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MORNING - Human Rights Council Marks International Women’s Day and Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner on the Situation of Human Rights in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Marks International Women’s Day and Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner on the Situation of Human Rights in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia 08 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning marked International Women's Day and concluded its interactive dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in the…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Discusses Situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan and in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Discusses Situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan and in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia 07 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue on the report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan and started an interactive dialogue with the High Commissioner on her oral update on the…

MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Discusses the Situation of Human Rights in Nicaragua and in Sudan

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MIDDAY - Human Rights Council Discusses the Situation of Human Rights in Nicaragua and in Sudan 07 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council during a midday meeting held an interactive dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Nicaragua, followed by an enhanced interactive dialogue on the oral update of the High Commissioner on the situation of human rights…

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

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Opens Twenty-Sixth Session 07 March 2022 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today opened its twenty-sixth session, during which it will consider the reports of Hungary, Jamaica, Venezuela, Switzerland and Mexico. The Committee made a statement regarding the situation in Ukraine. In his opening statement, Orest Nowosad, Chief,…

MORNING - Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights on COVID-19 Pandemic: a Human Rights-Centred Multilateralism Needs to be Built and Vaccines Must be Acknowledged as Global Public Goods

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights on COVID-19 Pandemic: a Human Rights-Centred Multilateralism Needs to be Built and Vaccines Must be Acknowledged as Global Public Goods 07 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Promoting Reconciliation, Accountability and Human Rights in Sri Lanka…

Joint Inspection Unit Releases Report on the Review of the Management of Implementing Partners in United Nations System Organizations

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Joint Inspection Unit Releases Report on the Review of the Management of Implementing Partners in United Nations System Organizations 07 March 2022 Press Release The Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations system (JIU) is pleased to share the Review Highlights and Full Report for the Review of the management of implementing partners in United Nations system organizations , prepared by Inspector Gopinathan Achamkulangare. The follow-up review of…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Separate Interactive Dialogues on the Human Rights Situations in Eritrea and in Sri Lanka

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Separate Interactive Dialogues on the Human Rights Situations in Eritrea and in Sri Lanka 04 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held separate interactive dialogues on the situations of human rights in Eritrea and in Sri Lanka. Mohamed Abdelsalam Babiker, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea, presenting…

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Concludes Seventy-First Session

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Concludes Seventy-First Session 04 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon concluded its seventy-first session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Bahrain, Belarus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Serbia and Uzbekistan. The concluding observations will be available on…

MIDDAY - High Commissioner for Human Rights Notes Significant Increase in Violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MIDDAY - High Commissioner for Human Rights Notes Significant Increase in Violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory 04 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet today noted a significant increase in violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory during an interactive dialogue with the Human Rights Council on her report on the human rights situation in the Occupied…

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 04 March 2022 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the International…