVID-19 Pandemic Brought on a Substantive Setback for Persons with Leprosy who must be Recognised as a Vulnerable Group with Regard to Vaccination, Special Rapporteur Tells Human Rights Council

3 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - COVID-19 Pandemic Brought on a Substantive Setback for Persons with Leprosy who must be Recognised as a Vulnerable Group with Regard to Vaccination, Special Rapporteur Tells Human Rights Council 01 July 2021 Meeting Summaries   Council Concludes Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association   The Human Rights Council this…

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Adjourns Seventy-Ninth Session

3 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Adjourns Seventy-Ninth Session 01 July 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon adjourned its online seventy-ninth session, during which, virtually, it held a day of general discussion on the rights of Indigenous women and girls. The Committee adopted ad referendum the report of its seventy-…

Human Rights Committee Raises Concerns about Torture, Transitional Justice and Sexual Minorities in Dialogue with Togo

3 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Committee Raises Concerns about Torture, Transitional Justice and Sexual Minorities in Dialogue with Togo 01 July 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the fifth report of Togo on measures taken to implement the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. During a dialogue held entirely online, Committee Experts praised the quality and clarity of answers provided by the State Party in the…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Starts Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Peaceful Assembly and Association, and Concludes Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions

3 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Starts Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Peaceful Assembly and Association, and Concludes Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions 01 July 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning started an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, and…

“L’oiseau bleu”: Two Urban Canvases at the United Nations Office at Geneva to Embody One of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals

3 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home “L’oiseau bleu”: Two Urban Canvases at the United Nations Office at Geneva to Embody One of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals 30 June 2021 Press Release   Two giant urban canvases will cover a building at the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) starting 30 June, to embody the seventeenth Sustainable Development Goal on strengthening partnerships. Inspired by the natural environment of the Ariana Park and the symbolism of the Palais des Nations, Collectif 1m83,…

AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty Calls for the Creation of a Global Fund for Social Protection during Interactive Dialogue with the Human Rights Council

3 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty Calls for the Creation of a Global Fund for Social Protection during Interactive Dialogue with the Human Rights Council 30 June 2021 Meeting Summaries   Council Starts Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Panel Discussion on the Effects of Climate Change on Older People

3 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Panel Discussion on the Effects of Climate Change on Older People 30 June 2021 Meeting Summaries   Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children   The Human Rights Council this morning held a panel discussion on the human rights of older persons in the context of climate change. It also…

AFTERNOON - High Commissioner to Human Rights Council: it is Clear that to realise the Full Promise of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, much more needs to be done

3 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - High Commissioner to Human Rights Council: it is Clear that to realise the Full Promise of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, much more needs to be done 29 June 2021 Meeting Summaries   Council Holds Panel Discussion on the Tenth Anniversary of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and Concludes Dialogue with the Working Group on Human Rights and Transnational Corporations The Human Rights Council this…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

3 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 29 June 2021 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the International Telecommunications Union, the United Nations…