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New Permanent Representative of Algeria Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Algeria Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 27 April 2023 Presentation of Credentials   Faouzia Boumaiza-Mebarki, the new Permanent Representative of Algeria to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to…

New Permanent Representative of Mali Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Mali Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 26 April 2023 Presentation of Credentials   Abdoulaye Tounkara, the new Permanent Representative of Mali to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr.…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 25 April 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Organisation on Migration, the World Health Organisation, the Office of the High Commissioner…

Twenty-five years of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement

1 year 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Twenty-five years of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement 25 April 2023 Press Release A Call to Action: Ending the curse of internal displacement By Paula Gaviria, Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons and Robert Piper, UN Secretary General’s Special Adviser on Solutions to Internal Displacement   More people are being forced to flee within their own…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 21 April 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Fighting in Sudan Alessandra Vellucci, for the…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Tajikistan on Improved Treatment of Migrants and Asylum Seekers, Ask Questions on Discrimination against the Pamiri Minority and Human Rights Defenders

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Tajikistan on Improved Treatment of Migrants and Asylum Seekers, Ask Questions on Discrimination against the Pamiri Minority and Human Rights Defenders 21 April 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twelfth and thirteenth periodic report of…

WMO hybrid press conference

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home WMO hybrid press conference 21 April 2023 Press Conference Announcement State of Global Climate 2022 report Petteri Taalas, WMO Secretary-General Omar Baddour, Chief of WMO Climate Monitoring

In Dialogue with Brazil, Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise Reduction in Provisional Prison Sentences, Raise Issues Concerning Prison Overcrowding and Excessive Use of Force against Afro-Brazilians

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Brazil, Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise Reduction in Provisional Prison Sentences, Raise Issues Concerning Prison Overcrowding and Excessive Use of Force against Afro-Brazilians 20 April 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Brazil, with Committee Experts praising a reduction in provisional prison…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend the Philippines’ Law on HIV/AIDS, Ask Questions on the Situation of Indigenous Peoples and on Internally Displaced Persons

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend the Philippines’ Law on HIV/AIDS, Ask Questions on the Situation of Indigenous Peoples and on Internally Displaced Persons 20 April 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-first to twenty-fifth periodic report of the Philippines, with Committee…

In Dialogue with Colombia, an Expert of the Committee against Torture Welcomes the Prohibition of Amnesty for Public Officials Accountable for Past Abuses, Asks about Reports of Officials’ Use of Lethal Force in Response to Social Protests and about Priso

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Colombia, an Expert of the Committee against Torture Welcomes the Prohibition of Amnesty for Public Officials Accountable for Past Abuses, Asks about Reports of Officials’ Use of Lethal Force in Response to Social Protests and about Prison Strikes 19 April 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Colombia, with a Committee…