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Human Rights Committee Concludes One Hundred and Forty-Second Session, Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Ecuador, France, Greece, Iceland, Pakistan and Türkiye

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Committee Concludes One Hundred and Forty-Second Session, Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Ecuador, France, Greece, Iceland, Pakistan and Türkiye 07 November 2024 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee today concluded its one hundred and forty-second session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Ecuador, France, Greece, Iceland, Pakistan and Türkiye.Ms. Tania María Abdo…

FAO Press Conference

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home FAO Press Conference 07 November 2024 Press Conference Announcement Media launch of the State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) 2024 Embargo until 8 November 2024 at 10:00 CET Andrea Cattaneo, FAO Senior Economist (Lead author of SOFA 2024)

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

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home 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 Meeting Summaries 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…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home 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…

Human Rights Committee Adopts Report on Views Concerning Individual Communications on Colombia, Ecuador, Finland, Greece, New Zealand, Sweden, Türkiye, Turkmenistan and Ukraine

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home 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 Meeting Summaries 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,…

UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Press Conference

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Press Conference 04 November 2024 Press Conference Announcement 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…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

5 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home 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…

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

5 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home 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 Meeting Summaries 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,…

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

5 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home 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 Meeting Summaries 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…

Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Ecuador’s National Councils for Equality, Ask about State of Emergency Restrictions and Military Management of Prisons

5 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home 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 Meeting Summaries 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…