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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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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Note Portugal’s Adoption of a National Plan to Combat Racism and Discrimination, Ask Questions on the Census and Discrimination against Roma and Persons of African Descent

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined eighteenth and nineteenth periodic report of Portugal, with Committee Experts noting the adoption of the National Plan to Combat Racism and Discrimination, and asking questions on the…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Argentina for its Active Participation in United Nations Human Rights Protection Mechanisms, Ask about Hate Speech and Challenges to the Integration of Migrants, Asylum Seekers a

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-fourth to twenty-sixth periodic report of Argentina, with Experts commending the Argentine Republic for its active participation in the processes of United Nations human right…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Welcome Restoration of “A” Status for Niger’s National Human Rights Commission, Ask Questions onDescent-Based Slavery and Child Statelessness

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-second to twenty-fifth periodic report of Niger, with Committee Experts welcoming the restoration of “A” status for Niger’s National Human Rights Commission, and asking…
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Expert of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Expresses Serious Concern that Incidents in the Context of the Armed Conflict in Ukraine Could Amount to Racial Discrimination

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth periodic report of the Russian Federation, with a Committee Expert expressing serious concern that incidents in the context of the armed conflict in…
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Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Opens One Hundred and Ninth Session in Geneva

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this morning opened its one hundred and ninth session in Geneva, during which it will review anti-discrimination efforts by Argentina, Niger, Philippines, Portugal, Russian Federation and Tajikistan. The Committee heard from the…
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Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Closes One Hundred and Eighth Session

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon closed its one hundred and eighth session during which it reviewed the reports of Bahrain, Botswana, Brazil, France, Georgia and Jamaica. Ibrahima Guisse, Committee Rapporteur, providing a summary of the work undertaken…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Jamaica on Efforts to Address Discrimination in the School Curriculum, Ask about “Colourism” and Discrimination Faced by Rastafarian People

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-first to twenty-fourth periodic report of Jamaica, with Committee Experts commending the State on efforts made to address discrimination in the school curriculum, while asking…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Georgia on Increased Prosecution of Discrimination Crimes , Ask about Minorities’ Access to Education and Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Territories

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined ninth to tenth periodic report of Georgia, with Committee Experts commending the State on its achievements in increasing the prosecution of discrimination crimes, and asking questions on…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Botswana on Providing HIV/AIDS Treatment to Foreign Citizens , Ask about Evictions of Indigenous Persons from Ancestral Lands and Minority Language Education

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined seventeenth to twenty-second periodic report of Botswana, with Committee Experts commending the State on providing HIV/AIDS treatment to foreign citizens, and asking questions on evictions of…
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Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Commend Bahrain on Efforts to Provide COVID-19 Vaccination for All, Ask about the Practice of Stripping Persons of their Bahraini Citizenship and Protections for Migrant Workers

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined eighth to fourteenth periodic report of Bahrain, with Committee Experts commending the State on efforts to provide COVID-19 vaccination for all, and asking questions on the practice of…

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