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MORNING - Human Rights Council Starts Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Peaceful Assembly and Association, and Concludes Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions

3 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Starts Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Peaceful Assembly and Association, and Concludes Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions 01 July 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning started an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, and…

“L’oiseau bleu”: Two Urban Canvases at the United Nations Office at Geneva to Embody One of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals

3 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home “L’oiseau bleu”: Two Urban Canvases at the United Nations Office at Geneva to Embody One of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals 30 June 2021 Press Release   Two giant urban canvases will cover a building at the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) starting 30 June, to embody the seventeenth Sustainable Development Goal on strengthening partnerships. Inspired by the natural environment of the Ariana Park and the symbolism of the Palais des Nations, Collectif 1m83,…

AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty Calls for the Creation of a Global Fund for Social Protection during Interactive Dialogue with the Human Rights Council

3 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty Calls for the Creation of a Global Fund for Social Protection during Interactive Dialogue with the Human Rights Council 30 June 2021 Meeting Summaries   Council Starts Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Panel Discussion on the Effects of Climate Change on Older People

3 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Panel Discussion on the Effects of Climate Change on Older People 30 June 2021 Meeting Summaries   Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children   The Human Rights Council this morning held a panel discussion on the human rights of older persons in the context of climate change. It also…

AFTERNOON - High Commissioner to Human Rights Council: it is Clear that to realise the Full Promise of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, much more needs to be done

3 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - High Commissioner to Human Rights Council: it is Clear that to realise the Full Promise of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, much more needs to be done 29 June 2021 Meeting Summaries   Council Holds Panel Discussion on the Tenth Anniversary of the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and Concludes Dialogue with the Working Group on Human Rights and Transnational Corporations The Human Rights Council this…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

3 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 29 June 2021 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the International Telecommunications Union, the United Nations…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Starts Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons and Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women

3 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Starts Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons and Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women 29 June 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning began an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, and concluded an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on violence…

A Thousand Cuts

3 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home A Thousand Cuts A Thousand Cuts 29 June 2021 2:00 PM ONLINE EDITION The award-…

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

3 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Slovenia Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva    29 June 2021 Presentation of Credentials   Anita Pipan, the new Permanent Representative of Slovenia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.   Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms.…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Separate Interactive Dialogues with the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers and with the Working Group on the Issue of Human Rights and Transnational Corporations and other Business Enterpris

3 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Separate Interactive Dialogues with the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers and with the Working Group on the Issue of Human Rights and Transnational Corporations and other Business Enterprises 28 June 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held separate interactive dialogues with the Special Rapporteur on the independence of…