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AFTERNOON - High Commissioner for Human Rights: the Reckless, Senseless Conflict in Sudan Has Resulted in a Human Rights and Humanitarian Crisis that Is Unfolding at an Alarming Rate and on a Devastating Scale

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - High Commissioner for Human Rights: the Reckless, Senseless Conflict in Sudan Has Resulted in a Human Rights and Humanitarian Crisis that Is Unfolding at an Alarming Rate and on a Devastating Scale 19 June 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Concludes Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the Human Rights of Women and Girls in Afghanistan The…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Opens Fifty-Third Session, Hears Presentation of the Annual Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and Holds Dialogue on the Human Rights of Women and Girls in Afghanistan

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Opens Fifty-Third Session, Hears Presentation of the Annual Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and Holds Dialogue on the Human Rights of Women and Girls in Afghanistan 19 June 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this morning opened its fifty-third regular session, hearing the presentation of…

OHCHR hybrid press conference

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR hybrid press conference 19 June 2023 Press Conference Announcement Joint report of the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan Richard Bennett, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan Dorothy Estrada-Tanck, Chair of the Working Group on discrimination against women and girls

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 16 June 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva (UNIS) chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the UN Mine Action Service, the International Federation of the Red Cross, the…

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

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Burundi Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 14 June 2023 Presentation of Credentials Elisa Nkerabirori, the new Permanent Representative of Burundi to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Ms. Nkerabirori has been serving as Burundi…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 13 June 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the…

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

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of South Sudan Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 13 June 2023 Presentation of Credentials Alier Deng Ruai Deng, the new Permanent Representative of South Sudan 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…

New Permanent Observer of the International Organization of Francophonie Presents Letter of Nomination to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Observer of the International Organization of Francophonie Presents Letter of Nomination to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 13 June 2023 Presentation of Credentials Henri Monceau, the new Permanent Observer of the International Organization of Francophonie to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his letter of nomination to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the…

Human Rights Council to Hold its Fifty-Third Regular Session from 19 June to 14 July 2023

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Council to Hold its Fifty-Third Regular Session from 19 June to 14 July 2023 13 June 2023 Press Release The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its fifty-third regular session from 19 June to 14 July 2023 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.  The session will open at 10 a.m. on Monday, 19 June under the presidency of Ambassador Václav Bálek (Czechia).  The opening will be addressed by…

UNHCR hybrid press conference

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNHCR hybrid press conference 12 June 2023 Press Conference Announcement UNHCR’s Annual Global Trends Report on Forced Displacement in 2022 Under embargo until 14 June 2023 at 5:01 a.m. CEST Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Tarek Abou Chabake, UNHCR Chief statistician