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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

2 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 23 September 2022 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations 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 World Food Program, the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and the World Health…

MORNING -Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine to the Human Rights Council: War Crimes Have Been Committed in Ukraine

2 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING -Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine to the Human Rights Council: War Crimes Have Been Committed in Ukraine 23 September 2022 Meeting Summaries   Human Rights Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Burundi The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine this morning told the Human Rights…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue with the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic and Starts Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Burundi

2 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue with the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic and Starts Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Burundi 22 September 2022 Meeting Summaries   Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia The Human…

MORNING - International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia Finds Reasonable Grounds to Believe that the Federal Government Has Committed Crimes against Humanity in Tigray Region and that Tigrayan Forces Have Committed Serious Human Rights Abus

2 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - International Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia Finds Reasonable Grounds to Believe that the Federal Government Has Committed Crimes against Humanity in Tigray Region and that Tigrayan Forces Have Committed Serious Human Rights Abuses, Some Amounting to War Crimes 22 September 2022 Meeting Summaries   Council Concludes Interactive Discussion with the Special Rapporteur on the Situation…

AFTERNOON - Conditions for Untold Numbers of Innocent People in Myanmar Have Gone from Bad to Worse to Horrific, Special Rapporteur Tells Human Rights Council

2 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Conditions for Untold Numbers of Innocent People in Myanmar Have Gone from Bad to Worse to Horrific, Special Rapporteur Tells Human Rights Council 21 September 2022 Meeting Summaries   Council Concludes General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, including the Right to Development   Thomas Andrews,…

Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Commends Venezuela’s Ratification of Labour Instruments and Asks about the Repatriation and Return of Venezuelan Migrant Workers

2 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Commends Venezuela’s Ratification of Labour Instruments and Asks about the Repatriation and Return of Venezuelan Migrant Workers 21 September 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families this afternoon concluded its consideration of the initial report of Venezuela on measures taken to implement the…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, including the Right to Development

2 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, including the Right to Development 21 September 2022 Meeting Summaries   Hears Presentation of Thematic Reports Submitted by the United Nations Secretary-General and the High Commissioner for Human Rights   The Human Rights Council…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Implications for Human Rights of the Environmentally Sound Management and Disposal of Hazardous Substances and Wastes

2 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Implications for Human Rights of the Environmentally Sound Management and Disposal of Hazardous Substances and Wastes 20 September 2022 Meeting Summaries   Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries as a Means of Violating Human Rights   The Human Rights Council this…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

2 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 20 September 2022 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 Human Rights Council, the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances and Starts Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries

2 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances and Starts Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries 20 September 2022 Meeting Summaries   Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order   The Human Rights Council…