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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

7 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 10 September 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Economic Commission for Europe, the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization, and the United Nations Trade and Development. Floods in ChadJens…

Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Commend Iceland’s Move to Establish a National Human Rights Institute, Ask about the Implications of the Recent Immigrant Influx and Volcanic Activity in Reykjanes Peninsula

7 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Commend Iceland’s Move to Establish a National Human Rights Institute, Ask about the Implications of the Recent Immigrant Influx and Volcanic Activity in Reykjanes Peninsula 10 September 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the fifth periodic report of Iceland, with Committee…

Director-General's remarks for the Opening of the photo exhibition following the High-Level Event to mark the International Day to Protect Education from Attack

7 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks for the Opening of the photo exhibition following the High-Level Event to mark the International Day to Protect Education from Attack 10 September 2024 Tatiana Valovaya  Opening of the photo exhibition following the High-Level Event to mark the International Day to Protect Education from Attack Tuesday, 10 September 2024, at 1.00 p.m.Door 40, Palais des NationsDelivered on behalf of the Director-General by Ms. Lidiya Grigoreva,…

Director-General's remarks at the "Joint Postgraduate Diploma on Peaceful Coexistence: Reinforcing Peace, Human Rights, and Development"

7 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Director-General's remarks at the "Joint Postgraduate Diploma on Peaceful Coexistence: Reinforcing Peace, Human Rights, and Development" 09 September 2024 Tatiana Valovaya  Meeting with participants of the University of Peace's course on Peaceful Coexistence Monday, 9 September 2024, at 4.00 p.m. Virtual Meeting  Ladies and gentlemen,Dear friends,It is a pleasure to meet you all – albeit virtually. Let me thank the University of Peace and…

UNIDIR Press Conference

7 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UNIDIR Press Conference 09 September 2024 Press Conference Announcement Launch of the Cluster Munitions Monitor 2024 report Mary Wareham, Landmine Monitor 2024 Ban Policy Editor Katrin Atkins, Landmine Monitor 2024 Impact Team Senior Researcher Loren Persi, Landmine Monitor 2024 Impact Team Lead (Zoom)Charles Bechara, ICBL-CMC Communications and Media Manager

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Opens Seventy-Sixth Session

7 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Opens Seventy-Sixth Session 09 September 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today opened its seventy-sixth session and adopted its agenda and programme of work for the session, during which it is scheduled to review the reports of Albania, Cyprus, Honduras, Iceland, Kyrgyzstan, Malawi and Poland.Opening the session,…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 06 September 2024 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 press briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the Food and Agriculture Organization, the International Telecommunication Union, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and the International…

HRC- Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan Press Conference

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home HRC- Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan Press Conference 06 September 2024 Press Conference Announcement Launch of the Sudan Fact-Finding Mission’s first investigative report. Mohamed Chande Othman, Chair of the Fact-Finding MissionJoy Ngozi Ezeilo, Expert Member of the Fact-Finding MissionMona Rishmawi, Expert Member of the Fact-Finding Mission

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Concludes Thirty-First Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Denmark, Ghana, Mauritius, Netherlands and Ukraine

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Concludes Thirty-First Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Denmark, Ghana, Mauritius, Netherlands and Ukraine 05 September 2024 Press Release The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon closed its thirty-first session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Belarus…

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Holds Informal Meeting with States Parties

8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Holds Informal Meeting with States Parties 05 September 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today held an informal meeting with States parties.In opening remarks, Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame, Committee Chairperson, said the world was currently at a critical juncture in defining the future post-2030. In the lead-up to the…