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Experts of the Committee against Torture Welcome Denmark’s Global Efforts to Combat Torture, Ask about the Use of Coercive Measures in Psychiatric Institutions and Pre-Trial Detention

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee against Torture Welcome Denmark’s Global Efforts to Combat Torture, Ask about the Use of Coercive Measures in Psychiatric Institutions and Pre-Trial Detention 09 November 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the eighth periodic report of Denmark, with Committee Experts welcoming Denmark’s global efforts to combat torture and raising…

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

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Pakistan Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 08 November 2023 Presentation of Credentials Bilal Ahmad, the new Permanent Representative of Pakistan 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…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 07 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 World Health Organization, and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Humanitarian crisis in Sudan …

Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Kiribati on Legislation on Gender-Based and Domestic Violence, Ask Questions about Conditions in Detention Units and the Definition of Torture

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Kiribati on Legislation on Gender-Based and Domestic Violence, Ask Questions about Conditions in Detention Units and the Definition of Torture 07 November 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture this morning concluded its consideration of the initial report of Kiribati on its efforts to implement the…

UNCTAD press conference

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNCTAD press conference 07 November 2023 Press Conference Announcement Publication of the Least Developed Countries Report 2023 Embargo until Tuesday, 7 November 2023 at 4 p.m. Geneva Time Rebeca Grynspan, UNCTAD Secretary General Junior Davis, Chef, Policy Analysis and Research Branch, Division on Africa, LDCs and Special Programmes 

Minamata Convention on Mercury - UNEP press conference

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Minamata Convention on Mercury - UNEP press conference 06 November 2023 Press Conference Announcement Major outcomes of the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (Geneva, 30 October to 3 November 2023) Monika Stankiewicz, Executive Secretary, Minamata Convention Secretariat Marianne Bailey, Senior Coordination Officer, Minamata Convention Secretariat Eisaku Toda, Senior Programme Management Officer,…

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

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Denmark Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 06 November 2023 Presentation of Credentials Ib Petersen, the new Permanent Representative of Denmark 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.…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 03 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 the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Policy, representative and spokespersons of the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United…

OHCHR press conference

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR press conference 03 November 2023 Press Conference Announcement UN Human Rights Committee to present findings on Iran, Kuwait, Republic of Korea, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States of America and Venezuela Mr. José Manuel Santos Pais, Vice Chair Mr. Carlos Gómez Martínez, Committee member Ms. Hélène Tigroudja, Committee member

Human Rights Committee Concludes One Hundred and Thirty-Ninth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Iran, Kuwait, Republic of Korea, Trinidad and Tobago, United States and Venezuela

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Committee Concludes One Hundred and Thirty-Ninth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Iran, Kuwait, Republic of Korea, Trinidad and Tobago, United States and Venezuela 03 November 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its one hundred and thirty-ninth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Iran, Kuwait, the Republic of…