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Human Rights Committee Reviews the Human Rights Situation in Burundi in the Absence of a Delegation

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Committee Reviews the Human Rights Situation in Burundi in the Absence of a Delegation 03 July 2023 Meeting Summaries   Experts Commend Action on Trafficking in Persons, Express Concern about Reports of Sexual Violence by the Ruling Party’s Youth League and Persecution of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Persons The Human Rights Committee today…

MORNING - High Commissioner for Human Rights: the Environment is Dying and the Right to Food is Comprehensively Threatened by Climate Change - the World Demands Action Now

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - High Commissioner for Human Rights: the Environment is Dying and the Right to Food is Comprehensively Threatened by Climate Change - the World Demands Action Now 03 July 2023 Meeting Summaries   Council Discusses the Impact of Casualty Recording on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, Hearing that Casualty Reporting is Important for Pursuing Accountability   The…

New Permanent Observer of Pacific Islands Forum Presents Letter of Nomination to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Observer of Pacific Islands Forum Presents Letter of Nomination to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 03 July 2023 Presentation of Credentials Merewalesi Falemaka, the new Permanent Observer of the Pacific Islands Forum to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her letter of nomination to Tatiana…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Second Part of its Annual Full-day Discussion on the Human Rights of Women, Focusing on Social Protection: Women’s Participation and Leadership

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Second Part of its Annual Full-day Discussion on the Human Rights of Women, Focusing on Social Protection: Women’s Participation and Leadership 30 June 2023 Meeting Summaries Concludes its Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights …

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 30 June 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the virtual briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Trade Organization, and the International Committee of the Red Cross.…

In Dialogue with Cyprus, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Efforts on Gender Equality, Raise Issues Concerning Unsafe Migration and Turkish Cypriot Access to Civil Service

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Cyprus, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Efforts on Gender Equality, Raise Issues Concerning Unsafe Migration and Turkish Cypriot Access to Civil Service 30 June 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Cyprus on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, with Committee Experts commending policies on…

MORNING - High Commissioner for Human Rights Calls on States and the Council to Pledge to Take Concrete and Transformative Action to Tackle Gender-based Violence against Women and Girls in Public and Political Life

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - High Commissioner for Human Rights Calls on States and the Council to Pledge to Take Concrete and Transformative Action to Tackle Gender-based Violence against Women and Girls in Public and Political Life 30 June 2023 Meeting Summaries   Human Rights Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Opinion and of…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears of Urgent Need for International Solidarity in Responding to Humanitarian Crises, Conflicts and Forced Displacement, and of the Climate of Impunity for Abuses of the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Asso

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears of Urgent Need for International Solidarity in Responding to Humanitarian Crises, Conflicts and Forced Displacement, and of the Climate of Impunity for Abuses of the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association Around the World 28 June 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Concludes its Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Trafficking…

In Dialogue with Uganda, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Improvement of Prison Conditions, Raise Issues Concerning the Anti-Homosexuality Law and Free Elections

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Uganda, Experts of the Human Rights Committee Commend Improvement of Prison Conditions, Raise Issues Concerning the Anti-Homosexuality Law and Free Elections 28 June 2023 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Uganda, on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.  During the dialogue, Committee Experts commended…

MORNING - Human Rights Council Discusses Report on Trafficking in Persons and the Intersections with Refugee Protection, Internal Displacement and Statelessness

1 year 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Human Rights Council Discusses Report on Trafficking in Persons and the Intersections with Refugee Protection, Internal Displacement and Statelessness 28 June 2023 Meeting Summaries   Concludes Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Context of Climate Change …