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New Permanent Observer of the Holy See Presents Letter of Nomination to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Observer of the Holy See Presents Letter of Nomination to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 12 September 2023 Presentation of Credentials   Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, Apostolic Nuncio, the new Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his letter of nomination to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations…

AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur to Human Rights Council: the Systematic and Institutionalised Discrimination that Seeks to Exclude Women from All Facets of Life in Afghanistan Necessitates an Examination of the Evolving Phenomenon of Gender Apartheid

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur to Human Rights Council: the Systematic and Institutionalised Discrimination that Seeks to Exclude Women from All Facets of Life in Afghanistan Necessitates an Examination of the Evolving Phenomenon of Gender Apartheid 11 September 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue on the Written Update by the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Situation of Human…

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

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Costa Rica Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 11 September 2023 Presentation of Credentials Christian Guillermet Fernández, the new Permanent Representative of Costa Rica to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations…

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

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Greece Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 11 September 2023 Presentation of Credentials Ioannis Ghikas, the new Permanent Representative of Greece 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…

MORNING - Intensity of War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity Have Increased in Myanmar, Independent Mechanism tells Human Rights Council

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Intensity of War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity Have Increased in Myanmar, Independent Mechanism tells Human Rights Council 11 September 2023 Meeting Summaries Deputy High Commissioner Expresses Concern about Proposed Anti-Terrorism Bill and Law to Regulate Media Broadcasting in Sri Lanka The Human Rights Council this morning held…

Committee on Enforced Disappearances Opens Twenty-Fifth Session

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Enforced Disappearances Opens Twenty-Fifth Session 11 September 2023 Meeting Summaries Hears Testimony from a Victim of Enforced Disappearance The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this morning opened its twenty-fifth session, during which it will examine the reports of Mauritania, Mexico, the Netherlands and Nigeria on their implementation of the…

OPENING - Human Rights Council Opens its Fifty-Fourth Regular Session, Hears Global Update by the High Commissioner for Human Rights

1 year 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home OPENING - Human Rights Council Opens its Fifty-Fourth Regular Session, Hears Global Update by the High Commissioner for Human Rights 11 September 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Holds Minute of Silence for Earthquake Victims in Morocco The Human Rights Council this morning opened its fifty-fourth regular session, holding a minute…

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commend Andorra for Having No Child Prisoners, Ask Questions about Access to Housing and the Minimum Age of Criminal Liability

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commend Andorra for Having No Child Prisoners, Ask Questions about Access to Housing and the Minimum Age of Criminal Liability 08 September 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined third to fifth periodic report of Andorra, commending the State on having no child prisoners, while…

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Concludes Twenty-Ninth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on the Reports of Andorra, Austria, Germany, Israel, Malawi, Mauritania, Mongolia and Paraguay

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Concludes Twenty-Ninth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on the Reports of Andorra, Austria, Germany, Israel, Malawi, Mauritania, Mongolia and Paraguay 08 September 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon concluded its twenty-ninth session after adopting concluding observations on…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 08 September 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the Food and Agriculture Organization, the United Nations Human Rights Council, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and the United Nations Children'…