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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 NOMINATES MUTAMA RUTEERE AS SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON RACISM AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

The Human Rights Council today briefly resumed its suspended eighteenth session to nominate Mutama Ruteere (Kenya) as the new Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. Mr. Ruteere has a strong human rights background with…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS TEXTS ON HAITI, MIGRANTS, CLIMATE CHANGE AND PROMOTING HUMAN RIGHTS THROUGH THE OLYMPIC IDEAL

Extends Mandate of Expert on Haiti, Decides to Hold Seminar on Climate Change and Panel on Promoting Human Rights through Sport and the Olympics The Human Rights Council this morning adopted three resolutions on migrants, climate change and on promoting human rights through sport and in…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATES OF SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON CAMBODIA AND WORKING GROUP OF EXPERTS ON PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT

Suspends Eighteenth Session after Adopting Texts on Burundi, Right to Development, Funding of High Commissioner’s Office, Unilateral Measures and Racism The Human Rights Council this afternoon suspended its eighteenth session after adopting a series of texts in which it, among others, extended…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES EIGHTEENTH SESSION

Creates Two New Mandates on Promotion of a Democratic International Order and on Promotion of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Guarantees of Non-recurrence The Human Rights Council concluded its eighteenth regular session this afternoon after adopting more than 30 resolutions and decisions and two…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ESTABLISHES NEW MANDATES ON PROMOTING AN EQUITABLE INTERNATIONAL ORDER AND ON TRUTH, JUSTICE AND REPARATION

Also Adopts Texts on Minorities, Mercenaries, International Solidarity, Indigenous Peoples, and Cooperation with the United Nations in Field of Human Rights The Human Rights Council this morning adopted seven texts, which included establishing new mandates for an Independent Expert on the…
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TWELFTH SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL’S UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW TO BE HELD FROM 3 TO 14 OCTOBER 2011

Seventeen Countries Will Have Their Human Rights Records Examined Seventeen States will have their human rights records examined during the twelfth session of the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review Working Group to be held in Geneva from 3 to 14 October. These countries are (in…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SUDAN, SOUTH SUDAN AND YEMEN

Recommends that General Assembly Lifts Suspension of Libya’s Membership Rights in the Human Rights Council, Extends Mandate of Rapporteur on Hazardous Wastes The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted 13 resolutions including on technical assistance and capacity building for Sudan, South…
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COUNCIL HOLDS DISCUSSION ON THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS THROUGH TOLERANCE AND RECONCILIATION IN COMMEMORATION OF NELSON MANDELA DAY

The Human Rights Council this morning held a panel discussion on the promotion and protection of human rights through tolerance and reconciliation in commemoration of Nelson Mandela day. Kyung-wha Kang, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, opened the panel discussion on the promotion and…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUES WITH EXPERTS ON SOMALIA AND CAMBODIA

The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting today held interactive dialogues with the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia and the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia. Shamsul Bari, Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS ON THE DEATH PENALTY, THE RIGHT TO WATER AND SANITATION AND MATERNAL MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY

Holds General Debate on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted three resolutions on the question of the death penalty, the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation and preventable maternal mortality and morbidity and human rights. It…

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