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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Welcome the Creation of Specialised Human Rights Commissions in the Republic of Moldova, Ask about Minority Groups in Parliament and Roma Mediators

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Welcome the Creation of Specialised Human Rights Commissions in the Republic of Moldova, Ask about Minority Groups in Parliament and Roma Mediators 19 April 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twelfth to fourteenth periodic report of the Republic…

In Dialogue with Honduras, Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise Bill on Reparation for Victims of Human Rights Violations, Ask about Recurrent Use of the State of Emergency and Reported Acts of Torture in Police Stations

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Honduras, Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise Bill on Reparation for Victims of Human Rights Violations, Ask about Recurrent Use of the State of Emergency and Reported Acts of Torture in Police Stations 18 April 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Honduras, with Committee Experts praising the development of the…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Applaud Qatar’s Memorial for Enslaved Africans, Raise Questions on Mandatory HIV Testing for Migrant Workers and the Kafala System

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Applaud Qatar’s Memorial for Enslaved Africans, Raise Questions on Mandatory HIV Testing for Migrant Workers and the Kafala System 18 April 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-second and twenty-third periodic report of Qatar, with…

WHO Press Conference

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home WHO Press Conference 18 April 2024 Press Conference Announcement New agreed terminology for pathogens that transmit through the air Strictly embargoed until 18 April at 12 p.m. (Noon) Dr Jeremy Farrar, Chief Scientist, WHODr Lisa Askie, Scientist, Methods Lead, Methods & Standards Team, Science Division, WHO

In Dialogue with Austria, Experts of the Committee against Torture Welcome the Establishment of the Police Complaints Office, Ask about High Solitary Confinement Rates in Prisons and Support for Unaccompanied Minors

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Austria, Experts of the Committee against Torture Welcome the Establishment of the Police Complaints Office, Ask about High Solitary Confinement Rates in Prisons and Support for Unaccompanied Minors 17 April 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Austria, with Committee Experts welcoming the establishment of the Police…

Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Note Albania’s Legislation to Combat Racism in Sport, Ask about Asylum Agreement with Italy and Inclusion of the Roma and Egyptian Populations

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Note Albania’s Legislation to Combat Racism in Sport, Ask about Asylum Agreement with Italy and Inclusion of the Roma and Egyptian Populations 17 April 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined thirteenth and fourteenth periodic report of Albania, with…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 16 April 2024 UN Geneva Press Briefing Michele Zaccheo, Chief of the Radio, TV and Webcast Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children’s Fund, UN Women, UN Trade and Development, the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Economic Commission for…

OCHA Press Conference

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home OCHA Press Conference 16 April 2024 Press Conference Announcement Briefing in advance of the High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Situation in Ethiopia (also on Tuesday, 16 April, from 3 p.m. CEST to 6 p.m. CEST) Ambassador Shiferaw Teklemariam, Commissioner of the Ethiopian Disaster Risk Management CommissionThe Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell, Deputy Foreign Secretary and Minister for Development and AfricaRamiz Alakbarov, United Nations Assistant…

UNFPA Press Conference

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home UNFPA Press Conference 15 April 2024 Press Conference Announcement Launch of UNFPA’s State of World Population 2024 report, “Interwoven Lives, Threads of Hope: Ending inequalities in sexual and reproductive health and rights” Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director

Committee against Torture Opens Seventy-Ninth Session in Geneva and Re-Elects Claude Heller as its Chairperson

1 year ago Breadcrumb Home Committee against Torture Opens Seventy-Ninth Session in Geneva and Re-Elects Claude Heller as its Chairperson 15 April 2024 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture this morning opened its seventy-ninth session, which is being held in Geneva from 15 April to 10 May, during which it will review efforts by Austria, Azerbaijan, Finland, Honduras, Liechtenstein and North Macedonia to implement the provisions of the…