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AFTERNOON - After a Decade of Civilians Bearing the Brunt of the Conflict in Syria, it is Time to Put Them First and Support an Immediate Nation-wide Ceasefire, Commission of Inquiry on Syria Tells Human Rights Council

  Special Rapporteur Says Myanmar is Controlled by a Murderous, Illegal Regime and Urges States not to Recognise it   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held separate interactive dialogues with the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, and…
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MORNING - Reports of Extra Judicial Executions Continue in the Context of Security Operations in Venezuela and Access to Basic Services Continue to be Scarce, Says High Commissioner to Human Rights Council

  Commission of Inquiry on Burundi tells the Council that Serious Human Rights Violations Continue to be Committed and Omnipresence of Imbonerakure in Public Sphere Must be Restricted   Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan Says Current Violence is the Worst since the Onset of the…
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AFTERNOON - Deaths by Starvation Reported in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Special Rapporteur Tells Human Rights Council

  Fact-finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Identifies more than 200 Killings by Police Forces since the Start of the Year   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held separate interactive dialogues with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in…
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MORNING - Human Rights Council Concludes General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Right

  The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on the promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development. Speakers emphasised that human rights defenders were at the forefront of…
Press Release

Review of mainstreaming environmental sustainability across organizations of the United Nations system

  The Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations system (JIU) is pleased to share the Review Highlights and Full Report for the Review of mainstreaming environmental sustainability across organizations of the United Nations system , prepared by Inspector Gopinathan Achamkulangare. The…
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AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur on Iran: Sanctions and the Government’s “Inadequate and Opaque” Response Have Exacerbated COVID-19’s Impact in Iran

  Human Rights Council Concludes Dialogue with Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with Javaid Rehman, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, who…
UN Geneva Press Briefing

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Human Rights Council (HRC), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR), the World…
Résumés des réunions

Le Conseil des droits de l’homme ouvre le débat général au titre de la promotion et de la protection de tous les droits de l’homme

  Il achève son dialogue avec le Rapporteur spécial sur la torture   Le Conseil des droits de l’homme a ouvert, ce matin, son débat général sur « la promotion et la protection de tous les droits de l’homme, civils, politiques, économiques, sociaux et culturels, y compris le droit au…
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AFTERNOON - Special Representative on Violence against Children to Human Rights Council: COVID-19 Pandemic Will Have Devastating Short, Medium and Long-Term Consequences for Children

  Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Says Abductions and Sexual Violence against Children are on the Rise as Respect for International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law Erodes   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special…
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Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Opens its Twenty-fourth Online Session

  Elects Rosemary Kayess as Chairperson   The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon opened its twenty-fourth online session, hearing solemn declarations by seven new Committee members, electing its Chair and Bureau, and adopting its agenda and programme of…