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United Nations Office at Geneva Commemorates the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
29 November 2022
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The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People was commemorated today at a Special Meeting held at the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the meeting and read out the message of António Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General,…
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PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
29 November 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, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the World Health Organization, International Committee of the Red Cross, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees,United Nations Development Programme,…
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New Permanent Representative of Barbados Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
28 November 2022
Presentation of Credentials
Matthew Anthony Wilson, the new Permanent Representative of Barbados 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 this appointment, Mr.…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Jamaica on Efforts to Address Discrimination in the School Curriculum, Ask about “Colourism” and Discrimination Faced by Rastafarian People
25 November 2022
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The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-first to twenty-fourth periodic report of Jamaica, with…
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PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
25 November 2022
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci , Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from UN Women, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs , United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, International Labour Organization, World Health Organization, World Food…
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Committee against Torture Adopts Concluding Observations on Australia, El Salvador, Chad, Malawi, Somalia and Uganda Before Closing its Seventy-Fifth Session
25 November 2022
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Also Adopts Final Concluding Observations on Nicaragua
The Committee against Torture this morning closed its seventy-fifth session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Australia, El…
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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Establishes Fact-finding Mission to Investigate Alleged Human Rights Violations in Iran Related to the Protests that Began on 16 September 2022
24 November 2022
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The Human Rights Council this afternoon established an independent, international fact-finding mission to thoroughly and independently investigate alleged human rights violations in Iran related to the protests that…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Georgia on Increased Prosecution of Discrimination Crimes , Ask about Minorities’ Access to Education and Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Territories
24 November 2022
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The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined ninth to tenth periodic report of Georgia, with…
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MORNING - High Commissioner to Human Rights Council’s Special Session: Iran Must Stop Violence against Peaceful Protesters, Release All those Arrested, and Impose a Moratorium on the Death Penalty
24 November 2022
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Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, speaking at a special session of the Human Rights Council on the deteriorating human rights situation in Iran, especially women and…
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PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
22 November 2022
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS.
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