17 years 6 months ago
Breadcrumb
Home
COMMITTEE ON RIGHTS OF CHILD CONCLUDES FORTY-SIXTH SESSION
05 October 2007
Press Release
Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Venezuela, Bulgaria, France, Spain, Croatia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Qatar and Syria
The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its forty-sixth session, issuing its concluding observations and recommendations on the situation of children in Venezuela, whose report on efforts…
17 years 6 months ago
Breadcrumb
Home
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
05 October 2007
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Food Programme, the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, the UN…
17 years 6 months ago
Breadcrumb
Home
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
02 October 2007
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the UN Refugee Agency.Secretary-General Condemns Attack on African Union Peacekeepers in…
17 years 6 months ago
Breadcrumb
Home
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES FIFTH SPECIAL SESSION
02 October 2007
Press Release
Adopts Resolution Deploring Violent Repression in Myanmar and Calling for the Release of Peaceful Protesters and All Political Detainees
The Human Rights Council concluded its fifth Special Session this afternoon after adopting a resolution on the situation of human rights in Myanmar in which it deplored the violent repression of…
17 years 6 months ago
Breadcrumb
Home
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL STRONGLY DEPLORES CONTINUED VIOLENT REPRESSION OF PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATIONS IN MYANMAR
02 October 2007
Press Release
Urges Government of Myanmar to Ensure Full Respect for Human Rights
and Fundamental Freedoms
The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted by consensus a resolution on the situation of human rights in Myanmar in which it strongly deplored the continued violent repression of peaceful…
17 years 6 months ago
Breadcrumb
Home
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
28 September 2007
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard statements from spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Health Organization, The United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the Office for…
17 years 6 months ago
Breadcrumb
Home
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SUSPENDS SIXTH SESSION UNTIL 10 DECEMBER
28 September 2007
Press Release
The Human Rights Council this afternoon suspended its sixth session until 10 December after having, among other things, extended the mandates of the Working Group on arbitrary detention, the Special Rapporteur on human rights of indigenous people and the Independent Expert on human rights in Burundi. The Council also created the…
17 years 6 months ago
Breadcrumb
Home
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO HOLD SPECIAL SESSION ON SITUATION IN MYANMAR ON 2 OCTOBER
28 September 2007
Press Release
The Human Rights Council will hold a Special Session on the situation of human rights in Myanmar on Tuesday, 2 October after receiving a request signed by 17 Member States.
Doru Romulus Costea, the President of the Council, said that he will hold open-ended informative consultations on Monday, 1 October on the…
17 years 6 months ago
Breadcrumb
Home
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
25 September 2007
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard statements from spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the Food and…
17 years 6 months ago
Breadcrumb
Home
REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
21 September 2007
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Conference for Trade and…
