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In Dialogue with Costa Rica, Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise the State’s Legal and Institutional Safeguards against Torture, Ask about Prison Overcrowding and Attacks on Indigenous Human Rights Defenders

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Costa Rica, Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise the State’s Legal and Institutional Safeguards against Torture, Ask about Prison Overcrowding and Attacks on Indigenous Human Rights Defenders 02 November 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Costa Rica, with Committee Experts praising the State…

Human Rights Committee Adopts Report on Follow-Up to Views on Colombia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Paraguay and Tajikistan

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Committee Adopts Report on Follow-Up to Views on Colombia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Paraguay and Tajikistan 02 November 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee this afternoon adopted a report on follow-up to views concerning Colombia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Paraguay and Tajikistan. José Manuel Santos Pais, Committee Vice Chairperson and Special Rapporteur for follow-up on views, presented the assessment of the responses…

WMO/WHO press conference

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home WMO/WHO press conference 02 November 2023 Press Conference Announcement State of Climate Services for Health report Prof Petteri Taalas, WMO Secretary-General Dr Maria Neira, Director Department, of Environment, Climate Change and Health, WHO Dr Joy Shumake-Guillemot, joint WMO-WHO Office on Climate and Health

New UNOG-SIG Charter a Vision of a More Sustainable Future

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home New UNOG-SIG Charter a Vision of a More Sustainable Future 01 November 2023 Press Release   GENEVA (30 October 2023) – In a significant move towards energy conservation, the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) will sign the “Ambition Negawatt Vision” Charter with water, gas, and electricity company Services Industriels de Genève (SIG) to pledge its commitment to saving energy. UNOG Director-General Tatiana Valovaya and SIG Director General…

​​​​​​​ Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Burundi on Efforts to Repatriate Burundian Refugees, Ask about Acts of Torture Committed by the Burundian Police Force and Security Forces and about the Role of the Imbonerakure

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home ​​​​​​​ Experts of the Committee against Torture Commend Burundi on Efforts to Repatriate Burundian Refugees, Ask about Acts of Torture Committed by the Burundian Police Force and Security Forces and about the Role of the Imbonerakure 01 November 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the third periodic…

Human Rights Committee Adopts Report on Follow-Up to Concluding Observations on Belgium, Czechia, Mauritania and Nigeria

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Committee Adopts Report on Follow-Up to Concluding Observations on Belgium, Czechia, Mauritania and Nigeria 01 November 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee this morning adopted a report on follow-up to concluding observations on Belgium, Czechia, Mauritania and Nigeria. Imeru Tamerat Yigezu, Committee Expert and Special Rapporteur on follow-up to concluding observations, presented the assessment of the responses provided by Belgium,…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 31 October 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives from the World Health Organization, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children's Fund, the United Nations…

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

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Madagascar Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 31 October 2023 Presentation of Credentials Djacoba Andry Solofonirina Oliva Tehindrazanarivelo, the new Permanent Representative of Madagascar to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva…

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

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Malaysia Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 31 October 2023 Presentation of Credentials Dato' Nadzirah binti Osman, the new Permanent Representative of Malaysia 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…

Committee against Torture Opens its Seventy-Eighth Session in Geneva

1 year 5 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee against Torture Opens its Seventy-Eighth Session in Geneva 30 October 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture this morning opened its seventy-eighth session, which is being held in Geneva from 30 October to 24 November, during which it will review efforts by Burundi, Costa Rica, Denmark, Egypt, Kiribati and Slovenia to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture…