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MORNING - High Commissioner for Human Rights Presents an Oral Update on the Activities of his Office and Recent Human Rights Developments

2 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - High Commissioner for Human Rights Presents an Oral Update on the Activities of his Office and Recent Human Rights Developments 07 March 2023 Meeting Summaries   Human Rights Council Hears of “Staggering” Numbers of Civilian Victims in South Sudan, Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua   The Human Rights Council this…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears that the People of Myanmar Continue to Suffer Profound Human Rights Harms and that Serious and Systematic Human Rights Violations and Abuses in Nicaragua are Crimes against Humanity

2 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears that the People of Myanmar Continue to Suffer Profound Human Rights Harms and that Serious and Systematic Human Rights Violations and Abuses in Nicaragua are Crimes against Humanity 06 March 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Concludes its Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan   The Human Rights Council…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Hears that the Human Rights Situation in Eritrea Remains Dire and Shows No Sign of Improvement, and that the Situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan Continues to Deteriorate

2 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Hears that the Human Rights Situation in Eritrea Remains Dire and Shows No Sign of Improvement, and that the Situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan Continues to Deteriorate 06 March 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue on Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory   The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its interactive…

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Opens Twenty-Eighth Session

2 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Opens Twenty-Eighth Session 06 March 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today opened its twenty-eighth session, during which it would review the reports of Angola, Argentina, Georgia, Peru, Togo and Tunisia. In her opening statement, Wan-Hea Lee, Chief, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Discusses Situation of Human Rights in Sudan and in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem

2 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Discusses Situation of Human Rights in Sudan and in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem 03 March 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue on the High Commissioner’s oral update on Sudan with the assistance of the Designated Expert on the situation of human rights in Sudan, and started an interactive dialogue on the…

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Concludes Seventy-Third Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Cambodia, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, Macao Special Administrative Region of China, Lithuan

2 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Concludes Seventy-Third Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Cambodia, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, Macao Special Administrative Region of China, Lithuania, Panama, Portugal and Yemen 03 March 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon concluded its seventy-third session…

MORNING - The Human Rights Situation in Nicaragua Continues to Erode, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Tells the Human Rights Council

2 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - The Human Rights Situation in Nicaragua Continues to Erode, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Tells the Human Rights Council 03 March 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Concludes its General Segment   The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general segment and then held an interactive dialogue on the High Commissioner’s oral update on the situation of human…

In Dialogue with Zambia, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend the Abolition of the Death Penalty and Measures to Improve Prison Conditions, Raise Issues Concerning Violence Against Women and Girls

2 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Zambia, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend the Abolition of the Death Penalty and Measures to Improve Prison Conditions, Raise Issues Concerning Violence Against Women and Girls 03 March 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Zambia on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, with Committee Experts commending…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

2 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 03 March 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 3 March 2023 Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONCLUDES HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT

2 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONCLUDES HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT 02 March 2023 Meeting Summaries Hears From Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Türkiye, Kenya, South Africa on behalf of the Group of 21 and Algeria   The Conference on Disarmament this afternoon concluded its high-level segment, hearing statements by dignitaries from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Türkiye, Kenya, South Africa on behalf of the Group of 21 and Algeria. Speaking were Himalee…