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Ukraine: End war so children can ‘regain their childhoods’

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Ukraine: End war so children can ‘regain their childhoods’ 27 March 2023 UNICEF/Skyba UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom plays with children in the UNICEF Spilno Child Spot at a metro station in Kyiv, Ukraine on 25 March 2023. The head of the UN atomic energy agency on Monday met with Ukraine’s President to discuss safety issues at Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, as UN Goodwill…

Cosmic crops poised for harvest on Earth

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Cosmic crops poised for harvest on Earth 27 March 2023 © NASA Seeds from IAEA and FAO laboratories were sent to space in November 2022. UN food and atomic energy agencies are readying to reap the rewards of a ground-breaking ‘astrobotany’ investigation, announcing on Monday that seeds sent to space in 2022 are now poised to return to Earth…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Indonesia, Algeria and the United Kingdom

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Indonesia, Algeria and the United Kingdom 27 March 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Indonesia, Algeria and the United Kingdom. The Council adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcome of Indonesia. The Vice-President said of the 269 recommendations received, 205 enjoyed…

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Concludes Twenty-Eighth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Angola, Georgia, Tunisia, Argentina, Peru and Togo

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Concludes Twenty-Eighth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Angola, Georgia, Tunisia, Argentina, Peru and Togo 24 March 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon concluded its twenty-eighth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Angola, Georgia, Tunisia, Argentina, Peru…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Ecuador, Tunisia, and Morocco

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Ecuador, Tunisia, and Morocco 24 March 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Ecuador, Tunisia, and Morocco. The Council adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcome of Ecuador. The Vice-President said that out of 174 recommendations received, 164 enjoyed the support of…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 24 March 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 United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the International Plant Protection Convention, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the…

Human Rights Committee Concludes One Hundred and Thirty-Seventh Session, Adopts Annual Report and Concluding Observations on Reports of Egypt, Panama, Peru, Sri Lanka, Turkmenistan and Zambia

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Committee Concludes One Hundred and Thirty-Seventh Session, Adopts Annual Report and Concluding Observations on Reports of Egypt, Panama, Peru, Sri Lanka, Turkmenistan and Zambia 24 March 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee this afternoon concluded its one hundred and thirty-seventh session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Egypt, Panama, Peru, Sri Lanka, Turkmenistan and Zambia. The Committee also adopted its annual report…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcome of Bahrain

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcome of Bahrain 24 March 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Concludes General Debate on Human Rights Bodies and Mechanisms   The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcome of Bahrain. It also concluded the general debate on agenda item five on human rights bodies and mechanisms. The Council adopted…

AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues: There Has Been Little or No Significant Development Institutionally at the United Nations to Advance the Protection of Minorities

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues: There Has Been Little or No Significant Development Institutionally at the United Nations to Advance the Protection of Minorities 23 March 2023 Meeting Summaries Human Rights Council Hears Presentation of Reports of the Forum on Minority Issues, the Social Forum, the Forum on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, and the Special Procedures, and Starts General…

In Dialogue with Costa Rica, Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Commend the State’s Commitment to Human Rights Instruments, Ask About Criminalisation of Enforced Disappearance and Treatment of Migrants

2 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Costa Rica, Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Commend the State’s Commitment to Human Rights Instruments, Ask About Criminalisation of Enforced Disappearance and Treatment of Migrants 23 March 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this morning concluded its consideration of the initial periodic report of Costa Rica on how it implements the provisions of the…