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Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Commend Canada for Accessible Voting Measures, Ask about Medical Assistance in Dying for Persons with Disabilities and on Persons with Disabilities in the Labour Market
11 March 2025
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its review of the combined second and third periodic report of Canada, with Committee…
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UNRWA Press Conference
10 March 2025
Press Conference Announcement
Update on the work of UNRWA across its areas of operation: Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, the occupied West Bank including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip
Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA Commissioner-General
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Stake out Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations and International Organizations in Geneva
10 March 2025
Press Conference Announcement
Statement regarding the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)
H.E. Mr. Daniel MERON, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Israel to the UN Office at Geneva
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New Permanent Representative of Timor-Leste Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
10 March 2025
Presentation of Credentials
António da Conceição, the new Permanent Representative of Timor-Leste 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…
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
07 March 2025
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the representatives and spokespersons of the United Nations Refugee Agency, UN Women, the International Labour Organization and the World Meteorological Organization.Urgent support needed as 1 million displaced in north-west Syria yearn for home Celine…
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Experts of the Human Rights Committee Congratulate Zimbabwe on Passing a Law Abolishing the Death Penalty, Raise Questions on Land Reform and Judicial Independence
07 March 2025
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Zimbabwe on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Committee Experts congratulated the State for passing a law…
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In Dialogue with Burkina Faso, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Electoral Quotas for Women, Raise Issues Concerning Alleged Human Rights Violations by Homeland Defence Volunteers and Potential Reinstatement of the Death Penalty
06 March 2025
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The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Burkina Faso on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,…
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Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Montenegro’s Measures Preventing Violence against Women, Raise Issues Concerning Corruption and Historic Human Rights Violations
05 March 2025
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Montenegro on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Committee Experts commended the State for its measures…
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OHCHR Press Conference- Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing
05 March 2025
Press Conference Announcement
Who benefits from a manufactured migration crisis and what has that to do with the housing crisis?
Embargoed until 7 March at 1 p.m.
Balakrishnan Rajagopal, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing
