In countries affected by the Ebola virus, a growing risk of outbreaks of measles, pertussis, and other vaccine-preventable diseases must be countered by urgent scaling up of immunization activities. WHO will brief about the actions taken to boost immunization among communities already affected by Ebola.
Dr Jean-Marie Okwo-Bele, Director, Immunization, Vaccines & Biologicals, WHO Dr Edward Kelley, Director, Service Delivery and Safety, WHO
Visit by the Minister of Justice, Christiane Taubira, on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Christiane Taubira, Minister of Justice
Launch of the campaign “Words Against Ebola". Just because Ebola is not in the headlines every day, does not mean it is close to being over. As you probably know, thousands of Red Cross volunteers are still on the ground in West Africa, helping those who are still fighting for their lives. On 23 March 2015, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement will mark the one year commemoration since the Ebola epidemic was officially declared in West Africa. On this date, we will launch our global Words Against Ebola campaign, to help end the negative misconceptions about Ebola, and remind people it’s still far from over. The goals of this campaign are to promote knowledge and awareness, alleviate fear, fight stigma, overcome complacency, and create a community of global support to get to zero cases of Ebola. Elhadj As Sy – Secretary General, IFRC
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Presentation of the Human Rights Council-mandated report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the human rights situation in Iraq in the light of abuses committed by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and associated groups.
Mr. Hanny Megally, Chief of Asia, Pacific, Middle East and North Africa Branch, UN Human Rights Office Ms. Suki Nagra, Head of the Investigation Mission to Iraq
Presentation of latest report by the Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic to the Human Rights Council, which charts the major trends and patterns of human rights and humanitarian law violations perpetrated from March 2011 to January 2015 and draws from more than 3,556 interviews with victims and eyewitnesses in and outside of the country collected since September 2011. The Commission will also provide an update to this report. Mr. Paulo Pinheiro, Chairperson, Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic Ms. Carla del Ponte, Member of the Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic Ms. Karen Abuzayd, Member of the Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic Mr. Vitit Muntarbhorn, Member of the Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic
Presentation of the report "Ebola: getting to zero for communities, for children, for the future". Roeland Monasch, UNICEF Representative in Sierra Leone
OHCHR - Press Stakeout by the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea
The Chair of the Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea, Mr. Mike Smith, will speak to the press following his oral update at the Human Rights Council.
The Special Rapporteur will discuss his findings, in particular the abrupt rise of executions including juvenile executions. He will also discuss various aspects of women's rights, legislative developments that would impose undue limits on human rights, and also issues related to minorities and LGBT.[ ]Mr. Ahmed Shaheed, Special Rapporteurs on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Press Conference
The Special Rapporteur will reflect on the latest developments in relation to the human rights situation in the DPRK, and present his multi-track strategy aimed at addressing the issue of international abductions, enforced disappearances and related matters Mr. Marzuki Darusman, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea