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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Venezuela on its Committee to Combat Racial Discrimination, Raise Questions on the Dismissal of Three Indigenous Parliamentarians and Measures to Promote the Rights of People of

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Venezuela on its Committee to Combat Racial Discrimination, Raise Questions on the Dismissal of Three Indigenous Parliamentarians and Measures to Promote the Rights of People of African Descent 07 August 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined…

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

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Bangladesh Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 07 August 2024 Presentation of Credentials Tareq Md. Ariful Islam, the new Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Before his…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 06 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 World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. COVID-19 updateDr. Maria Van…

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Opens One Hundred and Thirteenth Session in Geneva

8 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Opens One Hundred and Thirteenth Session in Geneva 05 August 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its one hundred and thirteenth session, during which it will review anti-discrimination efforts by Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, the United Kingdom and Venezuela.Guillaume Ngefa,…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

8 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 30 July 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 of the United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Health Organization. Situation in GazaAnswering questions from the media, James Elder, for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), stated that the blowing up of a large water facility in…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

8 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 26 July 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing  Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons of the United Nations Refugee Agency and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Response to landslides in EthiopiaJens Laerke, for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…

Committee against Torture Concludes Eightieth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Republic of Korea and Türkiye

8 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Committee against Torture Concludes Eightieth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Republic of Korea and Türkiye 26 July 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture this morning closed its eightieth session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Republic of Korea and Türkiye on their efforts to…

Committee against Torture Adopts Reports on Follow-Up to Concluding Observations, Individual Communications and Reprisals

8 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Committee against Torture Adopts Reports on Follow-Up to Concluding Observations, Individual Communications and Reprisals 23 July 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture this afternoon adopted reports on follow-up to concluding observations, individual communications and reprisals.Bakhtiyar Tuzmukhamedov, Committee Expert and Rapporteur on follow-up to concluding observations under article 19 of the Convention…

Human Rights Committee Concludes One Hundred and Forty-First Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Croatia, Honduras, India, Maldives, Malta, Pakistan, Suriname and Syria

8 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Committee Concludes One Hundred and Forty-First Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Croatia, Honduras, India, Maldives, Malta, Pakistan, Suriname and Syria 23 July 2024 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee this afternoon concluded its one hundred and forty-first session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Croatia, Honduras, India, Maldives, Malta, Suriname and Syrian Arab Republic. Tania María Abdo…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

8 months 4 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 23 July 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing  Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization. Health situation in GazaDr. Ayadil Saparbekov, Team Lead for Health Emergencies at the World Health…