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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Slovakia on Improving Census Methodologies, Ask about Low School Enrolment Rates for Roma Children and Housing Segregation of the Roma Community

2 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Slovakia on Improving Census Methodologies, Ask about Low School Enrolment Rates for Roma Children and Housing Segregation of the Roma Community 17 August 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the thirteenth periodic report of Slovakia, with Committee Experts…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Azerbaijan on its Regional Legal Counselling Centres, Ask Questions about the Conflict in the Nagorno-Karabakh Region and the Baku Multiculturalism Centre

2 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Azerbaijan on its Regional Legal Counselling Centres, Ask Questions about the Conflict in the Nagorno-Karabakh Region and the Baku Multiculturalism Centre 16 August 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined tenth to twelfth periodic report of Azerbaijan…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

2 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 16 August 2022 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing which was attended by the spokespersons of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, and the United Nations Refugee Agency. Repatriation of Syrian refugees from Lebanon Responding to a…

Conference on Disarmament Discusses Finalising the Reports of its Five Subsidiary Bodies

2 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Conference on Disarmament Discusses Finalising the Reports of its Five Subsidiary Bodies 16 August 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Conference on Disarmament today held a public plenary in which the coordinators of four of its five subsidiary bodies announced that final draft reports on the subsidiary bodies’ discussions would be circulated. The President said that if consensus on these reports was reached, they could be…

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Opens Twenty-Seventh Session

2 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Opens Twenty-Seventh Session 15 August 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today opened its twenty-seventh session, during which it will consider the reports of Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, Macau Special Administrative Region of China, Indonesia, Japan, Lao People's Democratic…

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

2 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Kuwait Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 15 August 2022 Presentation of Credentials   Naser Abdullah H. M. Alhayen, the new Permanent Representative of Kuwait 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 this appointment…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend the United States of America on the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, Ask About Absence of a National Human Rights Institute and Measures to Address Gun Violence

2 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend the United States of America on the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, Ask About Absence of a National Human Rights Institute and Measures to Address Gun Violence 12 August 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined 10th to 12th periodic reports of the United…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

2 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 12 August 2022 UN Geneva Press Briefing Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the Radio, TV and Webcast Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme and the World Health Organization. International Youth Day …

ILO virtual press conference

2 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home ILO virtual press conference 11 August 2022 UN Geneva Press Briefing Launch of the Global Employment Trends for Youth 2022 report Embargo until Thursday, 11 August 2022 at 12 p.m. (noon) Geneva time, 10 a.m. GMT Martha Newton, ILO Deputy Director-General. Niall O'higgins, Sr Employment Research & Technical Specialist (EMPLAB) Kee Beom Kim, Macro-Economic and Employment Policies Specialist (EMPLAB)

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Considers Situation in Nicaragua in the Absence of a Delegation

2 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Considers Situation in Nicaragua in the Absence of a Delegation 10 August 2022 Meeting Summaries   Committee Experts Express Concern Regarding Reports of Violence Against Indigenous Peoples and People of African Descent in Nicaragua   The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Dissemination today considered the combined 15th to 21st…