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Human Rights Council Concludes Fifty-Eighth Regular Session after Adopting 32 Resolutions

2 weeks 2 days ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Council Concludes Fifty-Eighth Regular Session after Adopting 32 Resolutions 04 April 2025 Meeting Summaries Extends 16 Country Specific and Thematic Mandates and Establishes an Intergovernmental Working Group to Draft a Legally Binding Instrument on the Human Rights of Older PersonsInvites General Assembly to Consider Establishing a Mechanism to Assist in the…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

2 weeks 2 days ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 04 April 2025 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Mine Action Service, the International Organization for Migration, the International Trade Centre, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee…

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

2 weeks 3 days ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Angola Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 03 April 2025 Presentation of Credentials Ana Maria de Oliveira, the new Permanent Representative of Angola 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…

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

2 weeks 3 days ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Ukraine Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 03 April 2025 Presentation of Credentials Yevhenii Tsymbaliuk, the new Permanent Representative of Ukraine 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 Geneva, Mr…

UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Press Conference

2 weeks 3 days ago Breadcrumb Home UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Press Conference 03 April 2025 Press Conference Announcement Presentation of the Technology and Innovation Report 2025: Inclusive Artificial Intelligence for development (Embargo 3 April at 14:30 Geneva) Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary General of UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)Angel Gonzalez-Sanz, Head, Technology, Innovation and Knowledge Development Branch (UNCTAD)…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

2 weeks 5 days ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 01 April 2025 UN Geneva Press Briefing  Alessandra Vellucci of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Populations Fund, the United Nations…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

3 weeks 2 days ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 28 March 2025 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, UN Women, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.Humanitarian…

Human Rights Committee Closes One Hundred and Forty-Third Session

3 weeks 2 days ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Committee Closes One Hundred and Forty-Third Session 28 March 2025 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee today closed its one hundred and forty-third session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Albania, Burkina Faso, Mongolia, Montenegro and Zimbabwe.Changrok Soh, Committee Chairperson, said the Committee had come to the end of a productive session and commended the Commitete members for their commitment and professionalism. …

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

3 weeks 5 days ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 25 March 2025 UN Geneva Press Briefing  Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons of the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Institute on Disarmament Research, UNICEF/Giga, and the World Health Organization.Situation of children in Yemen after…

In Dialogue with Malta, Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Ask about Efforts to Establish a Stand-Alone Law on Enforced Disappearance and Prevent Disappearances of Migrants

3 weeks 5 days ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Malta, Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Ask about Efforts to Establish a Stand-Alone Law on Enforced Disappearance and Prevent Disappearances of Migrants 25 March 2025 Meeting Summaries Committee Experts Commemorate the Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice in Argentina and the International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights…