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Committee on Enforced Disappearances Marks First Anniversary of the Joint Statement on Illegal Intercountry Adoptions
20 September 2023
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The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today co-hosted an event at the Palais des Nations in Geneva to mark the first anniversary of the joint statement on illegal intercountry adoptions. Speakers discussed the content and objectives of the joint statement,…
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AFTERNOON - Intergovernmental Working Group on the Right to Development Presents to the Human Rights Council a Draft International Covenant on the Right to Development
20 September 2023
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Council Starts General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights after the Presentation of…
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MORNING - Human Rights Council Discusses the Right to Development, Hears that the Time Has Come for the World Community To Give the Right to Development its Legitimate Space in the Universe of Human Rights
20 September 2023
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The Human Rights Council this morning took up discussions on the right to development, holding an interactive dialogue with the Expert Mechanism on the Right to…
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HRC -The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
20 September 2023
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Launch of FFM Venezuela’s latest report to the Human Rights Council
Marta Valiñas, Chair of the Fact-Finding Mission
Francisco Cox Vial, Member of the Fact-Finding Mission
Patricia Tappatá Valdez, Member of the Fact-Finding Mission
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World News in Brief: Afghan rights, Armenia-Azerbaijan ceasefire, road safety campaign
20 September 2023
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Two Afghan women walk near an ancient mosque in western Herat province.
Afghanistan’s de facto authorities have been using torture as a tool to extract confessions from prisoners, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Wednesday…
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On UNGA margins, world leaders bolster bedrock of international law
20 September 2023
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Vulnerable to the escalating ocean temperatures caused by climate change, sea turtles face a heightened risk in their natural habitats.
At the heart of global diplomacy within the iconic UN Headquarters in New York, another significant yet often less featured deliberation is unfolding this…
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Health chief hails ‘historic milestone’ in race to avert next pandemic
20 September 2023
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Wearing a full protective suit, a women doctor leading volunteer health workers attending to COVID-19 patients and persons under investigation at a community hospital in the Philippines. (2020 photo)
UN Member States on Wednesday pledged to prevent a repeat of the devastating…
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Zelenskyy says Russia's Security Council veto undermines world body
20 September 2023
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, addresses the Security Council.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday called for expanding the UN Security Council and reforming the right of veto granted to its permanent members, in his first in-person address around the…
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UN sets out bold solutions to rescue SDG finance
20 September 2023
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The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres (centre) and the President of the General Assembly (2nd right) Dennis Francis attend the High-level Dialogue on Financing for Development at UN Headquarters.
Taking urgent steps to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, world leaders…
