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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 HOLDS SECOND SESSION UNTIL 6 OCTOBER

Session Devoted to Hearing Reports from Council’s Special Procedures The Human Rights Council will hold its second session from 18 September to 6 October 2006. The session will be devoted to hearing the reports of the special procedures of the Council, including Special Rapporteurs, Experts and…
Meeting Summaries

SECOND SPECIAL SESSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DECIDES TO ESTABLISH HIGH-LEVEL INQUIRY COMMISSION FOR LEBANON

Council Strongly Condemns Grave Israeli Violations of Human Rights in Lebanon The second special session of the Human Rights Council today strongly condemned the grave Israeli violations of human rights and breaches of international humanitarian law in Lebanon and decided to urgently establish…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO HOLD SPECIAL SESSION TO CONSIDER SITUATION IN LEBANON ON 11 AUGUST

The Human Rights Council will hold a special session on the situation in Lebanon on Friday, 11 August starting 10 a.m. in Room XX of the Palais des Nations. A note verbale from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said the President of the Human Rights Council, having consulted…
Meeting Summaries

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DECIDES TO DISPATCH URGENT FACT- FINDING MISSION TO THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

Adopts Resolution on the Situation and Concludes its First Special Session The Human Rights Council this morning adopted a resolution on the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory in which it decided to urgently dispatch the Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS SPECIAL SESSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN OCCUPIED ARAB TERRITORIES

Council to Vote Tomorrow on Draft Resolution The Human Rights Council this afternoon held its first special session to consider the latest escalation of the situation in the Palestinian and other occupied Arab territories. The Council will vote tomorrow morning on a draft resolution. The special…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL TO HOLD SPECIAL SESSION ON SITUATION IN OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY ON 5 JULY

The Human Rights Council will hold a special session on the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory on Wednesday, 5 July. The special session will take place from 3 to 6 p.m. in the Assembly Hall. The decision was taken to hold the special session after a request by 21 Member States of…
Meeting Summaries

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS TEXTS ON RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT AND UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW

Extends All Mandates and Mechanisms of Commission on Human Rights and Sets Up Open-Ended Working Group for their Review The Human Rights Council this morning adopted by consensus a resolution on the right to development, endorsing the conclusions and recommendations adopted by the Working Group…
Meeting Summaries

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DECIDES TO HOLD SPECIAL SESSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN PALESTINE AND OTHER OCCUPIED ARAB TERRITORIES

Adopts Texts on Situation in Palestine and Occupied Arab Territories, Incitement to Racial and Religious Hatred, Hostage-Taking and Other Issues The Human Rights Council this afternoon held the last meeting of its first session, adopting decisions and resolutions on, among others, the human…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES FIRST SESSION

Adopts International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; Decides to Hold Special Session on Situation of Human Rights in Palestinian occupied territory The Human Rights Council has concluded…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DISCUSSES FUTURE PROGRAMME OF WORK; DIALOGUE AND COOPERATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Members Call for Greater Involvement of and Coordination with Office of the High Commissioner and Special Procedures in Work of Council The Human Rights Council this morning discussed its programme of work for its future sessions and debated the issue of dialogue and cooperation on human rights…

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