Press Items https://www.ungeneva.org/en en Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Concludes Thirty-Seventh Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on the Reports of Uruguay, Kyrgyzstan and São Tomé and Príncipe https://www.ungeneva.org/en/news-media/meeting-summary/2023/12/le-comite-pour-la-protection-les-droits-de-tous-les-travailleurs The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families this afternoon concluded its thirty-seventh session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Uruguay, Kyrgyzstan and São Tomé and Príncipe. The concluding observations will be… Fri, 08 Dec 2023 18:54:32 CET ungeneva.org 60f91172-61df-4475-a7f9-481063aca2c6 Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Closes One Hundred and Eleventh Session, Issues Concluding Observations on the Reports of Bolivia, Bulgaria, Germany, Morocco, South Africa and Viet Nam https://www.ungeneva.org/en/news-media/meeting-summary/2023/12/committee-elimination-racial-discrimination-closes-one-hundred The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon closed its one hundred and eleventh session, during which it reviewed the reports of Bolivia, Bulgaria, Germany, Morocco, South Africa and Viet Nam. Verene Albertha Shepherd, Committee Chairperson, said Sunday, 10… Fri, 08 Dec 2023 17:35:12 CET ungeneva.org 0ccdbaac-41e8-488f-9bdc-b82b492d652c Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Holds Side Event on the Impact of Climate Change on the Human Rights of Migrants and Promoting Ratification of the Convention https://www.ungeneva.org/en/news-media/meeting-summary/2023/12/le-comite-pour-la-protection-des-droits-de-tous-les-travailleurs The Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers this afternoon held a side event on the impact of climate change on the human rights of migrants and promoting the ratification of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families as… Thu, 07 Dec 2023 18:09:00 CET ungeneva.org b438aebe-ae6f-4105-b52b-23348264e9c8 The Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations system elects its Chair and Vice-Chair for 2024 and adopts its programme of work https://www.ungeneva.org/en/news-media/press-release/2023/12/joint-inspection-unit-united-nations-system-elects-its-chair-and The Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) held its Winter Session on 6 December 2023. The Inspectors elected Inspector Carolina Fernandez Opazo (Mexico) as Chair and Inspector Jesús Miranda Hita (Spain) as Vice-Chair of the Unit for 2024. The Unit also adopted its programme of work for 2024, which… Thu, 07 Dec 2023 14:33:00 CET ungeneva.org 85fe775f-9990-46e1-bd08-5abcfd2d2322 NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS ON COVERAGE OF HUMAN RIGHTS 75 HIGH-LEVEL EVENT https://www.ungeneva.org/en/news-media/press-release/2023/12/note-aux-correspondants-concernant-la-couverture-de-levenement-de   The UN Human Rights Office is organising a High-Level Event on 11 and 12 December to mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.  The HR75 event will take place at the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), located at the Palais des Nations in Rooms XIX and XX… Tue, 05 Dec 2023 10:38:47 CET ungeneva.org aa88dc8c-f7d7-4a7f-8352-a1b8caff91c7 Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers and Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Discuss Draft Joint General Comment on Xenophobia and the Rights of Migrants https://www.ungeneva.org/en/news-media/meeting-summary/2023/12/deux-comites-onusiens-tiennent-une-reunion-commune-sur-leur The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families and the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon held a side event to discuss their draft joint general comment on the duty of States parties to address xenophobia and… Mon, 04 Dec 2023 18:59:07 CET ungeneva.org cb6212a6-df41-40bc-9713-d0e6ec585fd6 Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Holds Seventh Meeting with States Parties https://www.ungeneva.org/fr/news-media/meeting-summary/2023/12/committee-elimination-racial-discrimination-holds-seventh     The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today held its seventh informal meeting with States parties to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. In the dialogue, States parties and Committee Experts discussed, among other… Mon, 04 Dec 2023 16:51:14 CET ungeneva.org 093a1551-133f-48c3-802e-cd675cd55a0e Le Comité pour l’élimination de la discrimination raciale rencontre les États parties à la Convention internationale sur l’élimination de toutes les formes de discrimination raciale https://www.ungeneva.org/fr/news-media/meeting-summary/2023/12/le-comite-pour-lelimination-de-la-discrimination-raciale   Le Comité pour l’élimination de la discrimination raciale a tenu ce matin une réunion informelle avec les États parties à la Convention internationale sur l’élimination de toutes les formes de discrimination raciale. La Présidente du Comité, Mme Verene Shepherd, a rappelé à cette occasion que… Mon, 04 Dec 2023 13:45:51 CET ungeneva.org 546e239c-d22f-45a5-958c-dd5046a42627 Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Welcome Efforts by São Tomé and Príncipe to Hold the Dialogue, Ask about a National Human Rights Institute and Support Offered to Migrant Workers Abroad https://www.ungeneva.org/en/news-media/meeting-summary/2023/12/experts-committee-rights-migrant-workers-welcome-efforts-sao The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families today concluded its consideration of the initial report of São Tomé and Príncipe, with Committee Experts welcoming the State’s efforts to hold the dialogue, and asking about whether the country… Fri, 01 Dec 2023 15:24:25 CET ungeneva.org 48766220-fb4b-4752-aea9-b54d7a64fb19 In Dialogue with Viet Nam, Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend the Representation of Ethnic Minorities in the National Assembly, Ask about the Criminalisation of Political Defectors and of Religious Activities by M https://www.ungeneva.org/en/news-media/meeting-summary/2023/11/examen-du-viet-nam-devant-le-cerd-les-experts-sinquietent-de-la The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined fifteenth to seventeenth periodic report of Viet Nam, with Committee Experts commending the State on the representation of ethnic minorities in its National Assembly, and asking about… Thu, 30 Nov 2023 16:07:11 CET ungeneva.org 6803c3f7-6fe6-45d3-aaf0-77c67ef3431e