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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
05 March 2024
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the International Telecommunication Union, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the Human Rights Council.…
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Experts of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Commend Kazakhstan on its Commitment to Produce a Text on Disability Rights, Ask about Persons with Disabilities in Emergency Situations and Those Living in Institutions
05 March 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its review of the initial report of Kazakhstan, with Committee Experts…
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IPU Press Conference
05 March 2024
Press Conference Announcement
Women in Parliament
Martin Chungong, IPU Secretary GeneralMariana Duarte Mutzenberg, IPU Gender Programme
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New Permanent Representative of Guinea Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
05 March 2024
Presentation of Credentials
Louncény Condé, the new Permanent Representative of Guinea to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Condé had…
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MEDIA ADVISORY - ‘Peace Begins with Her’: A mosaic of portraits celebrates women and peace
04 March 2024
Press Release
Add your own voice to the global push for women's participation by having your portrait taken in the Inside Out Photobooth and added to the ‘Peace Begins with Her’ installation honoring the vital role of women in achieving peace!
Add your own voice to the global push for women's participation by having your portrait taken in…
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Human Right Committee Opens One Hundred and Fortieth Session in Geneva
04 March 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Human Right Committee today opened its one hundred and fortieth session, during which it will examine the reports of Chile, Guyana, Indonesia, Namibia, Serbia, Somalia and the United Kingdom on their implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. In her opening remarks, Wan-Hea Lee, Chief of the Civil, Political…
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Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Opens Thirtieth Session
04 March 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today opened its thirtieth session in Geneva, during which it will review the reports of Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Costa Rica, Kazakhstan, Nicaragua, Sweden and Zambia. Andrea Ori, Chief, Groups in Focus Section, Human Rights Treaties Branch, Human Rights…
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Committee on Enforced Disappearances Closes Twenty-Sixth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Cambodia, Burkina Faso and Honduras
01 March 2024
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this afternoon closed its twenty-sixth session after adopting its concluding observations on the periodic report of Cambodia, and on additional information submitted by Burkina Faso and Honduras.Juan Pablo Albán…
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UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
01 March 2024
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Meteorological Organization, the Interparliamentary Union, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, and the Human Rights Council.UNHCR warns…
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OHCHR Press Conference
01 March 2024
Press Conference Announcement
Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan (period September 2023 to January 2024)
Richard Bennett, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan
