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

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Nicaragua Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 10 March 2022 Presentation of Credentials   Rosalia Concepción Bohorquez Palacios, the new Permanent Representative of Nicaragua 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…

MORNING - High Commissioner for Human Rights: the Failure to Administer the COVID-19 Vaccines in a Fair and Equitable Manner is Prolonging the Pandemic

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - High Commissioner for Human Rights: the Failure to Administer the COVID-19 Vaccines in a Fair and Equitable Manner is Prolonging the Pandemic 10 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Sale and Sexual Exploitation of Children The Human Rights Council this morning held a panel discussion on ensuring equitable, affordable,…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Panel Discussion on Family Reunification in the Context of Armed Conflict and Counter Terrorism

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Panel Discussion on Family Reunification in the Context of Armed Conflict and Counter Terrorism 09 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur in the Field of Cultural Rights and Starts Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Sale and Sexual Exploitation of Children   The Human Rights Council…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Panel Discussion on Family Reunification in the Context of Migration

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds Panel Discussion on Family Reunification in the Context of Migration 09 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   Continues Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur in the Field of Cultural Rights   The Human Rights Council this morning began its annual full-day meeting on the rights of the child on the theme of the rights of the child and family reunification,…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Starts Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur in the Field of Cultural Rights

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Starts Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur in the Field of Cultural Rights 08 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon started an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights. Alexandra Xanthaki, Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, speaking about the war in Ukraine, said that the…

MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Hears High Commissioner Present her Global Oral Update, and her Office’s Reports on Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras and Cyprus, and an Oral Update on Eritrea, Followed by a General Debate

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Hears High Commissioner Present her Global Oral Update, and her Office’s Reports on Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras and Cyprus, and an Oral Update on Eritrea, Followed by a General Debate 08 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting heard the High Commissioner for Human Rights present her global oral update on the situation of human rights worldwide, as…

Conference on Disarmament Holds Plenary Meeting, hearing from Germany, France, Netherlands and the United States

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Conference on Disarmament Holds Plenary Meeting, hearing from Germany, France, Netherlands and the United States 08 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Conference on Disarmament this afternoon held a plenary meeting, which its President, Alicia Victoria Arango Olmos, Permanent Representative of Colombia, opened by paying tribute to all women fighting inequality throughout the world on International Women's Day 2022.…

New Permanent Observer of Holy See Presents Letter of Nomination to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Observer of Holy See Presents Letter of Nomination to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 08 March 2022 Presentation of Credentials   Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu, the new Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his letter of nomination to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to…

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 08 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 Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the International Committee of the Red…

Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Iraq for its Judicial Pursuit of Perpetrators of Sexual Violence, and Ask about the Civil and Political Rights of Displaced Persons

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Iraq for its Judicial Pursuit of Perpetrators of Sexual Violence, and Ask about the Civil and Political Rights of Displaced Persons 08 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Iraq on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, with Committee Experts commending the State for taking…