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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Continues General Debate on the High Commissioner’s Oral Update on Global Human Rights Developments

2 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Continues General Debate on the High Commissioner’s Oral Update on Global Human Rights Developments 13 September 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued its general debate on the High Commissioner’s oral update on global human rights developments and the activities of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. The presentation of the oral…

In Dialogue with Mali, Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Commend the Establishment of a Forensics Directorate, Ask about Military Courts and about Investigations of Mass Graves

2 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Mali, Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Commend the Establishment of a Forensics Directorate, Ask about Military Courts and about Investigations of Mass Graves 13 September 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this morning concluded its consideration of the initial report of Mali on how it implements the provisions of the International Convention on the…

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commend Viet Nam’s National Action Plan for Children, Raise Questions on Early Marriage and Child Malnutrition

2 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Commend Viet Nam’s National Action Plan for Children, Raise Questions on Early Marriage and Child Malnutrition 13 September 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic reports of Viet Nam on how it implements the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

2 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 13 September 2022 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Development Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Food…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue on the Human Rights Situation in Nicaragua, Begins General Debate on the Oral Update by the High Commissioner on Global Human Rights Developments

2 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue on the Human Rights Situation in Nicaragua, Begins General Debate on the Oral Update by the High Commissioner on Global Human Rights Developments 13 September 2022 Meeting Summaries   Council Concludes Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the Human Rights Situation of Women and Girls in Afghanistan   The Human Rights Council this morning…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Discusses Situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan, with a Focus on the Situation of Women and Girls

2 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Discusses Situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan, with a Focus on the Situation of Women and Girls 12 September 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon took up the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, with an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, followed by an enhanced interactive dialogue on…

MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Discusses Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar and in Sri Lanka

2 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Discusses Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar and in Sri Lanka 12 September 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with Nicholas Koumjian, Head of the Independent Investigative Mechanism on Myanmar, followed by an interactive dialogue with Nada Al-Nashif, Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights, on the situation of human rights in…

Committee on Enforced Disappearances Opens Twenty-Third Session

2 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Enforced Disappearances Opens Twenty-Third Session 12 September 2022 Meeting Summaries   Hears Victim Testimony by the Wife of a Target of Enforced Disappearance   The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this morning opened its twenty-third session, during which it will examine the initial reports of Mali and the Czech Republic, and a report by Uruguay, on their implementation of…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Opens Fifty-first Session, Hears Oral Update by the Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights

2 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Opens Fifty-first Session, Hears Oral Update by the Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights 12 September 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning opened its fifty-first session, hearing an oral update by the Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights, Nada Al Nashif, on global human rights developments and the activities of the Office of the High Commissioner. Ms…

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Closes Twenty-seventh Session after Adopting its Concluding Observations on Reports of Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, Macau Special Administrative Region of China,

2 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Closes Twenty-seventh Session after Adopting its Concluding Observations on Reports of Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, Macau Special Administrative Region of China, Indonesia, Japan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, New Zealand, and the Republic of Korea 09 September 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Rights of…