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Human Rights Council Adopts Seven Resolutions, Urgently Establishes a Group of Three Independent Experts on Belarus, Extends Mandates on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Syria, Ukraine, Haiti, Mali and Belarus

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Council Adopts Seven Resolutions, Urgently Establishes a Group of Three Independent Experts on Belarus, Extends Mandates on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Syria, Ukraine, Haiti, Mali and Belarus 04 April 2024 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted seven resolutions, urgently establishing a group of three independent experts on the situation of human…

Human Rights Council Adopts Seven Resolutions, Extends Mandates on the Human Rights of Persons with Albinism, Iran and Myanmar

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Council Adopts Seven Resolutions, Extends Mandates on the Human Rights of Persons with Albinism, Iran and Myanmar 04 April 2024 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this morning adopted seven resolutions, extending the mandates of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, the independent international…

Human Rights Council Adopts 14 Texts, Extends Mandates on South Sudan, a Clean Environment, the Right to Privacy, and on Cultural Rights

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Council Adopts 14 Texts, Extends Mandates on South Sudan, a Clean Environment, the Right to Privacy, and on Cultural Rights 03 April 2024 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted one decision and 13 resolutions, extending mandates on South Sudan, the human right to a clean environment, the right to privacy, and on cultural rights. Other texts adopted concerned the postponement of…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 02 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, and the Human Rights Council. Drought in MalawiPaul Turnbull, World Food Programme (WFP) Country Director for Malawi, speaking from Lilongwe, informed that on 23…

Human Rights Committee Concludes One Hundred and Fortieth Session, Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Chile, Guyana, Indonesia, Namibia, Serbia, Somalia and the United Kingdom

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Committee Concludes One Hundred and Fortieth Session, Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Chile, Guyana, Indonesia, Namibia, Serbia, Somalia and the United Kingdom 28 March 2024 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee this afternoon concluded its one hundred and fortieth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Chile, Guyana, Indonesia, Namibia, Serbia, Somalia and the United Kingdom.José Manuel Santos Pais, Committee…

OHCHR Press Conference

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR Press Conference 28 March 2024 Press Conference Announcement UN Human Rights Committee hybrid press conference to present findings on Chile, Guyana, Indonesia, Namibia, Serbia, Somalia and the UK José Manuel Santos Pais (Vice-Chair)Hélène Tigroudja (Committee Member)Carlos Gómez Martínez (Committee Member)

Human Rights Committee Adopts Reports on Follow-Up to Concluding Observations Concerning Finland, Paraguay, Tunisia and Uzbekistan

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Committee Adopts Reports on Follow-Up to Concluding Observations Concerning Finland, Paraguay, Tunisia and Uzbekistan 27 March 2024 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee today adopted reports on follow-up to concluding observations concerning Finland, Paraguay, Tunisia and Uzbekistan.Imeru Tamerat Yigezu, Committee Expert and the Special Rapporteur on follow-up to concluding observations, presented the assessment of the responses provided by Finland,…

New Permanent Representative of Venezuela Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Venezuela Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 27 March 2024 Presentation of Credentials Alexander Gabriel Yánez Deleuze, the new Permanent Representative of Venezuela to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to his appointment to…

OHCHR Press Conference

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR Press Conference 27 March 2024 Press Conference Announcement Report to HRC 55, “Anatomy of a Genocide”. Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on The Palestinian Territories Occupied Since 1967.

Human Rights Committee Adopts Annual Report

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Committee Adopts Annual Report 27 March 2024 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee this afternoon adopted its annual report covering its one hundred and thirty-eighth, one hundred and thirty-ninth and one hundred and fortieth sessions.Tijana Šurlan, Committee Rapporteur, presented the draft annual report for the sessions.  She said that as of March 2024, 174 States were parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.…