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WMO hybrid press conference

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home WMO hybrid press conference 27 July 2023 Press Conference Announcement July temperature records Under embargo until Thursday, 27 July 2023, 3:30 p.m. CEST Chris Hewitt, Director of Climate Services, WMO Carlo Buentempo, Director of Copernicus Climate Change Service at ECMWF

Human Rights Committee Concludes One Hundred and Thirty-Eighth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Brazil, Burundi, Colombia, Cyprus, Lesotho, State of Palestine and Uganda

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Committee Concludes One Hundred and Thirty-Eighth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Brazil, Burundi, Colombia, Cyprus, Lesotho, State of Palestine and Uganda 26 July 2023 Press Release The Human Rights Committee today concluded its one hundred and thirty-eighth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Brazil, Burundi, Colombia, Cyprus, Lesotho, State of Palestine and Uganda. Tania María Abdo Rocholl,…

OHCHR hybrid press conference

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR hybrid press conference 26 July 2023 Press Conference Announcement UN Human Rights Committee to present findings on Brazil, Burundi, Colombia, Cyprus, Lesotho, State of Palestine and Uganda Tania María ABDO ROCHOLL - Chair José Santos Pais - Vice-Chair Carlos Gómez Martínez - Committee member Kobauyah Tchamdja Kpatcha - Vice-Chair

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 25 July 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. World Drowning Prevention Day Dr.…

Human Rights Committee Adopts Report on Follow-Up to Concluding Observations on Mexico, Niger, Portugal and Senegal

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Committee Adopts Report on Follow-Up to Concluding Observations on Mexico, Niger, Portugal and Senegal 24 July 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee this afternoon adopted a report on follow-up to concluding observations concerning Mexico, Niger, Portugal and Senegal. Imeru Tamerat Yigezu, Committee Expert and Special Rapporteur on follow-up to concluding observations, presented the assessment of the responses provided by Mexico, Niger, Portugal…

Committee against Torture Adopts Reports on Follow-up to Concluding Observations, Individual Communications and Reprisals

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee against Torture Adopts Reports on Follow-up to Concluding Observations, Individual Communications and Reprisals 24 July 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture today adopted reports on follow-up to concluding observations, individual communications and reprisals under the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Bakhtiyar Tuzmukhamedov , Committee…

​​​​​​​In Dialogue with Spain, Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise the State’s Improved Management of Irregular Migrant Arrivals, Ask About 2022 Migrant Deaths and Alleged Excessive Use of Force by the Police

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home ​​​​​​​In Dialogue with Spain, Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise the State’s Improved Management of Irregular Migrant Arrivals, Ask About 2022 Migrant Deaths and Alleged Excessive Use of Force by the Police 21 July 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Spain, with Committee Experts praising the State’s improved management of…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 21 July 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci,Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by a representative from the World Health Organization. Update on Dengue Outbreaks Raman Velayudhan, Head of the Unit coordinating the dengue and arbovirus initiative, Global Program on Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases,…

OHCHR hybrid press conference - UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR hybrid press conference - UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism 21 July 2023 Press Conference Announcement Returns and repatriations from conflict zones Fionnuala Ní Aoláin - UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism Anne Charbord - Senior Legal Advisor of the Special Rapporteur…

Experts of the Committee Against Torture Commend Romania’s Interaction with Human Rights Mechanisms, Ask About Prison Over-Crowding and Reports of Physical Abuse of Detained Roma and Other Minorities

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee Against Torture Commend Romania’s Interaction with Human Rights Mechanisms, Ask About Prison Over-Crowding and Reports of Physical Abuse of Detained Roma and Other Minorities 20 July 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Romania, with Committee Experts commending the State’s interaction with United…