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Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Concludes Seventy-Seventh Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Croatia, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda and the United Kingdom

1 month 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Concludes Seventy-Seventh Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Croatia, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda and the United Kingdom 28 February 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon concluded its seventy-seventhsession after adopting concluding observationson the reports of Croatia, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

1 month 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 28 February 2025 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization and the United Nations Trade and Development. Escalating attacks on education in HaitiGeetanjali Narayan, United Nations Children…

UN Secretary-General meets with the Joint Inspection Unit

1 month 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN Secretary-General meets with the Joint Inspection Unit 28 February 2025 Press Release The JIU Chairperson, Carolina Fernandez Opazo and JIU Executive Secretary, Uren Pillay met with the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres on Wednesday, 26 February 2025. The Secretary-General expressed his appreciation for the work of the JIU and committed the organization to the implementation of the Unit’s recommendations.He…

HRC Press Conference

1 month 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home HRC Press Conference 26 February 2025 Press Conference Announcement Launch of the latest report by the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua. Jan-Michael Simon, Chair of the Group of Human Rights Experts on NicaraguaAriela Peralta Distefano, Member of the Group of Human Rights Experts on NicaraguaReed Brody, Member of the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

1 month 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 25 February 2025 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization. Update on the health situation in GazaDr. Rik Peeperkorn, World Health Organization (WHO) representative in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, said the WHO polio campaign in Gaza was currently…

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

1 month 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Portugal Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 24 February 2025 Presentation of Credentials João António da Costa Mira Gomes, the new Permanent Representative of Portugal 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…

Secretary-General's remarks to the Conference on Disarmament [as delivered]

1 month 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Secretary-General's remarks to the Conference on Disarmament [as delivered] 24 February 2025 Statements and Speeches  Excellencies, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen,I will start by apologising for the fact that I will be extremely impolite.  I will speak and I will leave, which is something I hate to do, but I have a plane to catch.  So, my apologies for this horrible behaviour. You…

Human Rights Council Opens Fifty-Eighth Regular Session and Holds Minute of Silence for Victims of Human Rights Violations

1 month 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Council Opens Fifty-Eighth Regular Session and Holds Minute of Silence for Victims of Human Rights Violations 24 February 2025 Meeting Summaries  The Human Rights Council this morning opened its fifty-eighth regular session, hearing statements from the President of the General Assembly, the United Nations Secretary-General, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the Head of the Federal…

Secretary-General's Remarks to the Human Rights Council [as delivered]

1 month 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Secretary-General's Remarks to the Human Rights Council [as delivered] 24 February 2025 Statements and Speeches [Scroll down for all-English and all-French versions]Mr. President of the General Assembly, Mr. President of the Human Rights Council, High Commissioner,Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen,We begin this session under the weight of a grim milestone — the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in…

Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Closes Ninetieth Session in Geneva

1 month 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Closes Ninetieth Session in Geneva 21 February 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today closed its ninetieth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Belarus, Belize, Congo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Nepal and Sri Lanka, and on the exceptional report of the Democratic Republic of the…