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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Starts Interactive Dialogue on the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order

2 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Starts Interactive Dialogue on the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order 19 September 2022 Meeting Summaries   Concludes Interactive Dialogue on the Enjoyment of All Human Rights by Older Persons   The Human Rights Council this afternoon started an interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and…

Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers Opens Thirty-Fifth Session and Meets with Civil Society

2 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers Opens Thirty-Fifth Session and Meets with Civil Society 19 September 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families today opened its thirty-fifth session, hearing an address by Andrea Ori, Chief of the Human Rights Treaties Branch at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human…

Committee on Enforced Disappearances Meets with States and Discusses its Working Methods

2 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Enforced Disappearances Meets with States and Discusses its Working Methods 19 September 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this morning met with States, during which its draft general comment on enforced disappearance in the context of migration was discussed. The Committee also discussed its working methods under the rubric of treaty body strengthening. Committee…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and Starts Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on the Enjoyment of All Human Rights by Older Persons

2 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and Starts Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on the Enjoyment of All Human Rights by Older Persons 19 September 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Working Group on arbitrary detention and started an interactive dialogue with the…

Conference on Disarmament Concludes 2022 Session

2 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Conference on Disarmament Concludes 2022 Session 16 September 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Conference on Disarmament, the world's single multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, today concluded its 2022 session after adopting an annual report to the General Assembly. The 2022 session opened under the presidency of China. The presidency of the Conference rotates among its Member States according to the English…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Guarantees of Non-Recurrence

2 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Guarantees of Non-Recurrence 16 September 2022 Meeting Summaries   Concludes Interactive Dialogue on the Right to Privacy in the Digital Age   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

2 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 16 September 2022 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rhéal LeBlanc 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 Food and Agricultural Organisation, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Concludes Interactive Dialogues on the Right to Development and Starts to Discuss the Right to Privacy

2 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Concludes Interactive Dialogues on the Right to Development and Starts to Discuss the Right to Privacy 16 September 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development, and concluded its interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right to development. The Council then began to…

Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Commend Uruguay for Creation of Specialised Prosecutor’s Office and Ask about Access to Archives

2 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Commend Uruguay for Creation of Specialised Prosecutor’s Office and Ask about Access to Archives 15 September 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this afternoon considered the report of Uruguay submitted under article 29 (4) of the Convention, containing additional information on how the country implements the provisions of the…

AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development: the COVID-19 Pandemic Triggered the Largest Global Economic Crisis in More Than a Century, Leading to a Dramatic Increase in Inequality Within and Across Countries

2 years 7 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development: the COVID-19 Pandemic Triggered the Largest Global Economic Crisis in More Than a Century, Leading to a Dramatic Increase in Inequality Within and Across Countries 15 September 2022 Meeting Summaries   Human Rights Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery   The Human Rights…