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Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Praise Iceland for Allowing Children to Challenge Custody Cases, Ask about Violence against Children and Waiting Lists for Mental Health Treatment

2 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Praise Iceland for Allowing Children to Challenge Custody Cases, Ask about Violence against Children and Waiting Lists for Mental Health Treatment 05 May 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Iceland, with Committee Experts praising the State for allowing…

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

2 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Eswatini Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 04 May 2022 Presentation of Credentials   Vuyile Dumisani Dlamini, the new Permanent Representative of Eswatini 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 his appointment to…

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

2 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Mongolia Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 04 May 2022 Presentation of Credentials   Davaasuren Gerelmaa, the new Permanent Representative of Mongolia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva…

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Ask Greece about Roma Children and Push Backs of Refugees at the Border

2 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Ask Greece about Roma Children and Push Backs of Refugees at the Border 04 May 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fourth to sixth periodic report of Greece under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Committee Experts asked questions about the situation of Roma children in Greece…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

2 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 03 May 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 representatives of the World Health Organization. Ukraine Dr. Dorit Nizan, Incident Manager for Ukraine at the World Health Organization (WHO), speaking from…

Committee on the Rights of the Child Opens its Ninetieth Session, Hears from the High Commissioner for Human Rights

2 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of the Child Opens its Ninetieth Session, Hears from the High Commissioner for Human Rights 03 May 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning opened its ninetieth session, which is being held in Geneva from 3 May to 3 June and during which the Committee will review reports on the efforts of Greece, Iceland, Cambodia, Somalia, Zambia, Cuba, Djibouti, Cyprus,…

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

2 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Libya Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 03 May 2022 Presentation of Credentials   Lamia Abusedra, the new Permanent Representative of Libya to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms.…

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Closes One Hundred and Sixth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Cameroon, Estonia, Luxembourg and Kazakhstan

2 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Closes One Hundred and Sixth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Cameroon, Estonia, Luxembourg and Kazakhstan 29 April 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon closed its one hundred and sixth session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Cameroon, Estonia,…

Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Cuba on the Criminal Code, Ask about the Death Penalty and the July 2021 Protests

2 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Cuba on the Criminal Code, Ask about the Death Penalty and the July 2021 Protests 29 April 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Cuba on its efforts to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture, commending Cuba for beginning a reform of the Criminal Code, and asking…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

2 years 11 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 29 April 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 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Meteorological Organization, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Food and Agriculture Organization, the World…