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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Note Portugal’s Adoption of a National Plan to Combat Racism and Discrimination, Ask Questions on the Census and Discrimination against Roma and Persons of African Descent
19 April 2023
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The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined eighteenth and nineteenth periodic…
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New Permanent Representative of El Salvador Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
19 April 2023
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Rina Yessenia Lozano Gallegos, the new Permanent Representative of El Salvador 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…
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PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
18 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 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Development Programme, the World Health Organization, Unitaid, and the International Federation of Red…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Argentina for its Active Participation in United Nations Human Rights Protection Mechanisms, Ask about Hate Speech and Challenges to the Integration of Migrants, Asylum Seekers and Refugees
18 April 2023
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The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-…
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Committee against Torture Opens Seventy-Sixth Session in Geneva
17 April 2023
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The Committee against Torture this morning opened its seventy-sixth session, which is being held in Geneva from 17 April to 12 May, during which it will review efforts by Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg and Slovakia to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman…
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PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
14 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 Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the World Meteorological Organization.
Looming ration cuts for refugees in Chad
Pierre Honnorat, World Food Programme (WFP)…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Welcome Restoration of “A” Status for Niger’s National Human Rights Commission, Ask Questions onDescent-Based Slavery and Child Statelessness
14 April 2023
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The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-second to twenty-fifth periodic report of Niger, with…
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Expert of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Expresses Serious Concern that Incidents in the Context of the Armed Conflict in Ukraine Could Amount to Racial Discrimination
13 April 2023
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The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth periodic report of the Russian Federation, with a…
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PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
11 April 2023
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by representatives and spokespersons of the Food and Agriculture Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the International Telecommunication Union…
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Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Opens One Hundred and Ninth Session in Geneva
11 April 2023
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The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its one hundred and ninth session in Geneva, during which it will review anti-discrimination efforts by Argentina, Niger, Philippines, Portugal, Russian Federation and Tajikistan. The Committee heard from the…
