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Human Rights Committee Adopts Report on Views Concerning Individual Communications on Colombia, Ecuador, Finland, Greece, New Zealand, Sweden, Türkiye, Turkmenistan and Ukraine

6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Committee Adopts Report on Views Concerning Individual Communications on Colombia, Ecuador, Finland, Greece, New Zealand, Sweden, Türkiye, Turkmenistan and Ukraine 04 November 2024 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee today adopted a follow-up progress report on individual communications, presented by the Special Rapporteur for follow-up on Views, which concerned communications on Colombia, Ecuador,…

UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Press Conference

6 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Press Conference 04 November 2024 Press Conference Announcement Presentation of the Least Developed Countries Report 2024: Leveraging Carbon Markets for Development Embargo until 4 November at 5:30 p.m. Geneva Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary General of UN Trade and DevelopmentRolf Traeger, UN Trade and Development, Chief, LDC Section Policy Analysis and Research Branch…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

6 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 01 November 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Food Programme, the World Meteorological Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the World Health Organization. Rising hunger in South Sudan…

Experts of the Committee against Torture Welcome Namibia’s Commitment to the Mandela and Bangkok Rules, Ask about Harmful Traditional Practices and Lengthy Pretrial Detention Periods

6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee against Torture Welcome Namibia’s Commitment to the Mandela and Bangkok Rules, Ask about Harmful Traditional Practices and Lengthy Pretrial Detention Periods 31 October 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Namibia, with Committee Experts welcoming the State’s commitment to the Nelson Mandela and Bangkok Rules,…

Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Kuwait on Positive Measures to Prevent Torture, Raise Questions on the Independence of the Judiciary and the Death Penalty

6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Kuwait on Positive Measures to Prevent Torture, Raise Questions on the Independence of the Judiciary and the Death Penalty 30 October 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Kuwait, with Committee Experts commending the State on positive measures introduced to combat torture, while raising…

Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Ecuador’s National Councils for Equality, Ask about State of Emergency Restrictions and Military Management of Prisons

6 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Ecuador’s National Councils for Equality, Ask about State of Emergency Restrictions and Military Management of Prisons 29 October 2024 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Ecuador on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, with Committee Experts…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

6 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 29 October 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the Director-General of the International Organization for Migration, and the representatives and spokespersons of the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs…

UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Press Conference

6 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Press Conference 29 October 2024 Press Conference Announcement Publication of the Trade and Development Report 2024: Rethinking Development in the Age of Discontent Embargo until Tuesday, 29 October 2024 at 2:30 pm Geneva time Rebeca Grynspan, UN Trade and Development Secretary General Anastasia Nesvetailova, UNCTAD, Head, Macroeconomic and Development Policies Branch, Division on Globalization and Development…

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

6 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Hungary Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 28 October 2024 Presentation of Credentials Zsófia Havasi, the new Permanent Representative of Hungary to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to her appointment to…

Committee against Torture Opens Eighty-First Session in Geneva

6 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Committee against Torture Opens Eighty-First Session in Geneva 28 October 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture this morning opened its eighty-first session, which is being held in Geneva from 28 October to 22 November, during which it will review efforts by Cameroon, Jordan, Kuwait, Mongolia, Namibia and Thailand to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or…