4 years ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONCLUDES SIXTY-SEVENTH SESSION
21 July 2017
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Adopts Concluding Observations on the Reports of Italy, Thailand, Romania, Costa Rica, Montenegro, Barbados, Niger and Nigeria
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon concluded its sixty-seventh session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women in Italy, Thailand, Romania, Costa Rica, Montenegro, Barbados, Niger and Nigeria. The Committee also adopted the report of the…
4 years 1 month ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN EXAMINES THE REPORTS OF NIGERIA
14 July 2017
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The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined seventh and eight periodic reports of Nigeria on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.Introducing the report, Aisha Jummai Alhassan, Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development of Nigeria, said that the Government of Nigeria took very seriously the issues raised in the Committee’s concluding remarks on the previous periodic reports, as well as the issues raised with respect…
4 years 1 month ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CONTINUES TO DISCUSS DRAFT GENERAL COMMENT ON THE RIGHT TO LIFE
14 July 2017
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The Human Rights Committee this morning continued to discuss a draft General Comment on article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right to life. Committee Experts examined the last four paragraphs of the fourth part of the General Comment concerning the application of the death penalty, and the first seven paragraphs of the fifth part concerning the relationship of article 6 with other articles of the Covenant.Committee Vice-Chairperson and Rapporteur for the draft General Comment, Yuval Shany, presented the concerned…
4 years 1 month ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN EXAMINES THE REPORTS OF NIGER
13 July 2017
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The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined third and fourth periodic reports of Niger on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Introducing the reports, El Back Zeinabou Tari Bako, Minister for the Advancement of Women and Child Protection of Niger, stressed that the elimination of discrimination against women was a priority and that Niger’s National Gender Policy and its action plan 2009-2018 aimed to build a society without…
4 years 1 month ago
Press Release from the Office of the United Nations Representative to the Geneva International Discussions
28 June 2017
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47th meeting of Gali Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism
On 28 June 2017, the 47th meeting of the joint Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) was held in Gali town under the chairmanship of the United Nations. Georgian, Russian, Abkhaz and EUMM (European Union Monitoring Mission) representatives took part in the meeting. The meeting was useful and business-like.The overall security situation on the ground since the previous IPRM meeting was assessed as relatively calm and stable. Attention was drawn to the importance…
4 years 1 month ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES THIRTY-FIFTH SESSION AFTER ADOPTING 35 RESOLUTIONS, A DECISION AND A PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT
23 June 2017
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Decides to Dispatch a Team of International Experts to the Kasaï region in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Creates new Mandate on Persons Affected by Leprosy, Renews 10 Mandates including on Eritrea, Belarus and Extrajudicial Executions, and Appoints Four Special Procedures Mandate Holders
The Human Rights Council concluded its thirty-fifth regular session this afternoon after adopting 36 texts on a wide range of issues and a Presidential Statement on Côte d’Ivoire. The Council also filled four vacancies of Special…
4 years 1 month ago
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCLUDES SIXTY-FIRST SESSION
23 June 2017
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Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Australia, Uruguay, the Netherlands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka and Pakistan
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights closed its sixty-first session this morning, after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Australia, Uruguay, the Netherlands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. The Committee also adopted the General Comment no. 24 on State Obligations under the International Covenant in the context of business activities.
The Committee’s concluding…
4 years 1 month ago
Press Communiqué of the Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Discussions
21 June 2017
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The participants in the 40th round of the Geneva International Discussions (GID) just completed their work. In both working groups, wide-ranging and useful discussions took place.
In Working Group I dealing with security issues, the situation on the ground was assessed as relatively calm and stable. Participants shared their assessments on the case of the killing of an unarmed Georgian civilian on 19 May 2016. The Co-Chairs and several participants called for the reopening of the case to ensure that justice is served. The participants extensively discussed ways to find an…
4 years 2 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CLOSES ITS SEVENTY-FIFTH SESSION
02 June 2017
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Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Antigua and Barbuda, Bhutan, Cameroon, Lebanon, Mongolia, Qatar, Romania and the United States
The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon closed its seventy-fifth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Antigua and Barbuda, Bhutan, Cameroon, Lebanon, Mongolia, Qatar, Romania and the United States.
The concluding observations on the reports will be made available on the session’s webpage on Thursday, 8 June.
Renate Winter, Committee Chairperson, said that there were…
4 years 2 months ago
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO HOLD ITS THIRTY-FIFTH REGULAR SESSION FROM 6 TO 23 JUNE 2017
31 May 2017
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The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its thirty-fifth regular session from 6 to 23 June 2017 in the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The session will be opened by Ambassador Joaquín Alexander Maza Martelli of El Salvador, President of the Council. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein will provide an oral update to the Council at the opening meeting.
During the three-week session, the Council will hear the presentation of more than 80 thematic and country…
