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Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Closes Eighty-second Session

2 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Closes Eighty-second Session 01 July 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today closed its eighty-second session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Portugal, Türkiye and United Arab Emirates, which were considered during the session.…

Human Rights Council Holds Urgent Debate on the Human Rights of Women and Girls in Afghanistan

2 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Council Holds Urgent Debate on the Human Rights of Women and Girls in Afghanistan 01 July 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council today held an urgent debate on the human rights of women and girls in Afghanistan, hearing Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, say that since the Taliban took power, women and girls in Afghanistan were experiencing the most…

In Dialogue with Uruguay, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Measures to Address Discrimination and Racial Disparities, Ask about People of African Descent and Prison Overcrowding

2 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Uruguay, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Measures to Address Discrimination and Racial Disparities, Ask about People of African Descent and Prison Overcrowding 01 July 2022 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Uruguay on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, with Committee Experts commending the State for…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

2 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 01 July 2022 UN Geneva Press Briefing 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, the United Nations Development Programme and the World Health Organization. Libya talks Alessandra Vellucci, for the United Nations Information Service (UNIS…

Conference on Disarmament Discusses Plan of Work for August and Concludes Second Part of its 2022 Session

2 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Conference on Disarmament Discusses Plan of Work for August and Concludes Second Part of its 2022 Session 01 July 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Conference on Disarmament today held a public plenary in which is discussed its plan of work for August and the work of its subsidiary bodies, and then concluded the second part of its 2022 session. Ambassador Paul Empole Efambe of the Democratic Republic of the Congo,…

Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Luxembourg on its Comprehensive Report, Ask about Incorporating Treaties in Domestic Law and Female Genital Mutilation

2 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Luxembourg on its Comprehensive Report, Ask about Incorporating Treaties in Domestic Law and Female Genital Mutilation 30 June 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Luxembourg on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Committee Experts commended Luxembourg on the comprehensive…

Conference on Disarmament Holds First Public Plenary under the Presidency of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Hears Update from the Coordinators of its Subsidiary Bodies on their Final Reports

2 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Conference on Disarmament Holds First Public Plenary under the Presidency of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Hears Update from the Coordinators of its Subsidiary Bodies on their Final Reports 28 June 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Conference on Disarmament today held its first public plenary under the Presidency of Ambassador Paul Empole Efambe of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, hearing an update from the…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

2 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 28 June 2022 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid press briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee…

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Holds Briefing for States Parties on its Draft General Recommendation on the Rights of Indigenous Women and Girls

2 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Holds Briefing for States Parties on its Draft General Recommendation on the Rights of Indigenous Women and Girls 28 June 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today held an informal briefing for States parties on its draft general recommendation on the rights of indigenous women and girls. In opening…

Human Rights Committee Opens One-Hundred and Thirty-Fifth Session

2 years 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Committee Opens One-Hundred and Thirty-Fifth Session 27 June 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Committee today opened its one hundred and thirty-fifth session, during which it will examine the reports of Luxemburg, Uruguay, Ireland, Georgia, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China and Macao Special Administrative Region of China on their implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The…