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Committee against Torture Closes Seventy-Second Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Bolivia, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Nigeria, Serbia and Sweden
03 December 2021
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this morning closed its seventy-second session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Bolivia, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Serbia and Sweden, and on the situation in Nigeria in the…
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New Permanent Observer of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States Presents Letter of Nomination to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
01 December 2021
Presentation of Credentials
Colin Murdoch, the new Permanent Observer of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his letter of nomination to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
30 November 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 spokespersons of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Meteorological Organization…
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United Nations Office at Geneva Commemorates International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
29 November 2021
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The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People was commemorated today at a Special Meeting held at the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the meeting and read out the message of António Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-…
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Committee against Torture Discusses Follow-up to Concluding Observations, Follow-up to Individual Communications, and Reprisals
29 November 2021
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The Committee against Torture today discussed follow-up to concluding observations, follow-up to individual communications, and reprisals under the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
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In Dialogue with Bolivia, Experts of the Committee against Torture Welcome Progress against Gender-Based Violence and Ask about Prison Overcrowding and Cases of Torture
26 November 2021
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The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Bolivia on the efforts made by the State party to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture.…
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26 November 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 for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Unitaid, the United Nations Development Programme, the International Labour Organization, the World Health Organization, the World Food…
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International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People to be Commemorated at the Palais des Nations on 29 November 2021
26 November 2021
Press Release
A hybrid Special Meeting will be held at the Palais des Nations on Monday, 29 November to mark the annual observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, will open the meeting with introductory remarks…
