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New Permanent Representative of Thailand Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Thailand Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 30 March 2022 Presentation of Credentials   Suphatra Srimaitreephithak, the new Permanent Representative of Thailand to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council: Concerns about Continued Reports of Localised Violence Involving Community-Based Militias in South Sudan, and in Mali the Deterioration of the Overall Security Situation Has Passed the Critical Threshold

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council: Concerns about Continued Reports of Localised Violence Involving Community-Based Militias in South Sudan, and in Mali the Deterioration of the Overall Security Situation Has Passed the Critical Threshold 29 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   Human Rights Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue on Cambodia   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an…

In Dialogue with Greece, Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Ask about Detention and Disappearances of Migrants and Asylum Seekers, including Unaccompanied Minors

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Greece, Experts of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances Ask about Detention and Disappearances of Migrants and Asylum Seekers, including Unaccompanied Minors 29 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Greece on how it implements the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 29 March 2022 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of theUnited Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies,…

MORNING - Rights Council: the Democratic Republic of the Congo Continues to be Compounded by Attacks by Armed Groups against Civilians, while in Cambodia, the Monopolisation of Power by the Ruling Elite and Constraints Imposed Undermine the Quest for Demo

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Rights Council: the Democratic Republic of the Congo Continues to be Compounded by Attacks by Armed Groups against Civilians, while in Cambodia, the Monopolisation of Power by the Ruling Elite and Constraints Imposed Undermine the Quest for Democracy 29 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   Council Concludes General Debate on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Forms of Intolerance…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Continues General Debate on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Forms of Intolerance

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Continues General Debate on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Forms of Intolerance 28 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued its general debate on its agenda item nine on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance, follow-up to and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of…

Committee on the Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers Opens Thirty-fourth Session and Meets with Civil Society

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers Opens Thirty-fourth Session and Meets with Civil Society 28 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families this morning opened its thirty-fourth session, hearing an address by Mahamane Cisse-Gouro, Director, Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division Branch at the…

MORNING - High Commissioner for Human Rights: It is Time for States and Societies to Address the Complex Legacy of Past Forms of Racism and Exclusion, including Colonial Exploitation and the Trade in Enslaved Africans, and Deliver Reparatory Justice

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - High Commissioner for Human Rights: It is Time for States and Societies to Address the Complex Legacy of Past Forms of Racism and Exclusion, including Colonial Exploitation and the Trade in Enslaved Africans, and Deliver Reparatory Justice 28 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   Human Rights Council Concludes General Debate on the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action and Starts General Debate on the…

Committee on Enforced Disappearances Opens Twenty-Second Session

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on Enforced Disappearances Opens Twenty-Second Session 28 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   Holds minute of silence for all victims of the conflict in Ukraine   The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this morning opened its twenty-second session, during which it will examine the initial reports of Greece and Niger on their implementation of the provisions of the International…

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Closes Twenty-Sixth Session after Adopting its Concluding Observations on Hungary, Jamaica, Mexico, Switzerland and Venezuela

3 years 1 month ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Closes Twenty-Sixth Session after Adopting its Concluding Observations on Hungary, Jamaica, Mexico, Switzerland and Venezuela 25 March 2022 Meeting Summaries   The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon closed its twenty-sixth session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Hungary, Jamaica, Mexico, Switzerland and…