Home
United Nations
The United Nations Office at Geneva

Committee against Torture Adopts Reports on Follow-up to Concluding Observations, Individual Communications and Reprisals

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Committee against Torture Adopts Reports on Follow-up to Concluding Observations, Individual Communications and Reprisals 24 July 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture today adopted reports on follow-up to concluding observations, individual communications and reprisals under the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Bakhtiyar Tuzmukhamedov , Committee…

​​​​​​​In Dialogue with Spain, Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise the State’s Improved Management of Irregular Migrant Arrivals, Ask About 2022 Migrant Deaths and Alleged Excessive Use of Force by the Police

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home ​​​​​​​In Dialogue with Spain, Experts of the Committee against Torture Praise the State’s Improved Management of Irregular Migrant Arrivals, Ask About 2022 Migrant Deaths and Alleged Excessive Use of Force by the Police 21 July 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture today concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Spain, with Committee Experts praising the State’s improved management of…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 21 July 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci,Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by a representative from the World Health Organization. Update on Dengue Outbreaks Raman Velayudhan, Head of the Unit coordinating the dengue and arbovirus initiative, Global Program on Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases,…

OHCHR hybrid press conference - UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR hybrid press conference - UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism 21 July 2023 Press Conference Announcement Returns and repatriations from conflict zones Fionnuala Ní Aoláin - UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism Anne Charbord - Senior Legal Advisor of the Special Rapporteur…

Experts of the Committee Against Torture Commend Romania’s Interaction with Human Rights Mechanisms, Ask About Prison Over-Crowding and Reports of Physical Abuse of Detained Roma and Other Minorities

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee Against Torture Commend Romania’s Interaction with Human Rights Mechanisms, Ask About Prison Over-Crowding and Reports of Physical Abuse of Detained Roma and Other Minorities 20 July 2023 Meeting Summaries The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Romania, with Committee Experts commending the State’s interaction with United…

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

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Tajikistan Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 20 July 2023 Presentation of Credentials Sharaf Sheralizoda, the new Permanent Representative of Tajikistan to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations…

Experts of the Committee against Torture Welcome New Zealand’s Detailed Report, Ask about the High Number of Remand Prisoners and the Over-Representation of Māori in Prisons

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee against Torture Welcome New Zealand’s Detailed Report, Ask about the High Number of Remand Prisoners and the Over-Representation of Māori in Prisons 19 July 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of New Zealand, with Committee Experts welcoming New Zealand’s detailed report, and asking questions…

UN Geneva celebrates sportswomen

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home UN Geneva celebrates sportswomen 18 July 2023 Press Release On 18 July, the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), through its Perception Change Project (PCP), unveiled a new photo exhibition entitled “Not a Woman’s Job?: Breaking Barriers in Sports”. The exhibition, inaugurated in the presence of UNOG Director-General, Tatiana Valovaya, and the President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, aims to honor…

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 18 July 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, and the International Federation of Red Cross and…

Operational update from the Office of the UN Coordinator for the Black sea Grain Initiative, 15 JULY 2023

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Operational update from the Office of the UN Coordinator for the Black sea Grain Initiative, 15 JULY 2023 17 July 2023 Press Release   Overview    Almost one year into the Initiative, a total of 32.8 million tons of grain and foodstuffs has been exported from the three designated Ukrainian ports under the Initiative. Ships made 1,003 voyages from the ports, including 35 that had been stranded…