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MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds High-level Meeting Commemorating the Thirty-fifth Anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development

2 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds High-level Meeting Commemorating the Thirty-fifth Anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development 01 March 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council held yesterday afternoon and this morning a high-level meeting commemorating the thirty-fifth anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development Addressing the first meeting, Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-…

MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Hears from 32 Dignitaries as it Continues its High-level Segment

2 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Hears from 32 Dignitaries as it Continues its High-level Segment 28 February 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council today continued its high-level segment, hearing from 32 dignitaries. Speaking were Prak Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia; Antonio Tajani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONTINUES HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT

2 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONTINUES HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT 28 February 2023 Meeting Summaries Hears From Zimbabwe, Australia, Romania, the Slovak Republic and Venezuela The Conference on Disarmament this afternoon continued its high-level segment, hearing statements by dignitaries from Zimbabwe, Australia, Romania, the Slovak Republic and Venezuela. Speaking were Fredrick M. Shava, Minister of Foreign…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

2 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 28 February 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the Human Rights Council, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONTINUES HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT

2 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONTINUES HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT 28 February 2023 Meeting Summaries Hears From Belarus, Kazakhstan, Republic of Korea, Italy, Syrian Arab Republic, Iran, Japan, the European Union, South Africa, and Senegal The Conference on Disarmament this morning continued its high-level segment, hearing statements by dignitaries from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Republic of Korea, Italy, Syrian Arab Republic, Iran, Japan…

MORNING - High Commissioner for Human Rights Calls on States that Have Not Yet Done So to Establish Moratoriums on the Death Penalty and Work Towards its Abolition

2 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - High Commissioner for Human Rights Calls on States that Have Not Yet Done So to Establish Moratoriums on the Death Penalty and Work Towards its Abolition 28 February 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this morning held its biennial high-level panel discussion on the question of the death penalty. The theme of this year’s panel was “Human rights violations relating to the use of the death penalty, in…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Annual High-level Panel Discussion on Human Rights Mainstreaming

2 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Annual High-level Panel Discussion on Human Rights Mainstreaming 27 February 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this afternoon held its annual high-level panel discussion on human rights mainstreaming. The theme of this year’s panel was “A reflection on five years of the United Nations Youth Strategy (Youth 2030): mapping a blueprint for the next steps”. Addressing the…

MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Hears from 28 Dignitaries as it Continues its High-Level Segment

2 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Hears from 28 Dignitaries as it Continues its High-Level Segment 27 February 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council today heard from 28 dignitaries as it continued its high-level segment. Speaking were Riad Al-Malki, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the State of Palestine; Santiago Cafiero, Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of Argentina;…

CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONTINUES HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT

2 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT CONTINUES HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT 27 February 2023 Meeting Summaries ​​​​​​​Hears From Norway, Finland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Malaysia, Ecuador, and Argentina The Conference on Disarmament this afternoon continued its high-level segment, hearing statements by dignitaries from Norway, Finland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Malaysia, Ecuador and Argentina. Speaking…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Starts High-Level Segment, Hears from Presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Montenegro and Colombia

2 years 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Starts High-Level Segment, Hears from Presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Montenegro and Colombia 27 February 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this morning began its high-level segment, hearing from the Presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Montenegro and Colombia. Addresses were also heard from the Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic and of Yemen…