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In Dialogue with Belgium, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Asks about Lack of Data on Ethic Origin and the Removal of Belgian Nationality

4 years ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Belgium, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Asks about Lack of Data on Ethic Origin and the Removal of Belgian Nationality 21 April 2021 Meeting Summaries   Dialogue also Addresses Education on Racism and Belgium’s Colonial Past   The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon concluded its consideration of the combined twentieth to…

In Dialogue with Colombia, Committee on Enforced Disappearances Asks about the Number of Victims and Missing Persons and about the Definition of Enforced Disappearance

4 years ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Colombia, Committee on Enforced Disappearances Asks about the Number of Victims and Missing Persons and about the Definition of Enforced Disappearance 20 April 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this afternoon concluded its consideration of a report submitted by Colombia containing additional information under article 29 (4) of the Convention for the Protection of All…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

4 years ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 20 April 2021 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Food Programme (WFP) and associates, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the World Health Organization (WHO). NGO’s open letter to world…

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: report of Belgium to be reviewed

4 years ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: report of Belgium to be reviewed 19 April 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today opened its one-hundred and third virtual session during which it will review anti-discrimination efforts by Belgium. The Committee heard an address by Mahamane Cissé-Gouro, Director of the Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms…

Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Suspends its Thirty-Second Session

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Suspends its Thirty-Second Session 16 April 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families this afternoon suspended its online thirty-second session after adopting its concluding observations on the second periodic report of Chile. Can Ünver, Committee Chairperson, noting that today the Committee…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 16 April 2021 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the World…

Committee on Enforced Disappearances Asks Switzerland about Legal Definitions, Adoptions from Sri Lanka and the National Human Rights Institution

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Enforced Disappearances Asks Switzerland about Legal Definitions, Adoptions from Sri Lanka and the National Human Rights Institution 15 April 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Switzerland on measures taken to implement the International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance.…

New Permanent Representative of United Kingdom presents credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of United Kingdom presents credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 15 April 2021 Presentation of Credentials   Simon Manley, the new Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations Office at Geneva, on 15 April presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his…

Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Discusses the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Migrants and the Ratification of the Convention in a Meeting with States and Other Stakeholders

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Discusses the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Migrants and the Ratification of the Convention in a Meeting with States and Other Stakeholders 14 April 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families this afternoon held an informal meeting with States and other stakeholders, during which participants discussed the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 13 April 2021 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Office of the United Nations High…