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MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Five Resolutions, Including on the Implementation of Resolution 31/36 and on the Human Rights of Rohingya Muslims and Other Minorities in Myanmar 

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Five Resolutions, Including on the Implementation of Resolution 31/36 and on the Human Rights of Rohingya Muslims and Other Minorities in Myanmar  14 July 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this morning adopted five resolutions on the implementation of resolution 31/36, on the situation of human…

IGF hybrid press conference

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home IGF hybrid press conference 14 July 2023 Press Conference Announcement Press conference about the Panel’s mandate supporting the IGF and the scope of its activities since the Panel’s establishment one year ago. Vinton Cerf, Chair of the IGF Leadership Panel; Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google Maria Ressa, Vice-Chair of the IGF Leadership Panel; 2021 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

In Dialogue with Switzerland, Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise Creation of National Human Rights Institution, Raise Questions Concerning Police Brutality and Solitary Confinement 

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Switzerland, Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise Creation of National Human Rights Institution, Raise Questions Concerning Police Brutality and Solitary Confinement  13 July 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the eighth periodic report of Switzerland, with Committee Experts praising the creation of a national human rights institution…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts Three Resolutions on Technical Assistance in Colombia, on Child, Early and Forced Marriage, and on the Human Rights of Migrants

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts Three Resolutions on Technical Assistance in Colombia, on Child, Early and Forced Marriage, and on the Human Rights of Migrants 13 July 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted three resolutions on technical assistance in Colombia, on child, early and forced marriage, and on the human rights of migrants. Concerning the…

UNAIDS hybrid press conference

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNAIDS hybrid press conference 13 July 2023 Press Conference Announcement Launch of UNAIDS Global AIDS Update 2023 - All the latest data and trends on HIV worldwide Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director, UNAIDS Harry Prabowo, Project Coordinator, Asia Pacific Network of People Living with AHIV (APN+) Ruth Dreifuss, former President of the Swiss Confederation Sheila Tlou, former health minister of Botswana and co-chair of the Global HIV Prevention…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts 10 Resolutions, Extends Mandates on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Persons with Disabilities and Belarus

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts 10 Resolutions, Extends Mandates on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Persons with Disabilities and Belarus 13 July 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Also Adopts Resolutions on Civil Society, Arms Transfers, Nationality, Corruption, the Syrian Arab Republic, the Social Forum and Democracy and Racism…

OHCHR hybrid press conference

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR hybrid press conference 13 July 2023 Press Conference Announcement Preliminary observations of the Special Rapporteur on Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights on her joint visit to Germany and North Macedonia (3-12 July) Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism.

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts 10 Resolutions, Extending Mandates on Eritrea, Business and Human Rights, Extrajudicial Executions, Human Rights and International Solidarity, Right to Education, Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease), Trafficking in Persons,

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts 10 Resolutions, Extending Mandates on Eritrea, Business and Human Rights, Extrajudicial Executions, Human Rights and International Solidarity, Right to Education, Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease), Trafficking in Persons, and Extreme Poverty and Human Rights 12 July 2023 Meeting Summaries In Dialogue on Ukraine, High…

FAO, WFP, WHO, UNICEF, IFAD hybrid press conference

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home FAO, WFP, WHO, UNICEF, IFAD hybrid press conference 12 July 2023 Press Conference Announcement The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) 2023 Marco Sanchez Cantillo, Deputy Director of Agrifood Economics Division (ESA) - FAO Gian Carlo Cirri, Head of Geneva Office - WFP Francesco Branca, Director, Nutrition and Food Safety - WHO Chika Hayashi, Statistics and Monitoring Senior Advisor, Nutrition - UNICEF Hélène Papper,…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Condemns and Strongly Rejects Any Manifestation of Religious Hatred, Including Recent Public Acts of Desecration of the Holy Quran

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Condemns and Strongly Rejects Any Manifestation of Religious Hatred, Including Recent Public Acts of Desecration of the Holy Quran 12 July 2023 Meeting Summaries High Commissioner for Human Rights Says Russian Federation’s Senseless War on Ukraine Continues to Generate Severe Violations of Human Rights …