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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 TO HOLD A SPECIAL SESSION ON THE SITUATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE ROHINGYA AND OTHER MINORITIES IN RAKHINE STATE IN MYANMAR ON 5 DECEMBER 2017

The Human Rights Council will hold a special session on "the human rights situation of the minority Rohingya Muslim population and other minorities in the Rakhine State of Myanmar" on Tuesday, 5 December starting at 10 a.m. in Room XX of the Palais des Nations. The special session is being convened…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW WORKING GROUP TO HOLD TWENTY-EIGHTH SESSION IN GENEVA FROM 6 TO 17 NOVEMBER 2017

Working Group to Review the Human Rights Records in 14 States The twenty-eighth session of the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group will be held in Geneva from 6 to 17 November during which the next group of 14 States are scheduled to have their human rights…
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EXPERTS OF THE INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL FACT FINDING MISSION ON MYANMAR CONCLUDE VISIT TO BANGLADESH

Dhaka / Bangladesh, 27 October 2017 (Issued as received) – Three United Nations human rights experts concluded their first fact finding mission in Bangladesh today “deeply disturbed” by accounts of killings, torture, rape, arson and aerial attacks reportedly perpetrated against the Rohingya…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PRESIDENT APPOINTS HANNY MEGALLY OF EGYPT TO SERVE ON COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC

Arabic versionGENEVA, 13 October 2017 (Issued as received) - The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Joaquín Alexander Maza Martelli of El Salvador, announced today the appointment of Hanny Megally of Egypt to serve as a member of the Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab…
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COMMISSION CALLS ON BURUNDIAN GOVERNMENT TO PUT AN END TO SERIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

Geneva, 29 September 2017 (Issued as received) – The Commission of Inquiry on Burundi takes note of the decision of the United Nations Human Rights Council to extend its mandate for one year. The Commission calls on the Burundian government and United Nations Member States to make a firm…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CONCLUDES THIRTY-SIXTH SESSION AFTER ADOPTING 33 RESOLUTIONS AND A PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT

Establishes a Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts on Yemen, Creates an Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on Accountability of Private Military and Security Companies, and Extends Mandates on Burundi, Myanmar, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Sudan and Somalia The…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS TEXTS ON MYANMAR AND ON REPRISALS AGAINST PERSONS COOPERATING WITH THE UNITED NATIONS

Extends Mandate of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting adopted a resolution in which it extended the mandate of the independent international fact-finding mission on Myanmar. It also adopted a text on cooperation with the…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON BURUNDI

Adopts Five Resolutions, including on Syria, the Administration of Justice, the Question of the Death Penalty and Conscientious Objection to Military Service The Human Rights Council this morning adopted five resolutions in which it extended the mandate of the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi,…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTS 11 RESOLUTIONS AND A PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT

Closes its Thirty-Sixth Regular Session The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted a Presidential Statement and 11 resolutions in which it called for the establishment of a group of eminent international and regional experts to monitor and report on the situation of human rights in Yemen,…
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HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HOLDS GENERAL DEBATE ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CAPACITY BUILDING

Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Presents Reports on Cambodia, Georgia and Yemen The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held a general debate on technical assistance and capacity building, hearing the presentation of country reports by the Secretary-General and the High…

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