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MORNING - Human Rights Council Informed on Progress Made on D raft United Nations Declaration on the Promotion and Full Respect of the Human Rights of People of African Descent

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Informed on Progress Made on D raft United Nations Declaration on the Promotion and Full Respect of the Human Rights of People of African Descent 30 March 2023 Meeting Summaries   Council Concludes General Debate on the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action and Starts General Debate on Racism and Racial Discrimination   The Human Rights Council this morning…

AFTERNOON - Volker Türk to Human Rights Council: No Country Can Claim to be Free of Racism and M ore Needs to be Done to Combat Systemic Racism and Discrimination that Permeate Social Structures, Institutions and Technologies

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Volker Türk to Human Rights Council: No Country Can Claim to be Free of Racism and M ore Needs to be Done to Combat Systemic Racism and Discrimination that Permeate Social Structures, Institutions and Technologies 29 March 2023 Meeting Summaries   Council Continues General Debate on Follow-Up to and Implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action   Volker Türk,…

In Dialogue with Nigeria, Experts of the Committee on Migrant Workers Commend the State for Recognising the Committee’s State Party Complaints Mechanism, Raise Issues Concerning the “Brain Drain” and Persecution of Nigerian Migrants Based on Sexual Orient

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Nigeria, Experts of the Committee on Migrant Workers Commend the State for Recognising the Committee’s State Party Complaints Mechanism, Raise Issues Concerning the “Brain Drain” and Persecution of Nigerian Migrants Based on Sexual Orientation 29 March 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on Migrant Workers this afternoon concluded its consideration of the first and second combined periodic reports…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Concludes General Debate on the Human Rights Situation in Palestine and Other Occupied Arab Territories, and Begins General Debate on the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Concludes General Debate on the Human Rights Situation in Palestine and Other Occupied Arab Territories, and Begins General Debate on the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action 29 March 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning concluded the general debate under agenda item seven on the human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories, and…

WHO hybrid press conference

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home WHO hybrid press conference 29 March 2023 Press Conference Announcement Rising trauma injuries across the Eastern Mediterranean Region - WHO response and management Dr Rick Brennan, Regional Emergency Director of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (online) Dr Rik Peeperkorn, WHO Representative for the occupied Palestinian territory (online) Dr Sara Halimah, Trauma Care Specialist for the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (online…

In Dialogue with Morocco, Experts of the Committee on Migrant Workers Commend Migration Policy Development, Raise Issues Concerning Children of Migrants and Treatment of Migrants by Border Police

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Morocco, Experts of the Committee on Migrant Workers Commend Migration Policy Development, Raise Issues Concerning Children of Migrants and Treatment of Migrants by Border Police 28 March 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families this afternoon concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Morocco, with Committee…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears that the Current Israeli Plan to Double the Settler Population in the Occupied Syrian Golan by 2027 is Unprecedented, and that 700,000 Israeli Settlers Are Living Illegally in the Occupied West Bank

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears that the Current Israeli Plan to Double the Settler Population in the Occupied Syrian Golan by 2027 is Unprecedented, and that 700,000 Israeli Settlers Are Living Illegally in the Occupied West Bank 28 March 2023 Meeting Summaries   Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcome of South Africa, Concludes General Debate on the Universal Periodic Review, and Starts…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 28 March 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gomez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by representatives and spokespersons of the World Health Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Labour Organization, and the Human Rights Council. Report on…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Brazil, Poland, and the Netherlands, Begins General Debate on the Universal Periodic Review Mechanism

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Brazil, Poland, and the Netherlands, Begins General Debate on the Universal Periodic Review Mechanism 28 March 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Brazil, Poland, and the Netherlands. The Council then began the general debate under agenda item six on the Universal Periodic…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of India, Finland, and the Philippines

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of India, Finland, and the Philippines 27 March 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of India, Finland, and the Philippines. The Council adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcome of India. The Vice-President said 221 recommendations enjoyed the support of India and 118 were…