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MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Thailand and Ireland

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Thailand and Ireland 24 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   Hears the Presentation of Five Reports and Starts General Debate on Human Rights Bodies and Mechanisms   The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Thailand and Ireland. The Council then heard the presentation of five…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts Outcomes of Universal Periodic Review of Eswatini, Antigua and Barbuda, and Trinidad and Tobago

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts Outcomes of Universal Periodic Review of Eswatini, Antigua and Barbuda, and Trinidad and Tobago 23 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Eswatini, Antigua and Barbuda, and Trinidad and Tobago. Speaking on the Universal Periodic Review of Eswatini were Burkina Faso, Chad, Côte D’Ivoire,…

MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Adopts Outcomes of Universal Periodic Review of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Papua New Guinea, Tajikistan and Tanzania

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Adopts Outcomes of Universal Periodic Review of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Papua New Guinea, Tajikistan and Tanzania 23 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Papua New Guinea, Tajikistan and Tanzania. Speaking on the Universal Periodic Review of Saint…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Outcomes of Universal Periodic Review of Hungary, Suriname, Samoa and Greece

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Outcomes of Universal Periodic Review of Hungary, Suriname, Samoa and Greece 23 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Hungary, Suriname, Samoa and Greece. At the beginning of the meeting, Federico Villegas, President of the Council, recalled that the Council had agreed at the organizational…

AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues: Since Most Contemporary Violent Conflicts Involve Aggrieved Minorities, Strategies Should Address Directly the Root Causes of Exclusion and Injustice

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues: Since Most Contemporary Violent Conflicts Involve Aggrieved Minorities, Strategies Should Address Directly the Root Causes of Exclusion and Injustice 22 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with Fernand de Varennes, Special Rapporteur on minority issues, who said that since most contemporary violent…

MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Concludes General Debate on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council’s Attention

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Concludes General Debate on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council’s Attention 22 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting concluded its general debate on agenda item four on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention, after hearing from speakers who raised a range of different topics, including the politicisation of the…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 22 March 2022 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of theUnited Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Food Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office…

Conference on Disarmament hears a Statement by the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Conference on Disarmament hears a Statement by the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba 22 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Conference on Disarmament this morning held its first plenary meeting under the Presidency of Cuba, hearing a statement by Gerardo Peñalver Portal, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, as well as statements by other Member States. Gerardo Peñalver Portal, First Deputy…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Panel Discussion on the Importance of Robust Policies and Services for the Protection of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Contributing to the COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Panel Discussion on the Importance of Robust Policies and Services for the Protection of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Contributing to the COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery 22 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning held a panel discussion on the importance of robust policies and services for the protection of economic, social and cultural rights in…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Myanmar, Hears Presentation on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and Starts General Debate on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council’s Attention

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Myanmar, Hears Presentation on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and Starts General Debate on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council’s Attention 21 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in…