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Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Closes One Hundred and Third Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on the Report of Belgium and a Statement on the Rise of Racial Discrimination against Asians and People of Asian Descent
30 April 2021
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The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon closed its virtual one hundred and third session after adopting…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
30 April 2021
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Ms. Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing. In attendance were spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the World Food Programme (WFP), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations High Commissioner for…
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Committee against Torture Concludes Virtual Seventieth Session
28 April 2021
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The Committee against Torture this afternoon closed its virtual seventieth session, which was held from 26 to 28 April 2021.
Claude Heller, Acting Committee Chairperson, said the Committee had adopted Lists of Issues Prior to Reporting on Belarus, Chile, Czechia, Norway, Qatar, Russian Federation and Senegal. At its…
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27 April 2021
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Ms. Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing. In attendance were the Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, as well as spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the International Labor Organization (IOM), the United Nations Children's Fund (…
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United Nations Compensation Commission Pays Out $380 Million
27 April 2021
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The United Nations Compensation Commission today made available $380 million to the Government of the State of Kuwait towards the Commission’s remaining claim with an outstanding award balance.
The United Nations Compensation Commission is a subsidiary organ of the United Nations Security Council. It was established in 1991 in accordance with Security Council resolutions 687 (…
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Committee against Torture Opens Seventieth Online Session
26 April 2021
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The Committee against Torture this afternoon opened its seventieth online session, hearing a statement by Mahamane Cissé-Gouro, Director of the Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Committee also adopted its agenda and programme of work for the session…
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23 April 2021
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Humanitarian delivery in Ukraine
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In Dialogue with Mongolia, Committee on Enforced Disappearances Asks about the State’s Definition of Enforced Disappearance and Judicial Proceedings
23 April 2021
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Applicability of the Convention in Courts, Sentences and Statutes of Limitations among Issues Broached
The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this afternoon concluded its consideration of the initial report of…
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In Dialogue with Belgium, Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Asks about Lack of Data on Ethic Origin and the Removal of Belgian Nationality
21 April 2021
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Dialogue also Addresses Education on Racism and Belgium’s Colonial Past
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon concluded its consideration of the combined twentieth to…
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In Dialogue with Colombia, Committee on Enforced Disappearances Asks about the Number of Victims and Missing Persons and about the Definition of Enforced Disappearance
20 April 2021
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The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this afternoon concluded its consideration of a report submitted by Colombia containing additional information under article 29 (4) of the Convention for the Protection of All…
