Home
United Nations
The United Nations Office at Geneva

Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Closes Thirty-Sixth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of El Salvador, Morocco, Nigeria and the Philippines

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Closes Thirty-Sixth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of El Salvador, Morocco, Nigeria and the Philippines 06 April 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families this afternoon concluded its thirty-sixth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of El…

WHO hybrid press conference

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home WHO hybrid press conference 05 April 2023 Press Conference Announcement Rise of dengue, zika, chikungunya outbreaks and impact of climate change. Dr Raman Velayudhan, Unit Head, Global Program on control of Neglected Tropical Diseases coordinating dengue and arbovirus initiative Dr Diana Rojas Alvarez, Technical Lead, Zika and chikungunya and co-Lead of the Global arbovirus initiative…

Roundup - Human Rights Council Concludes Fifty-second Regular Session after Adopting 43 Resolutions

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Roundup - Human Rights Council Concludes Fifty-second Regular Session after Adopting 43 Resolutions 04 April 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council today concluded its fifty-second regular session after adopting 43 resolutions, extending 19 thematic and country-specific mandates, and appointing 10 Special Procedure mandate holders. The Council extended for a period of three years the mandates of the…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts 13 Resolutions, Extends Mandates on Myanmar, Ukraine, Racism and Racial Discrimination, Working Group on the Durban Declaration, and Mali, Appoints 10 Mandate Holders, and Closes Fifty-Second Regular Session

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts 13 Resolutions, Extends Mandates on Myanmar, Ukraine, Racism and Racial Discrimination, Working Group on the Durban Declaration, and Mali, Appoints 10 Mandate Holders, and Closes Fifty-Second Regular Session 04 April 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted 13 resolutions, extending mandates on Myanmar, Ukraine, racism and racial discrimination,…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 04 April 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gomez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons from the Human Rights Council and the World Health Organization. Human Rights Council update Pascal Sim for the Human Rights Council (HRC) said today was the last day of the…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Eight Resolutions, Extends Mandates on Sale and Sexual Exploitation of Children, Iran, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Belarus, and Syria

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Eight Resolutions, Extends Mandates on Sale and Sexual Exploitation of Children, Iran, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Belarus, and Syria 04 April 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning adopted eight resolutions, extending mandates on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, Iran, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Belarus, and Syria. Other…

OHCHR hybrid press conference

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR hybrid press conference 04 April 2023 Press Conference Announcement UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances to present findings on Iraq, Argentina, Costa Rica, Germany and Zambia Carmen Rosa Villa Quintana, Chair of the Committee (Room B-128) Barbara Lochbihler, Vice Chair of the Committee (Room B-128) Mohammed Ayat, Vice Chair of the Committee (online)…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts 22 Resolutions, Extends Mandates on South Sudan, Nicaragua, Human Rights Defenders, Minority Issues, Torture, Freedom of Opinion and Expression, Adequate Housing, Foreign Debt, and Migrants

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts 22 Resolutions, Extends Mandates on South Sudan, Nicaragua, Human Rights Defenders, Minority Issues, Torture, Freedom of Opinion and Expression, Adequate Housing, Foreign Debt, and Migrants 03 April 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted 22 resolutions, extending mandates on South Sudan, Nicaragua, human rights defenders, minority issues,…

In Dialogue with El Salvador, Experts of the Committee on Migrant Workers Commend Electronic Consular Services Portal, Raise Issues Concerning Migrant Detention and Deportations

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with El Salvador, Experts of the Committee on Migrant Workers Commend Electronic Consular Services Portal, Raise Issues Concerning Migrant Detention and Deportations 03 April 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on Migrant Workers this afternoon concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of El Salvador on how it implements the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Hears that there are Reasonable Grounds to Believe that Crimes against Humanity have been Committed against Libyans and Migrants throughout Libya since 2016 and that New Mechanisms are Needed

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Hears that there are Reasonable Grounds to Believe that Crimes against Humanity have been Committed against Libyans and Migrants throughout Libya since 2016 and that New Mechanisms are Needed 03 April 2023 Meeting Summaries   Council Hears Presentation of Reports on Technical Assistance Efforts by the Office of the High Commissioner and on the Voluntary Fund for Technical…