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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
12 November 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 Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees, representatives and spokespersons of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Development Programme, the World Food Programme, UN Women, and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency.1,000 days of full-scale…
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New Permanent Representative of Guatemala Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
08 November 2024
Presentation of Credentials
José Francisco Calí Tzay, the new Permanent Representative of Guatemala to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.From 2020 to 2024, Mr. Calí Tzay…
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
08 November 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 representatives and spokespersons of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and the Food and Agriculture Organization.Human rights situation…
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Experts of the Committee against Torture Welcome Jordan’s Efforts to Prevent Violence against Women and Girls, Raise Questions on Treatment of Journalists and “Blood Money” Cases
07 November 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Jordan. Committee Experts welcomed the State’s efforts to improve the situation of violence prevention for…
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OHCHR Press Conference
07 November 2024
Press Conference Announcement
UN Human Rights Committee hybrid press conference to present findings on Ecuador, France, Greece, Iceland, Pakistan and Türkiye
Tania María Abdo Rocholl (Chair)José Manuel Santos Pais (Vice-Chair)Carlos Gomez Martinez (Committee Member)
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Human Rights Committee Concludes One Hundred and Forty-Second Session, Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Ecuador, France, Greece, Iceland, Pakistan and Türkiye
07 November 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee today concluded its one hundred and forty-second session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Ecuador, France, Greece, Iceland, Pakistan and Türkiye.Ms. Tania María Abdo…
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FAO Press Conference
07 November 2024
Press Conference Announcement
Media launch of the State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) 2024
Embargo until 8 November 2024 at 10:00 CET
Andrea Cattaneo, FAO Senior Economist (Lead author of SOFA 2024)
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In Dialogue with Thailand, Experts of the Committee against Torture Welcome New Law Criminalising Torture and Enforced Disappearance, Ask about the Treatment of Detainees and Prison Overcrowding
06 November 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Thailand, with Committee Experts welcoming the State’s new law criminalising torture and enforced…
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
05 November 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 representatives and the spokesperson of the World Health Organization.Update on the health situation in GazaDr. Richard Peeperkorn, World Health Organization (WHO) representative for the occupied Palestinian territories, speaking from Gaza, said that in…
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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
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,…
