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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Annual High-Level Panel Discussion on Human Rights Mainstreaming

4 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Annual High-Level Panel Discussion on Human Rights Mainstreaming 22 February 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held its annual high-level panel discussion on human rights mainstreaming, focusing on the state of play in the fight against racism and discrimination 20 years after the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Plan of Action, and the…

MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Hears from 31 Dignitaries as it Continues its High-Level Segment

4 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Hears from 31 Dignitaries as it Continues its High-Level Segment 22 February 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting continued its high-level segment, hearing addresses from 31 dignitaries. Some speakers noted that the pandemic was not only a health and economic crisis, but also a crisis for human rights. Vaccines had to be available to all with no…

Conference on Disarmament continues high-level segment

4 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Conference on Disarmament continues high-level segment 22 February 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Conference on Disarmament this afternoon continued its high-level segment, hearing statements by dignitaries from the United States, Canada, Austria, Cuba, Iraq, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Spain, Malaysia, Venezuela, Panama, and Slovenia. Speaking were Anthony J. Blinken, Secretary of State of the United States; Marc…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Begins its High-Level Segment and Hears from 21 Dignitaries

4 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Begins its High-Level Segment and Hears from 21 Dignitaries 22 February 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning began its high-level segment, hearing addresses by dignitaries from 21 countries. States outlined their national efforts to promote and protect human rights, challenges facing the multilateral order, and human rights violations globally. Many dignitaries highlighted the scale and scope of the challenges…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT OPENS HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT

4 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT OPENS HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT 22 February 2021 Meeting Summaries   Hears From Sweden, Germany, India, Ireland, Egypt, the Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Japan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Finland, and Estonia.   The Conference on Disarmament this morning opened its high-level segment, hearing statements by dignitaries from Sweden, Germany, India, Ireland, Egypt, the Netherlands,…

OPENING - Human Rights Council Opens Forty-Sixth Regular Session

4 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home OPENING - Human Rights Council Opens Forty-Sixth Regular Session 22 February 2021 Meeting Summaries Hears Keynote Statements from the President of the General Assembly, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland   The Human Rights Council this morning opened its forty-sixth regular…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

4 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 19 February 2021 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the Human Rights Council (HRC), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the…

Committee on Economic, Social And Cultural Rights discusses the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in its dialogue with Finland

4 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Economic, Social And Cultural Rights discusses the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in its dialogue with Finland 19 February 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded today its review of the seventh periodic report of Finland on measures taken to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Addressing the…

Non-governmental organizations and national human rights institutions brief the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on the situation in Denmark

4 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Non-governmental organizations and national human rights institutions brief the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on the situation in Denmark 18 February 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon heard from representatives of non-governmental organizations and of national human rights institutions on the situation of women’s…

Human Rights Council to Hold its Forty-Sixth Regular Session from 22 February to 23 March 2021

4 years 3 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Council to Hold its Forty-Sixth Regular Session from 22 February to 23 March 2021 17 February 2021 Meeting Summaries   The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its forty-sixth regular session from 22 February to 23 March 2021 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The Council's main annual session will start off with a high-level segment from 22 to 24 February, when dignitaries representing more…