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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS PANEL DISCUSSION ON EMERGING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES ; BEGINS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS
08 July 2020
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The Human Rights Council this morning held a panel discussion on the impacts, opportunities and challenges of new and emerging digital technologies with regard to the promotion and protection of human rights, and began an…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, STARTS DIALOGUE ON PROTECTION AGAINST VIOLENCE AND DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY
07 July 2020
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Concludes Interactive Dialogue on Discrimination against Persons Affected by Leprosy and Their Family Members
The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
07 July 2020
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons for the Human Rights Council (HRC), the World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the International Labour Organization (ILO), and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Human…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON EXTREME POVERTY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
07 July 2020
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Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls
The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights after concluding an…
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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF GEORGIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA
07 July 2020
Presentation of Credentials
Aleksandre Maisuradze, the new Permanent Representative of Georgia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Prior to his appointment to Geneva,…
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OHCHR/HRC virtual Press Conference (Commission of Inquiry on Syria)
07 July 2020
Press Conferences
Launch of report by the Commission of Inquiry on Syria focussing on events in Idlib and surrounding areas from 1 November 2019 to 1 June 2020 (mandated by HRC resolution 43/28 of 22 June 2020; scheduled to be presented to the HRC on 14 July)
Paulo Pinheiro, Chairperson, Independent Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
Karen Abuzayd, Member of…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF MIGRANTS AND BEGINS DIALOGUE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS AFFECTED BY LEPROSY
06 July 2020
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The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants and started an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the elimination of…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE WORKING GROUP ON DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS
06 July 2020
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Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health
The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls. It also concluded an interactive…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL BEGINS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE WITH THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE RIGHT TO HEALTH
03 July 2020
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Concludes Separate Interactive Dialogues with the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
The Human Rights Council this afternoon began an interactive dialogue with…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
03 July 2020
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives from the World Food Programme, the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Environment Programme, the World Health Organization, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International…
