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New Permanent Representative of  Lao People’s Democratic Republic Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva  

3 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of  Lao People’s Democratic Republic Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva   13 July 2021 Presentation of Credentials   Latsamy Keomany, the new Permanent Representative of Lao People’s Democratic Republic to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts 13 Resolutions: Renews Mandate on Eritrea and Calls for the Removal of Unjustified Obstacles Restricting the Export of COVID-19 Vaccines

3 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts 13 Resolutions: Renews Mandate on Eritrea and Calls for the Removal of Unjustified Obstacles Restricting the Export of COVID-19 Vaccines 12 July 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted 13 resolutions in which it, among other actions, renewed the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea for a further period of…

MIDDAY - High Commissioner to Human Rights Council: Law Enforcement Officials must be Held Accountable for Crimes against People of African Descent and Alternative Approaches to Policing should be Applied

3 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home MIDDAY - High Commissioner to Human Rights Council: Law Enforcement Officials must be Held Accountable for Crimes against People of African Descent and Alternative Approaches to Policing should be Applied 12 July 2021 Meeting Summaries   Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, today told the Human Rights Council that the murder of George Floyd was a tipping point, which had shifted the…

Committee against Torture Opens Seventy-first Session Online

3 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee against Torture Opens Seventy-first Session Online 12 July 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Committee against Torture this afternoon opened its seventy-first session online, hearing a statement by Antti Korkeakivi, Chief, Anti-Torture, Coordination and Funds Section, Human Rights Treaties Branch, at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Committee also adopted its agenda for the session. Mr.…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Panel Discussion on Technical Cooperation to Advance the Right to Education

3 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Panel Discussion on Technical Cooperation to Advance the Right to Education 12 July 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning held its annual thematic panel discussion on technical assistance and capacity building with a focus on technical cooperation to advance the right to education and ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning…

AFTERNOON - Israeli Settlements Amount to a War Crime, Special Rapporteur Tells Human Rights Council

3 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Israeli Settlements Amount to a War Crime, Special Rapporteur Tells Human Rights Council 09 July 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with Michael Lynk, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel since 1967, who said that in his report, he examined whether the Israeli settlements were in…

MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Holds Separate Interactive Dialogues on the Situation of Human Rights in Ukraine and in the Central African Republic

3 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Holds Separate Interactive Dialogues on the Situation of Human Rights in Ukraine and in the Central African Republic 09 July 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting held an interactive dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Ukraine, followed by an interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

3 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 09 July 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 Human Rights Council, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the World Trade Organization and the World Food Programme. Human Rights Council update…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Georgia, Sao Tome and Principe, and Nauru

3 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Georgia, Sao Tome and Principe, and Nauru 09 July 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Georgia, Sao Tome and Principe, and Nauru. At the beginning of the meeting, Justin Viard, Permanent Representative of Haiti to the United Nations Office at Geneva, took the floor to…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Oman, Austria, and Rwanda

3 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Oman, Austria, and Rwanda 08 July 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Oman, Austria, and Rwanda. Speaking on the Universal Periodic Review outcome of Oman were Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia…