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Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Opens Thirty-Ninth Session

4 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers Opens Thirty-Ninth Session 02 December 2024 Meeting Summaries  Civil Society Organizations Brief the Committee on the Situation of Migrant Workers in Benin, Egypt, Indonesia and Peru The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families this morning opened its thirty-ninth session.  The Committee heard an…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 29 November 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva (UNIS), chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by the Deputy Secretary-General for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), representatives and spokespersons for the World Health Organization (WHO), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the Food and Agriculture…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Welcome Monaco’s Adoption of Anti-Discrimination Legislation, Raise Questions on Racial Profiling and Acquiring Nationality

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Welcome Monaco’s Adoption of Anti-Discrimination Legislation, Raise Questions on Racial Profiling and Acquiring Nationality 29 November 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined seventh to ninth periodic report of Monaco, with Committee Experts…

The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People was commemorated today at a Special Meeting held at the United Nations Office at Geneva.

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People was commemorated today at a Special Meeting held at the United Nations Office at Geneva. 29 November 2024 Press Release Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the meeting and read out the message of António Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General, who said that every year on this day, the international community stood in solidarity for the dignity, rights,…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Welcome Steps Taken by Saudi Arabia to Protect Domestic Workers, Ask Questions about the Disproportionate Use of the Death Penalty on Minorities and Discriminatory HIV Testing

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Welcome Steps Taken by Saudi Arabia to Protect Domestic Workers, Ask Questions about the Disproportionate Use of the Death Penalty on Minorities and Discriminatory HIV Testing 28 November 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined tenth and eleventh…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Welcome Steps Taken by Ecuador to Guarantee the Rights of People of African Descent, Raise Questions about the 2022 Protests and the Protection of Human Rights Defenders

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Welcome Steps Taken by Ecuador to Guarantee the Rights of People of African Descent, Raise Questions about the 2022 Protests and the Protection of Human Rights Defenders 27 November 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the twenty-fifth periodic report of…

ITU Press Conference

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home ITU Press Conference 27 November 2024 Press Conference Announcement Launch of Facts & Figures 2024, a report on global connectivity, digital inclusion and 5G coverage Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava, Director of ITU’s Telecommunication Development Bureau Thierry Geiger, ITU Senior Economist and Head of the Data and Analytics Division

FAO Press Conference

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home FAO Press Conference 27 November 2024 Press Conference Announcement Media launch of the FAO State of Agricultural Commodity Markets (SOCO) 2024 "Trade and Nutrition: Policy Coherence for Healthy Diets" George Rapsomanikis, FAO Senior Economist, Lead author of SOCO 2024, Nancy Aburto, FAO Deputy Director of the Food and Nutrition Division (ESN)Andrea Zimmermann, FAO Economist (EST)

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 26 November 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Michele Zaccheo, Chief, UNTV, Radio and Webcast Section, United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, International Telecommunication Union, World Health Organization, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, International…

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

4 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Armenia Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 26 November 2024 Presentation of Credentials Hasmik Tolmajian, the new Permanent Representative of Armenia 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 to…