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Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Concludes Seventieth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Kuwait , Azerbaijan , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Bolivia and Nicaragua
15 October 2021
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The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon concluded its seventieth session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
15 October 2021
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Food Programme, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development…
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Experts of the Human Rights Committee Raise Issues Concerning Anti-Corruption Measures, Training for Police, and Discrimination in Dialogue with Armenia
15 October 2021
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The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Armenia on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, with Committee Experts raising issues concerning anti-corruption measures,…
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GOVERNING COUNCIL OF UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION CONCLUDES ITS EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION
13 October 2021
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The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission today concluded its eighty-eighth session. At this session, Ireland was elected as President of the Council and Kenya was elected as the Vice-President.
Delegations from Kuwait and Iraq, including the Head of Iraq’s Committee of Financial Experts which is responsible for the…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
12 October 2021
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, for the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Food Programme, the UN Refugee Agency, and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development…
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In Dialogue with Germany, Human Rights Committee Commends Solidarity in Receiving Refugees, and Asks about COVID-19 Pandemic Response
12 October 2021
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The Committee on Human Rights today completed its review of the seventh periodic report of Germany on measures taken to implement the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, inquiring about the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, rules around preventive detention, and action…
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Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission to Hold its Eighty-eighth Session on 13 October
12 October 2021
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The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission will hold its eighty-eighth session on 13 October 2021. The Council will elect a President and a Vice-President during the opening plenary meeting. Delegations from Iraq, including representatives from Iraq’s Committee of Financial Experts, and Kuwait will…
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Human Rights Council Concludes Forty-eighth Regular Session after Adopting 25 Resolutions and One Statement by the President
11 October 2021
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Council Appoints Special Rapporteurs on Afghanistan, Burundi and on Human Rights and Climate Change, Renews Mandates on Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, Cambodia and Libya, and Appoints Three Mandate Holders…
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MORNING - Human Rights Council Extends Mandates on the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, Cambodia and Libya, Appoints Mandate Holders, and Closes its Forty-eighth Regular Session
11 October 2021
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The Human Rights Council this morning extended mandates on the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, Cambodia and Libya, appointed…
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Human Right Committee Opens One Hundred and Thirty-Third Session
11 October 2021
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The Human Right Committee this morning opened its one hundred and thirty-third session, during which it will examine the reports of Germany, Armenia, Botswana and Ukraine on their implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and adopted its agenda and programme of work for the session.
Ibrahim Salama, Chief, Human…
