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The United Nations Information Service Geneva covers a range of activities taking place at the United Nations Office at Geneva, from meeting of the Human Rights Council and peace talks to other major conferences and events. Accredited journalists can participate in bi-weekly briefings chaired by the UN Geneva spokesperson and attended by the spokespeople of UN funds, programmes and specialized agencies based in Geneva. Correspondents also have access to scheduled press conferences, stakeouts and background briefings on an almost daily basis.

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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL STARTS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON TRUTH, JUSTICE, REPARATION AND NON-RECURRENCE, AND ON ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCES

The Human Rights Council started during its noon meeting a clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence, Pablo De Greiff, and the Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS ANNUAL PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE INTEGRATION OF A GENDER PERSPECTIVE IN ITS WORK

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held its annual panel discussion on integrating a gender perspective throughout the work of the Human Rights Council and that of its mechanisms, with a focus on gender parity. Joachim Rücker, President of the Human Rights Council, noted that women…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL BEGINS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON AN EQUITABLE INTERNATIONAL ORDER AND ON UNILATERAL COERCIVE MEASURES

Concludes Dialogue on Hazardous Waste and on Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation, Hears Address by Commissioner for Human Rights of Mauritania The Human Rights Council this morning began an interactive clustered dialogue with Alfred-Maurice de Zayas, Independent Expert on the promotion of a…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL OPENS THIRTIETH SESSION, HEARS AN UPDATE BY THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

High-level Dignitaries from Sri Lanka, Mexico and the United Kingdom Address the Council The Human Rights Council this morning opened its thirtieth regular session, hearing an address by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein in which he updated the Council on the…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE ON ARBITRARY DETENTION AND CONTEMPORARY FORMS OF SLAVERY

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive clustered dialogue with Seong-Phil Hong, Chairperson of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, and Urmila Bhoola, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery. Mr. Hong, presenting the Working Group’s reports, underlined the…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS ITS THIRTIETH REGULAR SESSION FROM 14 SEPTEMBER TO 2 OCTOBER 2015

The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its thirtieth regular session from 14 September to 2 October in the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein will open…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW WORKING GROUP TO HOLD TWENTY-SECOND SESSION IN GENEVA FROM 4 TO 15 MAY 2015

The twenty-second session of the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group will be held in Geneva from 4 to 15 May during which the next group of 14 States are scheduled to have their human rights records examined under this mechanism. The group of States to be reviewed…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL OPENS SPECIAL SESSION IN LIGHT OF TERRORIST ATTACKS AND HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES BY BOKO HARAM

Speakers Pay Tribute to Ambassador Yusuf Bari-Bari of Somalia, Killed in a Terrorist Attack in Mogadishu The Human Rights Council today opened its twenty-third Special Session in light of terrorist attacks and human rights abuses and violations committed by the terrorist group Boko Haram. The…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONDEMNS GROSS ABUSES PERPETRATED BY TERRORIST GROUP BOKO HARAM

Requests the High Commissioner for Human Rights to Prepare a Report on Violations and Abuses of Human Rights and Atrocities Committed by Boko Haram The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its Special Session on Boko Haram after condemning gross abuses perpetrated by Boko Haram, calling…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES SPECIAL SESSION ON ATROCITIES COMMITTED BY THE TERRORIST GROUP BOKO HARAM

Council Requests the High Commissioner for Human Rights to document human rights violations and atrocities committed by Boko Haram, with view towards accountability The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its Special Session on atrocities committed by the terrorist group Boko Haram…

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