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Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Concludes Sixty-ninth Online Session after Adopting Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of Finland and Latvia
05 March 2021
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The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon concluded its sixty-ninth online session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Finland and Latvia.…
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MORNING - Impunity for Killings of Human Rights Defenders Remains a Key Driver for More Murders, Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders Tells Human Rights Council
05 March 2021
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Council Concludes Interactive Dialogues with Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief and Special Rapporteur on Protecting Human Rights while Countering Terrorism
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
05 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 Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office…
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COVID-19 state of emergency at the heart of Finland’s dialogue with Human Rights Committee
04 March 2021
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Repatriation of Islamic State-Affiliated Women and Children from Syria also Broached by Committee Experts
The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Finland on measures taken to implement the International Covenant on Civil and…
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AFTERNOON - Counter-Terrorism Laws Compromise and Weaken Family Life, Warns Special Rapporteur on Protecting Human Rights while Countering Terrorism
04 March 2021
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Council Concludes Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment
The Human Rights Council this afternoon started an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection…
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MORNING - Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief to Human Rights Council: Islamophobia is a Result of Structural Discrimination Stemming from Negative Stereotypes
04 March 2021
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Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on the Effects of Foreign Debt
The Human Rights Council this morning started an interactive dialogue with the Special…
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AFTERNOON - COVID-19 Pandemic May Lead to a “Cultural Catastrophe”, Special Rapporteur on Cultural Rights Warns in Dialogue with the Human Rights Council
03 March 2021
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Special Rapporteur on the Environment Draws Attention to the Worsening Water Crisis
The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur in the field of…
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MORNING - Human Rights Council holds dialogue with Special Rapporteur on rights of persons with disabilities and starts dialogue with Independent Expert on foreign debt
03 March 2021
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The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities and started an interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on foreign debt…
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AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food: the COVID-19 Pandemic has Laid Bare the Inequities of the Food System and Accelerated it
02 March 2021
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Independent Expert on the Human Rights of Persons with Albinism Presents Report on Accomplishments by the Mandate as well as Challenges
The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
02 March 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 CITES Secretariat, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the World Food Programme (WFP).
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