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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 07 March 2025 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons of the United Nations Refugee Agency, UN Women, the International Labour Organization and the World Meteorological Organization.Urgent support needed as 1 million displaced in north-west Syria yearn for home Celine…

Experts of the Human Rights Committee Congratulate Zimbabwe on Passing a Law Abolishing the Death Penalty, Raise Questions on Land Reform and Judicial Independence

1 month 1 week ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Human Rights Committee Congratulate Zimbabwe on Passing a Law Abolishing the Death Penalty, Raise Questions on Land Reform and Judicial Independence 07 March 2025 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Zimbabwe on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.  Committee Experts congratulated the State for passing a law…

In Dialogue with Burkina Faso, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Electoral Quotas for Women, Raise Issues Concerning Alleged Human Rights Violations by Homeland Defence Volunteers and Potential Reinstatement of the Death Penalty

1 month 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Burkina Faso, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Electoral Quotas for Women, Raise Issues Concerning Alleged Human Rights Violations by Homeland Defence Volunteers and Potential Reinstatement of the Death Penalty 06 March 2025 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Burkina Faso on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,…

Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Montenegro’s Measures Preventing Violence against Women, Raise Issues Concerning Corruption and Historic Human Rights Violations

1 month 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Montenegro’s Measures Preventing Violence against Women, Raise Issues Concerning Corruption and Historic Human Rights Violations 05 March 2025 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Montenegro on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.  Committee Experts commended the State for its measures…

OHCHR Press Conference- Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing

1 month 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR Press Conference- Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing 05 March 2025 Press Conference Announcement Who benefits from a manufactured migration crisis and what has that to do with the housing crisis? Embargoed until 7 March at 1 p.m. Balakrishnan Rajagopal, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing 

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

1 month 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 04 March 2025 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the World Health Organization, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the World Food Programme.Protection Needed for Congolese Fleeing Escalating Conflict in Eastern DRCPatrick Eba,…

IPU Press Conference

1 month 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home IPU Press Conference 04 March 2025 Press Conference Announcement New report on Women in Parliament Martin Chungong, IPU Secretary-GeneralMariana Mutzenberg, IPU gender programme

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

1 month 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Opens Thirty-Second Session 03 March 2025 Meeting Summaries Six New Committee Members Make Solemn DeclarationThe Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today opened its thirty-second session, during which it will review the reports of Canada, Dominican Republic, European Union, Palau, Tuvalu and Viet Nam. Andrea Ori, Chief of the Groups…

OHCHR Press Conference

1 month 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR Press Conference 03 March 2025 Press Conference Announcement Hostage-taking as torture - annual thematic report to the Human Rights Council of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment Embargoed until 4 March, after she delivers her statement to the HRC (Exact time to be confirmed) Dr. Alice Jill Edwards, Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment…

Human Right Committee Opens One Hundred and Forty-Third Session

1 month 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Human Right Committee Opens One Hundred and Forty-Third Session 03 March 2025 Meeting Summaries Committee Elects New Chairperson and Bureau, Five New Members Make Solemn DeclarationThe Human Right Committee this morning opened its one hundred and forty-third session, during which it will examine the reports of Albania, Burkina Faso, Haiti, Mongolia, Montenegro and Zimbabwe on their implementation of the provisions of the…