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Human Rights Council Requests the High Commissioner for Human Rights to Designate an Expert on the Human Rights Situation in Sudan
05 November 2021
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The Human Rights Council today adopted a resolution in which it condemned in the strongest possible terms the military takeover on 25 October 2021 in Sudan and requested the High Commissioner for Human Rights to designate without delay an Expert on…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
05 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 and representatives of the Human Rights Council, the World Food Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization, and the World Health Organization.
Human Rights Council’s…
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Human Rights Committee Concludes its One Hundred and Thirty-third Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Germany, Botswana, Armenia and Ukraine
05 November 2021
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The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its one hundred and thirty-third session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Germany, Botswana, Armenia and Ukraine, which were considered during the session.
Photini Pazartzis, Committee…
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Human Rights Committee Adopts Report on Follow-up to Concluding Observations and Report on Follow-up to Views
04 November 2021
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The Human Rights Committee this afternoon adopted a report on follow-up to concluding observations concerning the Dominican Republic, Hungary, Jordan and Mauritius, as well as a report on follow-up to views concerning individual communications relating to Finland, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Netherlands, Russian Federation and…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend South Sudan’s Progressive Legislation for Women, and Ask about Sexual and Gender-Based Violence and Conflict-Related Sexual Violence
04 November 2021
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The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the initial report of South Sudan, with Committee Experts…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Commend Policies in Favour of the Family and Women in the Russian Federation and Ask about Gender-Based Violence, and the List of Professions Restricted to Women
03 November 2021
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The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the ninth periodic report of the Russian…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Congratulate Kyrgyzstan on Progress Achieved on Women’s Advancement and Ask about its List of Jobs Prohibited to Women, and about the Participation of Women in Politics
03 November 2021
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The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the fifth periodic report of…
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BACKGROUND RELEASE - Human Rights Council to Hold Special Session on Sudan on Friday, 5 November
02 November 2021
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The Human Rights Council will hold a special session to address the “implications of the ongoing situation in the Republic of the Sudan” on Friday, 5 Novemberstarting at 12:30 p.m. CET.
The special session is being convened as per an official request submitted jointly by…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
02 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 World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the United Nations Development Programme.
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