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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 09 April 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, as well as spokespersons and representatives for the UN Trade and Development, the UN Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the UN Development Programme.…

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Opens its One Hundred and Twelfth Session in Geneva

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Opens its One Hundred and Twelfth Session in Geneva 08 April 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its one hundred and twelfth session, during which it will review anti-discrimination efforts by Albania, Mexico, Qatar, Republic of Moldova and San Marino. The Committee heard four newly elected members…

Human Rights Council Concludes Fifty-Fifth Regular Session after Adopting 32 Resolutions and Two Decisions

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Council Concludes Fifty-Fifth Regular Session after Adopting 32 Resolutions and Two Decisions 05 April 2024 Meeting Summaries Council Urgently Establishes Group of Three Independent Experts on the Situation of Human Rights in Belarus, Extends 11 Country and Four Thematic Mandates  The Human Rights Council today concluded its fifty-fifth regular session after adopting 32 resolutions, and…

Human Rights Council Adopts Decision on Remote Participation Modalities for Hybrid Meetings, Appoints 14 Special Procedure Mandate Holders, and Concludes Fifty-Fifth Regular Session

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Council Adopts Decision on Remote Participation Modalities for Hybrid Meetings, Appoints 14 Special Procedure Mandate Holders, and Concludes Fifty-Fifth Regular Session 05 April 2024 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted a decision on remote participation modalities for its hybrid meetings, appointed 14 Special Procedure mandate holders, adopted the session’s report…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 05 April 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the Food and Agriculture Organization.First aid in months reaches DarfurLeni Kinzli, for the World Food…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Five Resolutions, including a Text Calling for an Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza, Urging States to Prevent the Continued Forcible Transfer of Palestinians Within or From Gaza, and Calling on States to Cease the Sale or T

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Five Resolutions, including a Text Calling for an Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza, Urging States to Prevent the Continued Forcible Transfer of Palestinians Within or From Gaza, and Calling on States to Cease the Sale or Transfer of Arms to Israel 05 April 2024 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this morning adopted five resolutions, including a text in which it…

Panel 4 of the Conference of Civil Society Organisations Working on the Question of Palestine

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Panel 4 of the Conference of Civil Society Organisations Working on the Question of Palestine 04 April 2024 Meeting Summaries Ensuring Compliance with International Mechanisms After the International Court of Justice Rulings Introductory remarksTHEMBELA NGCULU, Counsellor at the South Africa Permanent Mission in Geneva, in opening remarks, said South Africa knew all too well the important role played by civil society, and it was thanks to the…

Panel 3 of the Conference of Civil Society Organisations Working on the Question of Palestine

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Panel 3 of the Conference of Civil Society Organisations Working on the Question of Palestine 04 April 2024 Meeting Summaries State Actions on Accountability: Discussing Best PracticesAHMAD ABUZNEID, Executive Director of the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, said the Campaign was dedicated to ending all support for the apartheid State of Israel. The situation was dire, and powerful testimonies had been heard during the Conference as to the reality on the…

Panel 2 of the Conference of Civil Society Organisations Working on the Question of Palestine

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Panel 2 of the Conference of Civil Society Organisations Working on the Question of Palestine 04 April 2024 Meeting Summaries The Role of Civil Society Organizations in Ensuring Third Party Responsibility: Perspectives from Global and Regional VoicesSAMAH SISAY, Attorney at the US Centre for Constitutional Rights (CCR), said the Centre worked to advocate for the rights of Palestinians in the United States and supported the work of the International Court of Justice into…

Opening session of the 2024 Conference of Civil Society Organisations Working on the Question of Palestine

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Opening session of the 2024 Conference of Civil Society Organisations Working on the Question of Palestine 04 April 2024 Meeting Summaries  CHEIKH NIANG, Permanent Representative of Senegal to the United Nations in New York and Chair of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, welcomed the attendees and the high-level speakers to the Conference, and noted the Conference aimed to gain the attention of civil society organizations…