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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Note Swift Response by the United Kingdom to Investigate Recent Racist Riots, Ask about Compensation for “Windrush” Scandal Victims and Immigration Law Reform

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Note Swift Response by the United Kingdom to Investigate Recent Racist Riots, Ask about Compensation for “Windrush” Scandal Victims and Immigration Law Reform 14 August 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-fourth to twenty-sixth periodic…

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

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Belgium Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 14 August 2024 Presentation of Credentials Christophe Payot, the new Permanent Representative of Belgium 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…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Statelessness Policy, Ask Questions on the Education of Roma Children and Attacks on Returnees

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Statelessness Policy, Ask Questions on the Education of Roma Children and Attacks on Returnees 13 August 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined fourteenth and fifteenth periodic report of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 13 August 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Human Rights, and the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar.Worsening situation in SudanMohamed Refaat,…

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Opens Thirty-First Session

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Opens Thirty-First Session 12 August 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today opened its thirty-first session, during which it will review the reports of Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Denmark, Ghana, Mauritius, Netherlands and Ukraine.Andrea Ori, Chief, Groups in Focus Section, Human Rights Treaties Branch, Human…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 09 August 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the World Food Programme. El Niño drought emergency in southern AfricaValerie Guarnieri, Assistant…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Pakistan on “A” Status for National Human Rights Commission, Raise Questions on Blasphemy Laws and the Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Pakistan on “A” Status for National Human Rights Commission, Raise Questions on Blasphemy Laws and the Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan 09 August 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-fourth to twenty-sixth periodic report of Pakistan. …

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Iran for Hosting High Numbers of Refugees, Raise Questions on Combatting Hate Speech in the Media and the Treatment of Ethnic Minorities in the Context of the 2022 Protests

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Iran for Hosting High Numbers of Refugees, Raise Questions on Combatting Hate Speech in the Media and the Treatment of Ethnic Minorities in the Context of the 2022 Protests 08 August 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twentieth to twenty-…

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

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Burkina Faso Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 08 August 2024 Presentation of Credentials  Sabine Bakyono Kanzie, the new Permanent Representative of Burkina Faso to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Ms.…

ILO Press Conference

8 months 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home ILO Press Conference 08 August 2024 Press Conference Announcement Launch of the 12th edition of the Global Employment Trends for Youth (GET for Youth) Under Embargo until Monday, 12 August 2024 at 00:01 AM CEST (22:01 GMT on Sunday 11 August). Gilbert F. Houngbo, ILO Director-GeneralMia Seppo, ILO Assistant Director-General for Jobs and Social Protection Sara Elder, Head of the Employment Analyses & Economic Policies Unit…