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Human Right Committee Opens One Hundred and Thirty-Sixth Session
10 October 2022
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The Human Right Committee this morning opened its one hundred and thirty-sixth session, during which it will examine the reports of Ethiopia, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Nicaragua, the Philippines and the Russian Federation on their implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The Committee adopted its agenda and programme of…
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Human Rights Council Concludes Fifty-First Regular Session after Adopting 41 Texts
07 October 2022
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Appoints Special Rapporteur on Situation of Human Rights in Russian Federation, Extends Mandates on Older Persons, Right to Development, Arbitrary Detention, Mercenaries, Slavery, Indigenous Peoples, Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation, Afghanistan, Right to Health, Ethiopia, Burundi, Venezuela…
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AFTERNOOON - Human Rights Council Adopts 14 Resolutions, Extends Mandates on Ethiopia, Burundi, Venezuela, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, and Somalia, Concludes Regular Fifty-first Session
07 October 2022
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Elects by Acclamation Nine Members of the Advisory Committee and Appoints Four Mandate Holders
The Human Rights Council this afternoon…
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Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural RightsWelcome Luxembourg’s Efforts to Narrow Workforce Gender Gap, Ask About Business and Human Rights
07 October 2022
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The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Luxembourg, with Committee Experts welcoming the country’s efforts to narrow gender gaps in the…
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PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE
07 October 2022
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the Food…
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MORNING - Human Rights Council Adopts Six Resolutions, Appoints Special Rapporteur on Situation of Human Rights in Russian Federation, Extends Mandates on Afghanistan and Right to Health
07 October 2022
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The Human Rights Council this morning adopted six resolutions, appointing a Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation, and extending mandates on Afghanistan and…
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New Permanent Representative of Guatemala Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
07 October 2022
Presentation of Credentials
Angela María Chávez Bietti, the new Permanent Representative of Guatemala to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Ms. Chávez Bietti has…
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AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Adopts 21 Texts and Rejects One Draft Decision, Extends Mandates on Older Persons, Right to Development, Arbitrary Detention, Mercenaries, Slavery, Indigenous Peoples, Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation
06 October 2022
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The Human Rights Council today adopted one President’s statement, one decision and 19 resolutions, and rejected one draft decision, extending…
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MORNING - Human Rights Council Holds General Debate on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building
06 October 2022
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The Human Rights Council this morning held a general debate on technical assistance and capacity building.
Francesco Motta, Chief of the Asia Pacific Section at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, presented the report of the Secretary-General on Cambodia, the report…
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New Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
06 October 2022
Presentation of Credentials
Boris Latour, the new Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
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