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OHCHR Press Conference
08 December 2023
Press Conference Announcement
UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) to present findings on Bolivia, Morocco, Germany, South Africa, Bulgaria and Viet Nam
Verene Shepherd, Chairperson
Mehrdad Payandeh, Committee Member
Yeung Kam John Yeung Sik Yuen, Committee Member
Sheikha Abdulla Al-Misnad, Committee Member
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OCHA Press Conference
08 December 2023
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Update on the humanitarian crisis in Haiti
Ulrika Richardson - Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) / Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator
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Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Holds Side Event on the Impact of Climate Change on the Human Rights of Migrants and Promoting Ratification of the Convention
07 December 2023
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The Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers this afternoon held a side event on the impact of climate change on the human rights of migrants and promoting the ratification of the International…
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OCHA Press Conference
07 December 2023
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Press briefing on the launch of the Global Humanitarian Overview 2024, the UN and partners’ annual humanitarian appeal – Embargoed until Monday 11 December 2023 at 0600 CET / 0000 ET
Mr. Griffiths will make a short statement on the crisis in OPT/Israel and take a few questions at the opening of the briefing. This part is NOT under embargo.
Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-…
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The Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations system elects its Chair and Vice-Chair for 2024 and adopts its programme of work
07 December 2023
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The Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) held its Winter Session on 6 December 2023. The Inspectors elected Inspector Carolina Fernandez Opazo (Mexico) as Chair and Inspector Jesús Miranda Hita (Spain) as Vice-Chair of the Unit for 2024. The Unit also adopted its…
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OHCHR Press Conference
06 December 2023
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HC Volker Türk press conference
Volker Türk, High Commissioner for Human Rights
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PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
05 December 2023
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 spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, and the General Fisheries Commission for the…
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NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS ON COVERAGE OF HUMAN RIGHTS 75 HIGH-LEVEL EVENT
05 December 2023
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Geneva, Switzerland, 11-12 December 2023
The UN Human Rights Office is organising a High-Level Event on 11 and 12 December to mark the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The HR75 event will take place at the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), located at the Palais des Nations in Rooms…
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Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers and Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Discuss Draft Joint General Comment on Xenophobia and the Rights of Migrants
04 December 2023
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The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families and the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon held a side event…
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PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
01 December 2023
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Office for the…
