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AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues: Since Most Contemporary Violent Conflicts Involve Aggrieved Minorities, Strategies Should Address Directly the Root Causes of Exclusion and Injustice

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues: Since Most Contemporary Violent Conflicts Involve Aggrieved Minorities, Strategies Should Address Directly the Root Causes of Exclusion and Injustice 22 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with Fernand de Varennes, Special Rapporteur on minority issues, who said that since most contemporary violent…

MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Concludes General Debate on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council’s Attention

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Concludes General Debate on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council’s Attention 22 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting concluded its general debate on agenda item four on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention, after hearing from speakers who raised a range of different topics, including the politicisation of the…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 22 March 2022 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of theUnited Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Food Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office…

Conference on Disarmament hears a Statement by the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Conference on Disarmament hears a Statement by the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba 22 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Conference on Disarmament this morning held its first plenary meeting under the Presidency of Cuba, hearing a statement by Gerardo Peñalver Portal, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, as well as statements by other Member States. Gerardo Peñalver Portal, First Deputy…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Panel Discussion on the Importance of Robust Policies and Services for the Protection of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Contributing to the COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Panel Discussion on the Importance of Robust Policies and Services for the Protection of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Contributing to the COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery 22 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning held a panel discussion on the importance of robust policies and services for the protection of economic, social and cultural rights in…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Myanmar, Hears Presentation on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and Starts General Debate on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council’s Attention

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Myanmar, Hears Presentation on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and Starts General Debate on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council’s Attention 21 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in…

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Commend Mexico for its Pioneering Role in the Creation of the Convention, and Ask about the Situation of Indigenous People

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Commend Mexico for its Pioneering Role in the Creation of the Convention, and Ask about the Situation of Indigenous People 21 March 2022 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the combined second and third reports of Mexico on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of…

Human Rights Committee Adopts Report on Follow-up to Views

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Committee Adopts Report on Follow-up to Views 21 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Committee this afternoon adopted a report on follow-up to views concerning individual communications relating to Canada, Cameroon, Columbia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Russian Federation and Tajikistan. José Manuel Santos Pais, Committee Rapporteur on follow-up to views, said that the individual communication…

MORNING - High Commissioner Says Accountability Remains Crucial to Any Solution to the Crisis in Myanmar and Special Rapporteur Urges the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to Stop Crimes against Humanity like the Political Prison Camps

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - High Commissioner Says Accountability Remains Crucial to Any Solution to the Crisis in Myanmar and Special Rapporteur Urges the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to Stop Crimes against Humanity like the Political Prison Camps 21 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning discussed the situation of human rights in Myanmar and in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. It heard…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Committee on the Rights of the Child Hold Panel Discussion on the Rights of Children with Disabilities

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Committee on the Rights of the Child Hold Panel Discussion on the Rights of Children with Disabilities 21 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Committee on the Rights of the Child today held a panel discussion on the rights of children with disabilities, on the occasion of issuing a joint…