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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Discusses the Situation of Children in the Central African Republic and Strengthening Institutional Capacities in South Sudan

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Discusses the Situation of Children in the Central African Republic and Strengthening Institutional Capacities in South Sudan 31 March 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a high-level interactive dialogue to assess developments in the situation of human rights on the ground in the Central African Republic, followed by an interactive dialogue on the High…

Committee on Enforced Disappearances Closes Twenty-Fourth Session After Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Argentina, Costa Rica, Germany and Zambia

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Enforced Disappearances Closes Twenty-Fourth Session After Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Argentina, Costa Rica, Germany and Zambia 31 March 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this afternoon closed its twenty-fourth session after adopting its concluding observations on the report of Costa Rica, Zambia in absence of a report, and reports on additional…

In Dialogue with the Philippines, Experts of the Committee on Migrant Workers Commend Ratification of Key Labour Conventions, Raise Issues Concerning Exploitation by Recruitment Agencies and the Alleged Murder of a Filipina Domestic Worker Abroad

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with the Philippines, Experts of the Committee on Migrant Workers Commend Ratification of Key Labour Conventions, Raise Issues Concerning Exploitation by Recruitment Agencies and the Alleged Murder of a Filipina Domestic Worker Abroad 31 March 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on Migrant Workers this afternoon concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of the Philippines on how it…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 31 March 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by representatives and spokespersons of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the International Telecommunication Union, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Hears that the Security Situation in Mali is Very Concerning, and that Severe Violations of Human Rights Have Become Shockingly Routine in Ukraine

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Hears that the Security Situation in Mali is Very Concerning, and that Severe Violations of Human Rights Have Become Shockingly Routine in Ukraine 31 March 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Mali, followed by an interactive dialogue with the High Commissioner on the…

Permanent Mission of the United States of America stakeout

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home Permanent Mission of the United States of America stakeout 31 March 2023 Press Conference Announcement The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights’ report on Ukraine Ambassador Michèle Taylor, Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations Human Rights Council

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Hearing that the Human Rights and Security Situation has Deteriorated Since Last October

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Hearing that the Human Rights and Security Situation has Deteriorated Since Last October 30 March 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Concludes General Debate on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance   The Human Rights Council this…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Informed on Progress Made on D raft United Nations Declaration on the Promotion and Full Respect of the Human Rights of People of African Descent

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Informed on Progress Made on D raft United Nations Declaration on the Promotion and Full Respect of the Human Rights of People of African Descent 30 March 2023 Meeting Summaries   Council Concludes General Debate on the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action and Starts General Debate on Racism and Racial Discrimination   The Human Rights Council this morning…

AFTERNOON - Volker Türk to Human Rights Council: No Country Can Claim to be Free of Racism and M ore Needs to be Done to Combat Systemic Racism and Discrimination that Permeate Social Structures, Institutions and Technologies

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Volker Türk to Human Rights Council: No Country Can Claim to be Free of Racism and M ore Needs to be Done to Combat Systemic Racism and Discrimination that Permeate Social Structures, Institutions and Technologies 29 March 2023 Meeting Summaries   Council Continues General Debate on Follow-Up to and Implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action   Volker Türk,…

In Dialogue with Nigeria, Experts of the Committee on Migrant Workers Commend the State for Recognising the Committee’s State Party Complaints Mechanism, Raise Issues Concerning the “Brain Drain” and Persecution of Nigerian Migrants Based on Sexual Orient

2 years ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Nigeria, Experts of the Committee on Migrant Workers Commend the State for Recognising the Committee’s State Party Complaints Mechanism, Raise Issues Concerning the “Brain Drain” and Persecution of Nigerian Migrants Based on Sexual Orientation 29 March 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on Migrant Workers this afternoon concluded its consideration of the first and second combined periodic reports…