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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts 10 Resolutions, Renews Mandates on Cultural Rights, Albinism, Privacy, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Islamic Republic of Iran
23 March 2021
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Council Urges States to Immediately Take Steps to Prevent, within their Respective Legal Frameworks, Speculation and Undue Export Controls and Stockpiling that May Hinder Affordable, Timely, Equitable…
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MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Renews Mandate of Special Rapporteur on the Environment, Adopts Resolutions on Sri Lanka, Nicaragua, Occupied Palestinian Territory, and on Unilateral Coercive Measures
23 March 2021
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The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting renewed the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
23 March 2021
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the…
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MORNING - Human Rights Council Concludes General Debate on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building
23 March 2021
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The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate under agenda item 10 on technical assistance and capacity building.
Speakers reiterated that technical assistance was vital for the promotion and protection of human rights. Welcoming the positive and…
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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears Presentation of Reports and Begins General Debate on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building
22 March 2021
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The Human Rights Council this afternoon began its general debate on technical assistance and capacity building after hearing the presentation of reports of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights and technical assistance…
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MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue on Human Rights in Ukraine and High-level Interactive Dialogue on Human Rights in the Central African Republic
22 March 2021
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The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting held an interactive dialogue on the oral update of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Ukraine. It also held a high-level…
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MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the Human Rights Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in Mali
22 March 2021
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Concludes General Debate on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Forms of Intolerance
The Human Rights Council…
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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Continues General Debate on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Forms of Intolerance
19 March 2021
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The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued its general debate on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance, follow-up to and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action.
During the debate,…
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19 March 2021
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Food Programme, the Human Rights Council…
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MORNING - High Commissioner for Human Rights: Impunity for Violence by Police and other Law Enforcement Officials is a Reflection of All Societies and Systemic Racism within All Institutions must be Addressed
19 March 2021
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Council Concludes General Debate on the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action and Starts General Debate on the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action…
