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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 OBSERVES MINUTE OF SILENCE FOR PASSING OF AMBASSADOR “BARI-BARI” OF SOMALIA

The Human Rights Council observed a minute of silence this afternoon in memory of Ambassador Yusuf Mohamed Ismail “Bari Bari”, Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Somalia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, who lost his life on Friday as a…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO HOLD SPECIAL SESSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS, ABUSES AND VIOLATIONS COMMITTED BY BOKO HARAM

The Human Rights Council will hold its twenty-third special session on Wednesday, 1 April 2015, “in light of the terrorist attacks and human rights abuses and violations committed by the terrorist group Boko Haram”. The special session will start at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, 1 April in Room XX at the…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS TEN TEXTS, EXTENDS MANDATES ON SYRIA, IRAN, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND MYANMAR

Council to Hold a Special Session on 1 April in Light of the Terrorist Attacks and Human Rights Abuses Committed by the Terrorist Group Boko Haram The Human Rights Council this morning adopted 10 resolutions, in which it extended the mandate of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS EIGHT RESOLUTIONS AND CLOSES TWENTY-EIGHTH SESSION

Extends Mandate on Mali, Adopts Texts on Libya, Iraq, Guinea and Haiti, on Prevention of Genocide, and on Violence on the Basis of Religion, and Elects Four Mandate Holders The Human Rights Council this afternoon closed its twenty-eighth session after it adopted eight texts, including on…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES TWENTY-EIGHTH SESSION AFTER ADOPTING 37 TEXTS

Creates new mandates on right to privacy and rights of persons with albinism, also adopts resolutions on Syria, Libya and Iraq The Human Rights Council concluded its twenty-eighth regular session this evening after adopting 34 resolutions on a wide range of issues, as well as three Presidential…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES GENERAL DEBATE ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CAPACITY BUILDING

Adopts Outcome of the Universal Periodic Review of the Gambia The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on technical assistance and capacity building and adopted the outcome of the Universal Periodic Review of the Gambia. During the general debate, speakers agreed that…
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COUNCIL CREATES MANDATE ON PEOPLE WITH ALBINISM, EXTENDS MANDATES ON CULTURAL RIGHTS, ENVIRONMENT, AND PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANIES

Adopts 10 Other Texts on the Use of Drones, Persons with Disabilities, Illicit Funds, Foreign Debt, Right to Food, and Birth Registration, among Others The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting adopted 13 resolutions and a Presidential Statement, in which it, among others, established the…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CREATES MANDATE OF SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY

Adopts Three Other Texts on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, the Right to Work, and the Effects of Terrorism on Human Rights The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted four resolutions in which it created the mandate of a Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy and…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS ANNUAL DISCUSSION ON TECHNICAL COOPERATION

The Human Rights Council this morning held its annual discussion on technical cooperation, focusing on the issue of technical cooperation to support inclusive and participatory development and poverty eradication at the national level. Joachim Rücker, President of the Human Rights Council, in his…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DISCUSSES REPORT ON ABUSES COMMITTED BY SO-CALLED ISLAMIC STATE IN IRAQ

Adopts Presidential Statement on the Twentieth Anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women The Human Rights Council during its noon meeting held an interactive dialogue with the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights on a report by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights…

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