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Human Rights Committee Closes One Hundred and Thirty-fourth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Bolivia, Cambodia, Israel, Iraq and Qatar

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Committee Closes One Hundred and Thirty-fourth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Bolivia, Cambodia, Israel, Iraq and Qatar 25 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Committee today concluded its one hundred and thirty-fourth session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Bolivia, Cambodia, Israel and Qatar. Photini Pazartzis, Committee Chair, expressed appreciation for delegates who had participated in…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds General Debate on the Universal Periodic Review and Concludes General Debate on Human Rights Bodies and Mechanisms

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds General Debate on the Universal Periodic Review and Concludes General Debate on Human Rights Bodies and Mechanisms 24 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on its agenda item six on the Universal Periodic Review, and concluded a general debate under its agenda item five on human rights bodies and mechanisms. On the Universal…

Human Rights Committee Adopts Annual Report

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Committee Adopts Annual Report 24 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Committee this afternoon adopted its annual report covering its one hundred and thirty-second, one hundred and thirty-third and one hundred and thirty-fourth sessions. Duncan Laki Muhumuza, Committee Rapporteur, presented the draft annual report for the sessions. During the reporting period, the Committee had registered 211 communications, which it transmitted to the States…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Thailand and Ireland

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Thailand and Ireland 24 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   Hears the Presentation of Five Reports and Starts General Debate on Human Rights Bodies and Mechanisms   The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Thailand and Ireland. The Council then heard the presentation of five…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts Outcomes of Universal Periodic Review of Eswatini, Antigua and Barbuda, and Trinidad and Tobago

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts Outcomes of Universal Periodic Review of Eswatini, Antigua and Barbuda, and Trinidad and Tobago 23 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Eswatini, Antigua and Barbuda, and Trinidad and Tobago. Speaking on the Universal Periodic Review of Eswatini were Burkina Faso, Chad, Côte D’Ivoire,…

MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Adopts Outcomes of Universal Periodic Review of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Papua New Guinea, Tajikistan and Tanzania

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Adopts Outcomes of Universal Periodic Review of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Papua New Guinea, Tajikistan and Tanzania 23 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Papua New Guinea, Tajikistan and Tanzania. Speaking on the Universal Periodic Review of Saint…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Outcomes of Universal Periodic Review of Hungary, Suriname, Samoa and Greece

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Outcomes of Universal Periodic Review of Hungary, Suriname, Samoa and Greece 23 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Hungary, Suriname, Samoa and Greece. At the beginning of the meeting, Federico Villegas, President of the Council, recalled that the Council had agreed at the organizational…

AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues: Since Most Contemporary Violent Conflicts Involve Aggrieved Minorities, Strategies Should Address Directly the Root Causes of Exclusion and Injustice

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues: Since Most Contemporary Violent Conflicts Involve Aggrieved Minorities, Strategies Should Address Directly the Root Causes of Exclusion and Injustice 22 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with Fernand de Varennes, Special Rapporteur on minority issues, who said that since most contemporary violent…

MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Concludes General Debate on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council’s Attention

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Concludes General Debate on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council’s Attention 22 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting concluded its general debate on agenda item four on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention, after hearing from speakers who raised a range of different topics, including the politicisation of the…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 22 March 2022 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of theUnited Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Food Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office…