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09 April 2019
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the International Labour Organization.Situation in LibyaAlessandra Vellucci…
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COMMITTEE ON ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES OPENS SIXTEENTH SESSION
08 April 2019
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The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this morning opened its sixteenth session at the Palais Wilson in Geneva, during which it will examine the initial reports of Italy, Chile and Peru on their implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. The…
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05 April 2019
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization and the…
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COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES CLOSES TWENTY-FIRST SESSION
05 April 2019
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Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of Cuba,
Niger, Norway, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Spain, Turkey and Vanuatu
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon concluded its twenty-first session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations…
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COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF MIGRANT WORKERS CONSIDERS THE SITUATION IN LIBYA
05 April 2019
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The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families today concluded its consideration of Libya’s initial report on the implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.…
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COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF MIGRANT WORKERS EXAMINES THE REPORT OF TAJIKISTAN
04 April 2019
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The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Tajikistan on measures taken to implement the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their…
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COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF MIGRANT WORKERS CONSIDERS THE SITUATION IN GUATEMALA
03 April 2019
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The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Guatemala on measures taken to implement the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their…
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Press Communiqué of the Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions
03 April 2019
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The 47th round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) took place today.
In Working Group I, the Co-Chairs (UN Representative Cihan Sultanoğlu, Special Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Rudolf Michalka and EU Special Representative Toivo Klaar) noted that the security situation on the ground had been challenged especially by the death of Georgian…
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COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF MIGRANT WORKERS EXAMINES ALBANIA’S REPORT
02 April 2019
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The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Albania on its implementation of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.
Introducing…
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02 April 2019
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
