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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Benin on National Human Rights Institution, Ask Questions on Repatriation of Artefacts from Europe and Discrimination Against People with Albinism

2 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Benin on National Human Rights Institution, Ask Questions on Repatriation of Artefacts from Europe and Discrimination Against People with Albinism 10 August 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined initial and second to ninth periodic reports of Benin…

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

2 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Iceland Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 09 August 2022 Presentation of Credentials   Einar Gunnarsson, the new Permanent Representative of Iceland 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, Mr.…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

2 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 09 August 2022 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons of the International Labour Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Health Organization, and Unitaid. Increased number of premature births reported in…

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Opens One Hundred and Seventh Session in Geneva

2 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Opens One Hundred and Seventh Session in Geneva 08 August 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its one hundred and seventh session in Geneva, during which it will review anti-discrimination efforts by Benin, Nicaragua, United States of America, Azerbaijan, Slovakia, Zimbabwe and Suriname. The…

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 05 August 2022 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing. Mr. LeBlanc announced that on Thursday, 11 August at 10 a.m., the International Labour Organization (ILO) would hold a virtual press conference to launch its Global Employment Trends for Youth 2022 report. Speaking at the…

Conference on Disarmament Hears Updates from Coordinators of its Five Subsidiary Bodies on Reports

2 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Conference on Disarmament Hears Updates from Coordinators of its Five Subsidiary Bodies on Reports 04 August 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Conference on Disarmament today held a public plenary in which it heard updates by the coordinators of its five subsidiary bodies on the status of each of their reports. Ambassador Paul Empole Efambe of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, President of the Conference on…

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 02 August 2022 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization and the United Nations Refugee Agency. Appeal for the Horn of Africa Ibrahima Soce Fall, World Health Organization (WHO) Assistant Director General for…

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 29 July 2022 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and the representatives of Unitaid, the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria, and the United Nations Refugee Agency. New agreement on generic production of injectable HIV-…

Committee against Torture Closes Seventy-Fourth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Botswana, Nicaragua, State of Palestine, and the United Arab Emirates

2 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee against Torture Closes Seventy-Fourth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Botswana, Nicaragua, State of Palestine, and the United Arab Emirates 29 July 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Committee against Torture this morning closed its seventy-fourth session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Botswana, Nicaragua, State of Palestine, and the United Arab Emirates. Going over…

Human Rights Committee Concludes One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Session after Adopting Findings on Luxembourg, Uruguay, Ireland, Georgia, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China and Macao Special Administrative Region of China

2 years 8 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Committee Concludes One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Session after Adopting Findings on Luxembourg, Uruguay, Ireland, Georgia, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China and Macao Special Administrative Region of China 27 July 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its one hundred and thirty-fifth session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of the Luxembourg, Uruguay, Ireland,…