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World Water Day: Put people first in allocating scarce water resources – UN expert

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21 Mar 2014

GENEVA (22 March 2014) – States should give priority to allocating water for human consumption, amid increasing water and energy demands that affect the most marginalized and vulnerable communities...

Opening statement by UN Human Rights Chief, Navi Pillay to the panel discussion on “The Role of Leaders in Mobilizing Political Will for Combating Racism and Racial Discrimination” on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 2014

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21 Mar 2014

21 March 2014 Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I’m delighted to address this panel on the important role of leadership in combating racism on this most resonant day. The International Day for...

First visit to Kazakhstan by the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief

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21 Mar 2014

GENEVA / ASTANA (21 March 2014) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Heiner Bielefeldt will visit Kazakhstan from 25 March to 5 April 2014, to assess the situation in the country regarding the...

ICJ should assess legal status of prolonged Israeli occupation of Palestine, says UN rights expert

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21 Mar 2014

GENEVA (21 March 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on occupied Palestine, Richard Falk, today called for an assessment by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the legal status of...

Human Rights Council adopts Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Monaco, the Republic of Congo and Malta

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21 Mar 2014

MORNING 21 March 2014 The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Monaco, the Republic of Congo and Malta. The President noted that out of 81...

Senior UN human rights official in Crimea

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21 Mar 2014

GENEVA (21 March 2014) – UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Šimonović today arrived in Crimea for a two-day visit to lay the groundwork for a UN human rights monitoring mission to...

Fighting for equality for Romani women and girls in Moldova

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21 Mar 2014

Romani women and girls in Moldova often have lower levels of education, significantly higher rates of unemployment and poorer health than the rest of the population, according to a UN Human Rights Office report.

Syria: Group of experts call for action into enforced disappearances as crimes against humanity

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20 Mar 2014

GENEVA (20 March 2014) – The Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances called for action by the highest United Nations bodies to tackle the disappearance issue in Syria. “Enforced...

Opening remarks by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay at a press conference during her mission to the Central African Republic

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20 Mar 2014

Bangui, 20 March 2014 Sadly, the situation in the Central African Republic is very different from when I last visited the country in February 2010. I will not attempt to run through all the very grave...

Human Rights Council adopts outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Nigeria, Mexico and Mauritius

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20 Mar 2014

MORNING 20 March 2014 The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Nigeria, Mexico and Mauritius. The President of the Council said that according to...