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MORNING - Human Rights Council Concludes General Debate on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Concludes General Debate on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building 23 March 2021 Meeting Summaries     The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate under agenda item 10 on technical assistance and capacity building. Speakers reiterated that technical assistance was vital for the promotion and protection of human rights. Welcoming the positive and…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears Presentation of Reports and Begins General Debate on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears Presentation of Reports and Begins General Debate on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building 22 March 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon began its general debate on technical assistance and capacity building after hearing the presentation of reports of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights and technical assistance…

MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue on Human Rights in Ukraine and High-level Interactive Dialogue on Human Rights in the Central African Republic

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue on Human Rights in Ukraine and High-level Interactive Dialogue on Human Rights in the Central African Republic 22 March 2021 Meeting Summaries     The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting held an interactive dialogue on the oral update of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Ukraine. It also held a high-level…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the Human Rights Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in Mali

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the Human Rights Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in Mali 22 March 2021 Meeting Summaries   Concludes General Debate on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Forms of Intolerance   The Human Rights Council…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Continues General Debate on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Forms of Intolerance

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Continues General Debate on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Forms of Intolerance 19 March 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued its general debate on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance, follow-up to and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. During the debate,…

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 19 March 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 United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Food Programme, the Human Rights Council…

MORNING - High Commissioner for Human Rights: Impunity for Violence by Police and other Law Enforcement Officials is a Reflection of All Societies and Systemic Racism within All Institutions must be Addressed

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - High Commissioner for Human Rights: Impunity for Violence by Police and other Law Enforcement Officials is a Reflection of All Societies and Systemic Racism within All Institutions must be Addressed 19 March 2021 Meeting Summaries   Council Concludes General Debate on the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action and Starts General Debate on the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action…

AFTERNOON - High Commissioner for Human Rights Presents Three Reports on the Human Rights Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and the Occupied Syrian Golan

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - High Commissioner for Human Rights Presents Three Reports on the Human Rights Situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and the Occupied Syrian Golan 18 March 2021 Meeting Summaries   Human Rights Council Holds General Debate on the Human Rights Situation in Palestine and other Occupied Arab Territories, Starts General Debate on Follow-up to and Implementation of the Vienna…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Separate General Debates on Human Rights Bodies and Mechanisms and on the Universal Periodic Review

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Separate General Debates on Human Rights Bodies and Mechanisms and on the Universal Periodic Review 18 March 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning held separate general debates on human rights bodies and mechanisms and on the Universal Periodic Review. In the general debate on human rights bodies and mechanisms, speakers stressed the importance of the…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Liberia and Jamaica, Starts General Debate on Human Rights Bodies and Mechanisms

4 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Liberia and Jamaica, Starts General Debate on Human Rights Bodies and Mechanisms 17 March 2021 Meeting Summaries     Special Procedures Are Ready to Contribute to Make the Call to Action for Human Rights a Reality, Chairperson of Coordination Committee of Special Procedures Tells Human Rights Council   The…