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In Dialogue with Tunisia, Committee on the Rights of the Child Welcomes Positive Steps and Asks about Corporal Punishment
28 May 2021
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Committee Experts Congratulate Tunisia for Being the First Nation Outside Europe to Sign the Lanzarote Convention
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fourth to sixth periodic report of…
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Human Rights Council Establishes International Commission of Inquiry to Investigate Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in Israel
27 May 2021
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The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted a resolution on ensuring respect for international human rights law and international humanitarian law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem…
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Human Rights Council Opens Special Session on “the Grave Human Rights Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem”, Speakers Urge it to Establish an International Commission of Inquiry
27 May 2021
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The Human Right Council this morning opened its special session on “the grave human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem”. It…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
25 May 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 Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the…
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Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization Addresses the Conference on Disarmament
25 May 2021
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The Conference on Disarmament this morning held its first plenary under the Presidency of Ambassador Salomon Eheth of Cameroon, hearing an address by Lassina Zerbo, Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization.
Ambassador Eheth said that, in accordance…
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New Permanent Representative of Liechtenstein Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
25 May 2021
Presentation of Credentials
Kurt Jäger, the new Permanent Representative of Liechtenstein to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Mr. Jäger will also be serving as…
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In Dialogue with Luxembourg, Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Ask About Protection from Violence, Both Offline and Online
21 May 2021
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The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth to sixth periodic report of Luxembourg on how it implements the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, with the dialogue focusing…
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21 May 2021
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing. In attendance were spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the United Nations Children's Fund, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological…
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Outgoing President tells the Conference on Disarmament that Despite Consultations, there is no Consensus on a Programme of Work and the Thematic Discussions on the Agenda Items will Continue
21 May 2021
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Ambassador Yuri Borissov Sterk of Bulgaria, outgoing President of the Conference on Disarmament, this morning told the Conference that despite his efforts and following consultations, it was clear…
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Conference on Disarmament Holds Thematic Debate on Fissile Material Production
20 May 2021
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The Conference on Disarmament today held a thematic discussion on agenda item 2 of the Conference on prevention of nuclear war, focusing on fissile material production.
Ambassador Yuri Borissov Sterk of Bulgaria, President of the Conference on Disarmament, said the possibility of reaching agreement on an…