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In Dialogue with Thailand, Experts of the Committee against Torture Welcome New Law Criminalising Torture and Enforced Disappearance, Ask about the Treatment of Detainees and Prison Overcrowding
06 November 2024
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The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Thailand, with Committee Experts welcoming the State’s new law criminalising torture and enforced…
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
05 November 2024
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 the spokesperson of the World Health Organization.Update on the health situation in GazaDr. Richard Peeperkorn, World Health Organization (WHO) representative for the occupied Palestinian territories, speaking from Gaza, said that in…
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Human Rights Committee Adopts Report on Views Concerning Individual Communications on Colombia, Ecuador, Finland, Greece, New Zealand, Sweden, Türkiye, Turkmenistan and Ukraine
04 November 2024
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The Human Rights Committee today adopted a follow-up progress report on individual communications, presented by the Special Rapporteur for follow-up on Views, which concerned communications on Colombia, Ecuador,…
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UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Press Conference
04 November 2024
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Presentation of the Least Developed Countries Report 2024: Leveraging Carbon Markets for Development
Embargo until 4 November at 5:30 p.m. Geneva
Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary General of UN Trade and DevelopmentRolf Traeger,UN Trade and Development, Chief, LDC Section Policy Analysis and Research Branch…
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
01 November 2024
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Food Programme, the World Meteorological Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the World Health Organization. Rising hunger in South Sudan…
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Experts of the Committee against Torture Welcome Namibia’s Commitment to the Mandela and Bangkok Rules, Ask about Harmful Traditional Practices and Lengthy Pretrial Detention Periods
31 October 2024
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The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Namibia, with Committee Experts welcoming the State’s commitment to the Nelson Mandela and Bangkok Rules,…
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Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Kuwait on Positive Measures to Prevent Torture, Raise Questions on the Independence of the Judiciary and the Death Penalty
30 October 2024
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The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Kuwait, with Committee Experts commending the State on positive measures introduced to combat torture, while raising…
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Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Ecuador’s National Councils for Equality, Ask about State of Emergency Restrictions and Military Management of Prisons
29 October 2024
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The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Ecuador on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, with Committee Experts…
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
29 October 2024
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the Director-General of the International Organization for Migration, and the representatives and spokespersons of the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs…
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UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Press Conference
29 October 2024
Press Conference Announcement
Publication of the Trade and Development Report 2024: Rethinking Development in the Age of Discontent
Embargo until Tuesday, 29 October 2024 at 2:30 pm Geneva time
Rebeca Grynspan, UN Trade and Development Secretary General Anastasia Nesvetailova, UNCTAD, Head, Macroeconomic and Development Policies Branch, Division on Globalization and Development…
