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Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Appreciate Bahrain’s Emphasis on Inclusion, Ask about Disrespectful Terminology in Certain Laws and the Use of the Death Penalty on Persons with Disabilities
08 March 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its review of the combined initial and second periodic report of Bahrain, with Committee Experts…
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OHCHR Press Conference
08 March 2024
Press Conference Announcement
Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture
Dr Alice Jill Edwards, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture
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Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Commend Zambia on Disability Legislation, Raise Questions on Persons with Albinism and Land Bursaries for Persons with Disabilities
07 March 2024
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The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its review of the initial report of Zambia, with Committee Experts commending the State for the work done so far,…
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In Dialogue with Namibia, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Praise the State’s World Press Freedom Index Ranking, Raise Issues Concerning Corrupt Public Procurement Practices and Implementation of Environmental Legislation
07 March 2024
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The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Namibia on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, with Committee…
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ITU Press Conference
07 March 2024
Press Conference Announcement
Press conference with ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin on ITU’s 2024 priorities
Doreen Bogdan-Martin, ITU Secretary-General
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In Dialogue with Chile, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Measures to Promote Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Rights, Raise Issues Concerning the Police’s Response to Social Unrest in 2019 and 2020, and Conscientious Objection to Performing Abortions
06 March 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Chile on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant…
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
05 March 2024
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the International Telecommunication Union, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the Human Rights Council.…
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Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Commend Kazakhstan on its Commitment to Produce a Text on Disability Rights, Ask about Persons with Disabilities in Emergency Situations and Those Living in Institutions
05 March 2024
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The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its review of the initial report of Kazakhstan, with Committee Experts…
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IPU Press Conference
05 March 2024
Press Conference Announcement
Women in Parliament
Martin Chungong, IPU Secretary GeneralMariana Duarte Mutzenberg, IPU Gender Programme
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New Permanent Representative of Guinea Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
05 March 2024
Presentation of Credentials
Louncény Condé, the new Permanent Representative of Guinea to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Condé had…
