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Human Rights Council to Hold Special Session on Sudan on 11 May

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Council to Hold Special Session on Sudan on 11 May 08 May 2023 Press Release The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold a special session to address “the human rights impact of the ongoing conflict in the Sudan” on Thursday, 11 May. The session will start at 10 a.m. in room XX at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.  The meeting will be webcast…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 05 May 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 Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization, and UNAIDS…

In Dialogue with Ethiopia, Experts of the Committee against Torture Welcome Constitutional Protections for Persons Deprived of Liberty, Ask about Reports of Authorities’ Human Rights Violations in Tigray and Abuses of Refugees from Eritrea

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Ethiopia, Experts of the Committee against Torture Welcome Constitutional Protections for Persons Deprived of Liberty, Ask about Reports of Authorities’ Human Rights Violations in Tigray and Abuses of Refugees from Eritrea 04 May 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Ethiopia, with Committee Experts welcoming constitutional…

Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Kazakhstan for Enhanced Legislation, Ask Questions about January 2022 Events and Complaint Mechanisms for Prisoners

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Kazakhstan for Enhanced Legislation, Ask Questions about January 2022 Events and Complaint Mechanisms for Prisoners 03 May 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Kazakhstan, with Committee Experts commending the State’s enhanced legislation on torture, and asking questions on deaths in…

OCHA hybrid press conference

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home OCHA hybrid press conference 03 May 2023 Press Conference Announcement Visit of UN Humanitarian Affairs USG and Emergency Relief Coordinator to Sudan Speaker: Martin Griffiths, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (from Port Sudan)

WMO hybrid press conference

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home WMO hybrid press conference 03 May 2023 Press Conference Announcement El Niño Update Speaker:   Dr Wilfran Moufouma Okia, Head of WMO regional climate prediction services division

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 02 May 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 Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and…

UNEP - Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions hybrid press conference

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home UNEP - Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions hybrid press conference 01 May 2023 Press Conference Announcement Opening of the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention (BC COP-16), 11th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention (RC COP-11) and 11th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention (SC COP-11) Rolph Payet, Executive Secretary of the Basel, Rotterdam and…

Chair of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture Presents Annual Report to the Committee against Torture

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Chair of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture Presents Annual Report to the Committee against Torture 01 May 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Chair of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture this morning presented the Subcommittee’s sixteenth annual report to the Committee against Torture. Suzanne Jabbour, Chairperson of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture, said after being severely impacted by the COVID-19…

In Dialogue with Slovakia, Experts of the Committee against Torture Welcome Apology Regarding Suffering Caused by 2013 Police Intervention, Ask About Training of Law Enforcement Officials and the Use of Restraints in Psychiatric Hospitals

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Slovakia, Experts of the Committee against Torture Welcome Apology Regarding Suffering Caused by 2013 Police Intervention, Ask About Training of Law Enforcement Officials and the Use of Restraints in Psychiatric Hospitals 28 April 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Slovakia, with Committee Experts welcoming an…