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Independent Expert on International Solidarity to Human Rights Council: Limiting Patent Protections for COVID-19 Related Medical Products Will Facilitate Access to Lower-cost Generic Versions of COVID-19 Vaccines

3 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Independent Expert on International Solidarity to Human Rights Council: Limiting Patent Protections for COVID-19 Related Medical Products Will Facilitate Access to Lower-cost Generic Versions of COVID-19 Vaccines 24 June 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity. It also concluded the…

Human Rights Council Discusses Report on the Cultural Dimension of the Right to Education and Concludes Debate with the Special Rapporteur on Physical and Mental Health on her Strategic Priorities

3 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Council Discusses Report on the Cultural Dimension of the Right to Education and Concludes Debate with the Special Rapporteur on Physical and Mental Health on her Strategic Priorities 24 June 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning started an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right to education in which she presented a report on the cultural dimension of the…

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

3 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Ukraine Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 24 June 2021 Presentation of Credentials   Yevheniia Filipenko, the new Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms…

In the Absence of Individualised Assessments, Pushbacks are a Violation of the Prohibition of Collective Expulsion and Heighten the Risk of Further Violations, Special Rapporteur on Migrants Tells Human Rights Council

3 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home In the Absence of Individualised Assessments, Pushbacks are a Violation of the Prohibition of Collective Expulsion and Heighten the Risk of Further Violations, Special Rapporteur on Migrants Tells Human Rights Council 23 June 2021 Meeting Summaries   Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing: Access to Housing is a Matter of Life and Death   The Human Rights Council this afternoon started an…

We Must Act United Against Female Genital Mutilation, High Commissioner for Human Rights Tells Human Rights Council

3 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home We Must Act United Against Female Genital Mutilation, High Commissioner for Human Rights Tells Human Rights Council 23 June 2021 Meeting Summaries   Council Starts Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health   The Human Rights Council this morning held a high-level panel discussion on the multisectoral prevention of and response to female genital mutilation. It also…

High Commissioner for Human Rights Presents Report on Situation of Human Rights in Iran and Oral Update on Situation of Human Rights in Nicaragua

3 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home High Commissioner for Human Rights Presents Report on Situation of Human Rights in Iran and Oral Update on Situation of Human Rights in Nicaragua 22 June 2021 Meeting Summaries   Human Rights Council Hears Presentation of Reports by the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing, and Concludes its Interactive Discussion with the High Commissioner on her Annual Report   The High Commissioner for Human Rights this afternoon presented a…

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 22 June 2021 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the United Nations Conference on Trade and…

Human Rights Council Begins Interactive Discussion with the High Commissioner for Human Rights on her Annual Report and Concludes Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Eritrea

3 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Council Begins Interactive Discussion with the High Commissioner for Human Rights on her Annual Report and Concludes Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Eritrea 22 June 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning began an interactive discussion with the High Commissioner for Human Rights on her annual report after concluding its dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation…

Conference on Disarmament Holds Thematic Discussion on Agenda Item 6 on a Comprehensive Programme of Disarmament

3 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Conference on Disarmament Holds Thematic Discussion on Agenda Item 6 on a Comprehensive Programme of Disarmament 22 June 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Conference on Disarmament this morning held a thematic discussion on agenda item 6 on a comprehensive programme of disarmament, as it met in the first plenary meeting under the Presidency of Canada. Ambassador Leslie Norton of Canada, President of the Conference on…

AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur Tells Human Rights Council that Serious Human Rights Issues Persist in Eritrea

3 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur Tells Human Rights Council that Serious Human Rights Issues Persist in Eritrea 21 June 2021 Meeting Summaries   Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with High Commissioner for Human Rights on her Report on the Central Role of the State in Responding to Pandemics   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with Mohamed Abdelsalam…