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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Ask Maldives about how Radicalised Religious Groups and Discriminatory Practices Affect Women

3 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Ask Maldives about how Radicalised Religious Groups and Discriminatory Practices Affect Women 21 October 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its review of the sixth periodic report of Maldives on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination…

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

3 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Equatorial Guinea Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 21 October 2021 Presentation of Credentials   Juan Ndong Nguema Mbengono, the new Permanent Representative of Equatorial Guinea to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.  Mr.…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

3 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 19 October 2021 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 Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Meteorological…

Civil Society Organizations Brief Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on the Situation of Women in Maldives and Sweden

3 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Civil Society Organizations Brief Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on the Situation of Women in Maldives and Sweden 18 October 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon heard from representatives of non-governmental organizations and a national human rights institution on the situation of women’s rights in Maldives and Sweden,…

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Opens Eightieth Session

3 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Opens Eightieth Session 18 October 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this morning opened its eightieth session, hearing a statement from Mahamane Cissé-Gouro, Director, Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and adopting its agenda for the…

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Concludes Seventieth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Kuwait , Azerbaijan , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Bolivia and Nicaragua

3 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Concludes Seventieth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Kuwait , Azerbaijan , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Bolivia and Nicaragua 15 October 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon concluded its seventieth session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

3 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 15 October 2021 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Food Programme, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development…

Experts of the Human Rights Committee Raise Issues Concerning Anti-Corruption Measures, Training for Police, and Discrimination in Dialogue with Armenia

3 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Human Rights Committee Raise Issues Concerning Anti-Corruption Measures, Training for Police, and Discrimination in Dialogue with Armenia 15 October 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Armenia on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, with Committee Experts raising issues concerning anti-corruption measures,…

GOVERNING COUNCIL OF UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION CONCLUDES ITS EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION

3 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home GOVERNING COUNCIL OF UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION COMMISSION CONCLUDES ITS EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION 13 October 2021 Press Release   The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission today concluded its eighty-eighth session. At this session, Ireland was elected as President of the Council and Kenya was elected as the Vice-President. Delegations from Kuwait and Iraq, including the Head of Iraq’s Committee of Financial Experts which is responsible for the…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

3 years 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 12 October 2021 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, for the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Food Programme, the UN Refugee Agency, and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development…