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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…

MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Australia, Saint Lucia, and Nepal

3 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Australia, Saint Lucia, and Nepal 08 July 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Australia, Saint Lucia, and Nepal. Speaking on the Universal Periodic Review outcome of Australia were Malawi, Marshall Islands, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Office of the…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of the Federated States of Micronesia, Lebanon, Mauritania, and Saint Kitts and Nevis

3 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of the Federated States of Micronesia, Lebanon, Mauritania, and Saint Kitts and Nevis 08 July 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of the Federated States of Micronesia, Lebanon, Mauritania, and Saint Kitts and Nevis. Speaking on the Universal Periodic Review outcome of the…

AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar Tells Human Rights Council that the International Community is Failing the People of Myanmar

3 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar Tells Human Rights Council that the International Community is Failing the People of Myanmar 07 July 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with Tom Andrews, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, who said that the people of Myanmar were working to save their…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Quadrennial Panel Discussion on Promoting Human Rights Through Sport and the Olympic Ideal

3 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Quadrennial Panel Discussion on Promoting Human Rights Through Sport and the Olympic Ideal 07 July 2021 Meeting Summaries   Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner on her Oral Update on Myanmar, Hears Presentation of Report on the Ninth Session of the Forum of Business and Human Rights   The Human Rights Council this morning held…

AFTERNOON - Establishing a Mechanism on the Missing in Syria is a Priority, Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic Tells Human Rights Council

3 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Establishing a Mechanism on the Missing in Syria is a Priority, Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic Tells Human Rights Council 06 July 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Situation in Myanmar Has Escalated to a Multi-dimensional Human Rights Catastrophe, High Commissioner Warns Human Rights Council   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with…

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 06 July 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 Human Rights Council, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Panel Discussion on Gender-equal Socioeconomic Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic

3 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Panel Discussion on Gender-equal Socioeconomic Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic 06 July 2021 Meeting Summaries   Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner on the Situation of Human Rights in Venezuela   The Human Rights Council this morning held the second part of its annual full-day discussion on the human rights of women with a panel…

AFTERNOON - Over the Past Year, More than 35,000 People Have Been Arbitrarily Detained in Belarus, Special Rapporteur on Belarus Tells Human Rights Council

3 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Over the Past Year, More than 35,000 People Have Been Arbitrarily Detained in Belarus, Special Rapporteur on Belarus Tells Human Rights Council 05 July 2021 Meeting Summaries   High Commissioner for Human Rights Welcomes Police and Justice Reforms in Venezuela, Expresses Concern on Restrictions on Civic Space   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held separate interactive…