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Human Rights Council Decides to Establish an International Commission of Human Rights Experts to Investigate Allegations of Violations in Ethiopia
17 December 2021
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The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its special session on Ethiopia after deciding to establish an international commission of human rights experts to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into allegations of…
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17 December 2021
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 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Organization for Migration, the World Health Organization, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Food and…
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Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Urges All Parties to Pull Back from a Posture of War in Ethiopia
17 December 2021
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The Human Right Council this morning opened its special session on “the grave human rights situation in Ethiopia”, hearing the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights warn that increasing hatred, violence and discrimination could escalate into generalised violence, and urge…
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14 December 2021
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Food Programme and the Human Rights Council.
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Human Rights Council to Hold a Special Session on 17 December to Address the “Grave Human Rights Situation in Ethiopia”
13 December 2021
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The Human Rights Council will hold a special session on Friday, 17 December, to address the “grave human rights situation in Ethiopia”.
The special session is being convened following an official request submitted on 13 December by the European Union.
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
10 December 2021
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 Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights, the Human Rights Council, the UN Refugee Agency, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the UN Road Safety Fund, the World Health Organization and…
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07 December 2021
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 World Food Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health…
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Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Closes One Hundred and Fifth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Chile, Denmark, Singapore, Switzerland and Thailand
03 December 2021
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The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon closed its one hundred and fifth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Chile, Denmark, Singapore,…
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03 December 2021
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
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