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OHCHR hybrid press conference

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR hybrid press conference 23 June 2023 Press Conference Announcement Engagement on global issues pertaining to violence against women and girls, including child custody issues and violence against women; will include a brief on country visits to Türkiye and Libya Reem Alsalem, UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls

PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 23 June 2023 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Telecommunication Union, the United Nations Refugee Agency, and the Human Rights Council. Occupied West Bank…

MORNING - Special Rapporteur to the Human Rights Council: the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression is a Catalyst and Ingredient of Sustainable Development

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Special Rapporteur to the Human Rights Council: the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression is a Catalyst and Ingredient of Sustainable Development 23 June 2023 Meeting Summaries   Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women and Girls, its Causes and Consequences …

AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health Says Digital Innovation Has Strengthened the Right to Health for Some, but Warns it Could Enable Violations and Undermine this Right

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health Says Digital Innovation Has Strengthened the Right to Health for Some, but Warns it Could Enable Violations and Undermine this Right 22 June 2023 Meeting Summaries   Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women Says within the Context of Child Custody Cases, there Exists Multi-layered Violence Perpetuated Primarily against Mothers The…

MORNING - Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls Calls for a Feminist Human Rights-Based Economy to Tackle the Disproportionate Representation of Women and Girls Living in Poverty Globally

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls Calls for a Feminist Human Rights-Based Economy to Tackle the Disproportionate Representation of Women and Girls Living in Poverty Globally 22 June 2023 Meeting Summaries The Working Group on discrimination against women and girls this morning called at the Human Rights Council for a…

OHCHR hybrid press conference

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home OHCHR hybrid press conference 22 June 2023 Press Conference Announcement SR health’s HRC53 report focused on Digital innovation, technologies and the right to health Under embargo until 22 June 2023, 3:30 p.m. CEST Tlaleng Mofokeng, Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears of a Worsening Human Rights Landscape in Iran, a Steady Deterioration of the Human Rights Situation in Nicaragua, and that the Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka Continues to Have a Severe Impact on Rights

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Hears of a Worsening Human Rights Landscape in Iran, a Steady Deterioration of the Human Rights Situation in Nicaragua, and that the Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka Continues to Have a Severe Impact on Rights 21 June 2023 Meeting Summaries Council Holds Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on Protection against…

MORNING - Myanmar Authorities Must Ensure Full Legal Recognition of the Right to Citizenship of All Rohingya People, Deputy High Commissioner tells Human Rights Council

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home MORNING - Myanmar Authorities Must Ensure Full Legal Recognition of the Right to Citizenship of All Rohingya People, Deputy High Commissioner tells Human Rights Council 21 June 2023 Meeting Summaries   Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner on his Annual Report The Human Rights Council this morning held a panel discussion on human…

UNMAS/GICHD/IACG hybrid press conference

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home UNMAS/GICHD/IACG hybrid press conference 21 June 2023 Press Conference Announcement 26th International Meeting of Mine Action National Directors and United Nations Advisers (NDM-UN26) Ilene Cohn, Director, UNMAS Stefano Toscano, Ambassador, GICHD Giles Duley, CEO, Legacy of War Foundation and the Global Advocate for Persons with Disabilities in Conflict and Peacebuilding Situations Paul Heslop, Head of UN Mine Action, UNDP Ukraine…

AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue on the Annual Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Hearing Speakers Raise Concerns about Pushbacks against Women’s Rights, Shrinking Civic Space, and Mitigating Harms of Artificial I

1 year 10 months ago Breadcrumb Home AFTERNOON - Human Rights Council Holds Interactive Dialogue on the Annual Report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Hearing Speakers Raise Concerns about Pushbacks against Women’s Rights, Shrinking Civic Space, and Mitigating Harms of Artificial Intelligence 20 June 2023 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive…