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UN Geneva celebrates sportswomen

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN Geneva celebrates sportswomen 18 July 2023 Press Release On 18 July, the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), through its Perception Change Project (PCP), unveiled a new photo exhibition entitled “Not a Woman’s Job?: Breaking Barriers in Sports”. The exhibition, inaugurated in the presence of UNOG Director-General, Tatiana Valovaya, and the President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, aims to honor…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 18 July 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 World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, and the International Federation of Red Cross and…

Operational update from the Office of the UN Coordinator for the Black sea Grain Initiative, 15 JULY 2023

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Operational update from the Office of the UN Coordinator for the Black sea Grain Initiative, 15 JULY 2023 17 July 2023 Press Release   Overview    Almost one year into the Initiative, a total of 32.8 million tons of grain and foodstuffs has been exported from the three designated Ukrainian ports under the Initiative. Ships made 1,003 voyages from the ports, including 35 that had been stranded…

Human Rights Council Concludes Fifty-Third Regular Session After Adopting 30 Resolutions and Holding an Urgent Debate on Religious Hatred

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Council Concludes Fifty-Third Regular Session After Adopting 30 Resolutions and Holding an Urgent Debate on Religious Hatred 14 July 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council today concluded its fifty-third regular session after adopting 30 resolutions and holding an urgent debate on the alarming rise in premeditated and public acts of religious hatred as manifested by recurrent desecration of…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 14 July 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 of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Development Programme, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts Resolution on Cooperation With and Assistance To Ukraine, Adopts Session Report Ad Referendum, and Concludes Fifty-Third Regular Session

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts Resolution on Cooperation With and Assistance To Ukraine, Adopts Session Report Ad Referendum, and Concludes Fifty-Third Regular Session 14 July 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted a resolution on cooperation with and assistance to Ukraine in the field of human rights, adopted the session’s report ad…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Five Resolutions, Including on the Implementation of Resolution 31/36 and on the Human Rights of Rohingya Muslims and Other Minorities in Myanmar 

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Five Resolutions, Including on the Implementation of Resolution 31/36 and on the Human Rights of Rohingya Muslims and Other Minorities in Myanmar  14 July 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this morning adopted five resolutions on the implementation of resolution 31/36, on the situation of human…

IGF hybrid press conference

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home IGF hybrid press conference 14 July 2023 Press Conference Announcement Press conference about the Panel’s mandate supporting the IGF and the scope of its activities since the Panel’s establishment one year ago. Vinton Cerf, Chair of the IGF Leadership Panel; Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google Maria Ressa, Vice-Chair of the IGF Leadership Panel; 2021 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

In Dialogue with Switzerland, Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise Creation of National Human Rights Institution, Raise Questions Concerning Police Brutality and Solitary Confinement 

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Switzerland, Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise Creation of National Human Rights Institution, Raise Questions Concerning Police Brutality and Solitary Confinement  13 July 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the eighth periodic report of Switzerland, with Committee Experts praising the creation of a national human rights institution…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts Three Resolutions on Technical Assistance in Colombia, on Child, Early and Forced Marriage, and on the Human Rights of Migrants

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts Three Resolutions on Technical Assistance in Colombia, on Child, Early and Forced Marriage, and on the Human Rights of Migrants 13 July 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted three resolutions on technical assistance in Colombia, on child, early and forced marriage, and on the human rights of migrants. Concerning the…