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Committee on Enforced Disappearances Closes Twenty-Fifth Session After Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Mauritania, Mexico, Netherlands and Nigeria

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Enforced Disappearances Closes Twenty-Fifth Session After Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Mauritania, Mexico, Netherlands and Nigeria 29 September 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this afternoon closed its twenty-fifth session after adopting its concluding observations on the periodic reports of Mauritania and Nigeria, and on reports containing additional…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of France, Tonga and Botswana

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of France, Tonga and Botswana 29 September 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Concludes General Debate on Human Rights Bodies and Mechanisms The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of France, Tonga and Botswana.  It also…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Hears Briefing by President of Economic and Social Council

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Hears Briefing by President of Economic and Social Council 29 September 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Begins General Debate on Human Rights Bodies and Mechanisms and Concludes Interactive Dialogue on Secretary-General’s Report on Cooperation with the United Nations …

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 29 September 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Daniel Johnson, Officer-in-Charge of the Radio, Television and Webcast Section at the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the United Nations…

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

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Nepal Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 29 September 2023 Presentation of Credentials Ram Prasad Subedi, the new Permanent Representative of Nepal 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…

Committee on Enforced Disappearances Launches General Comment on Enforced Disappearances in the Context of Migration

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Enforced Disappearances Launches General Comment on Enforced Disappearances in the Context of Migration 28 September 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today hosted an event at the Palais des Nations in Geneva to launch its first general comment on enforced disappearances in the context of migration.  Opening the event, Olivier de Frouville, Chair of the Committee…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears that New Climate Protection Technologies Interfere with Human Rights; that Systemic Racism Is Worsening; and that Reported Acts of Reprisal against Persons Cooperating with the United Nations Remain High

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears that New Climate Protection Technologies Interfere with Human Rights; that Systemic Racism Is Worsening; and that Reported Acts of Reprisal against Persons Cooperating with the United Nations Remain High 28 September 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Advisory Committee, and started an interactive dialogue on the…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Discusses Issues Concerning Indigenous Peoples with the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Discusses Issues Concerning Indigenous Peoples with the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 28 September 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples,…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears that It Is Crucial to Respect the Rights of Indigenous Peoples when Infrastructure, Development, and Natural Resource Extraction Projects in or near their Territories Are Undertaken

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears that It Is Crucial to Respect the Rights of Indigenous Peoples when Infrastructure, Development, and Natural Resource Extraction Projects in or near their Territories Are Undertaken 27 September 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Continues General Debate on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council’s Attention The Human…

Committee on Enforced Disappearances Holds Meeting with Non-Governmental and Intergovernmental Organizations

1 year 6 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Enforced Disappearances Holds Meeting with Non-Governmental and Intergovernmental Organizations 27 September 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today held an informal meeting with non-governmental and intergovernmental organizations.  Non-governmental organizations speaking in the meeting addressed issues including the Committee’s concept note on short-term enforced…