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MEDIA ADVISORY - ‘Peace Begins with Her’: A mosaic of portraits celebrates women and peace

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MEDIA ADVISORY - ‘Peace Begins with Her’: A mosaic of portraits celebrates women and peace 04 March 2024 Press Release Add your own voice to the global push for women's participation by having your portrait taken in the Inside Out Photobooth and added to the ‘Peace Begins with Her’ installation honoring the vital role of women in achieving peace! Add your own voice to the global push for women's participation by having your portrait taken in…

Human Right Committee Opens One Hundred and Fortieth Session in Geneva

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Human Right Committee Opens One Hundred and Fortieth Session in Geneva 04 March 2024 Meeting Summaries The Human Right Committee today opened its one hundred and fortieth session, during which it will examine the reports of Chile, Guyana, Indonesia, Namibia, Serbia, Somalia and the United Kingdom on their implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. In her opening remarks, Wan-Hea Lee, Chief of the Civil, Political…

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Opens Thirtieth Session

1 year 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Opens Thirtieth Session 04 March 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today opened its thirtieth session in Geneva, during which it will review the reports of Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Costa Rica, Kazakhstan, Nicaragua, Sweden and Zambia. Andrea Ori, Chief, Groups in Focus Section, Human Rights Treaties Branch, Human Rights…

Committee on Enforced Disappearances Closes Twenty-Sixth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Cambodia, Burkina Faso and Honduras

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Enforced Disappearances Closes Twenty-Sixth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Cambodia, Burkina Faso and Honduras 01 March 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this afternoon closed its twenty-sixth session after adopting its concluding observations on the periodic report of Cambodia, and on additional information submitted by Burkina Faso and Honduras.Juan Pablo Albán…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 01 March 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Meteorological Organization, the Interparliamentary Union, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the Human Rights Council.UNHCR warns…

OHCHR Press Conference

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR Press Conference 01 March 2024 Press Conference Announcement Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan (period September 2023 to January 2024) Richard Bennett, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan

Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Concludes Seventy-Fifth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Mauritania, Romania and Sweden

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Concludes Seventy-Fifth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Mauritania, Romania and Sweden 01 March 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon concluded its seventy-fifth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland,…

HRC Press Conference

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home HRC Press Conference 29 February 2024 Press Conference Announcement Launch of the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua’s latest report on the human rights situation in Nicaragua. Jan-Michael Simon, Chair of the Group of ExpertsÁngela Maria Buitrago, Member of the Group of Experts

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

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Serbia Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 29 February 2024 Presentation of Credentials Milan Milanović, the new Permanent Representative of Serbia 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.…

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

1 year 2 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Thailand Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 29 February 2024 Presentation of Credentials Usana Berananda, the new Permanent Representative of Thailand 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 Geneva, Ms.…