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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
29 July 2022
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and the representatives of Unitaid, the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria, and the United Nations Refugee Agency.
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Committee against Torture Closes Seventy-Fourth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Botswana, Nicaragua, State of Palestine, and the United Arab Emirates
29 July 2022
Meeting Summaries
The Committee against Torture this morning closed its seventy-fourth session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Botswana, Nicaragua, State of Palestine, and the United Arab Emirates.
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Human Rights Committee Concludes One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Session after Adopting Findings on Luxembourg, Uruguay, Ireland, Georgia, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China and Macao Special Administrative Region of China
27 July 2022
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The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its one hundred and thirty-fifth session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of the Luxembourg, Uruguay, Ireland,…
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26 July 2022
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the Radio, TV and Webcast Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva chaired the hybrid press briefing which was attended by a spokesperson and a representative of the World Health Organization.
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Tarik Jašarević, for the World Health Organization (WHO), reminded that on 23 July, WHO Director General had…
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Committee against Torture Discusses Reports on Follow-up to Concluding Observations, Individual Communications, and Reprisals
26 July 2022
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The Committee against Torture today discussed reports on follow-up to concluding observations, individual communications, and reprisals under the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
Bakhtiyar Tuzmukhamedov,…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
22 July 2022
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the Television, Radio and Webcast Section within the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, World Meteorological Organization, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and the World Trade Organization.
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Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Botswana on the Ratification of Core Human Rights Treaties, Ask Questions about the Death Penalty and the Ombudsman’s Office
21 July 2022
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The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the initial report of Botswana on its efforts to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture, with Committee Experts…
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Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise the State of Palestine for Supporting Female Victims of Violence, Ask about Conditions in Detention Centres and Torture Legislation
20 July 2022
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The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the initial report of the State of Palestine, with Committee Experts praising the State of Palestine’s support for female victims of violence…
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Federal Camp of the Swiss Scout Movement: UN Geneva to Join Thousands of Swiss Scouts to Encourage them to Act on the Sustainable Development Goals
20 July 2022
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Geneva, July 20, 2022 – Thousands of scouts from all over Switzerland will travel to the Valais region from 23 July to 6 August for the Movement of the Swiss Scouts’ national summer camp (mova), and the United Nations will join them to promote human rights and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs…
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Human Rights Committee Adopts Report on Follow-up to its Concluding Observations Concerning Bahrain, El Salvador, Lithuania and Romania
19 July 2022
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The Human Rights Committee this afternoon adopted a report by the Special Rapporteur on follow-up to concluding observations concerning Bahrain, El Salvador, Lithuania and Romania.
According to the Committee’s procedure, the Committee selects a…
