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International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People to be Commemorated at the Palais des Nations on 29 November 2023

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People to be Commemorated at the Palais des Nations on 29 November 2023 27 November 2023 Press Release A Special Meeting will be held at the Palais des Nations on Wednesday, 29 November to mark the annual observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.  Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, will open the meeting with introductory remarks and…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 24 November 2023 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 United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Meteorological Organization, UNAIDS, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Germany on National Action Plan to Fight Racism, Raise Questions on Racial Profiling by Police and Racism in Education

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Germany on National Action Plan to Fight Racism, Raise Questions on Racial Profiling by Police and Racism in Education 24 November 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-third to twenty-sixth periodic report of…

Committee against Torture Concludes Seventy-Eighth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Burundi, Costa Rica, Denmark, Egypt, Kiribati and Slovenia

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee against Torture Concludes Seventy-Eighth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Burundi, Costa Rica, Denmark, Egypt, Kiribati and Slovenia 24 November 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture this morning closed its seventy-eighth session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Burundi, Costa Rica,…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Welcome Morocco’s Global Activities to Promote the Convention, Ask about Measures to Prevent Hate Speech and to Preserve Amazigh Language and Culture

1 year 4 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Welcome Morocco’s Global Activities to Promote the Convention, Ask about Measures to Prevent Hate Speech and to Preserve Amazigh Language and Culture 23 November 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Bolivia on Measures to Incorporate Indigenous Populations in Society, Ask about Redress for Indigenous Victims of Violence and Consultations with Indigenous Populations on Indust

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Bolivia on Measures to Incorporate Indigenous Populations in Society, Ask about Redress for Indigenous Victims of Violence and Consultations with Indigenous Populations on Industrial Projects 22 November 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 21 November 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Daniel Johnson, Chief a.i. UNTV, Radio and Webcast, United Nations Information Service (UNIS) Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Children's Fund, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization and…

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

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee against Torture Considers Reports on Follow-Up to Concluding Observations, Individual Communications and Reprisals 20 November 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture today discussed reports on follow-up to concluding observations, individual communications and reprisals under the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Bakhtiyar Tuzmukhamedov,…

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Opens One Hundred and Eleventh Session in Geneva, Committee Experts Address the Conflict in the Gaza Strip

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Opens One Hundred and Eleventh Session in Geneva, Committee Experts Address the Conflict in the Gaza Strip 20 November 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its one hundred and eleventh session in Geneva, during which it will review anti-discrimination…

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

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 20 November 2023 Presentation of Credentials Jamal Jama Al Musharakh, the new Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations…