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Madagascar: UN experts urge protection for people with albinism amid attacks
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GENEVA (28 February 2022) - UN human rights experts* today urged Madagascar to take immediate action to protect people with albinism amid reports of ongoing attacks and killings in the country....
Galvanising momentum for universal vaccination
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25 February 2022 Greetings. This is a vital debate, with potential impact on millions of lives – or deaths. COVID-19 vaccines remain a key tool to control the impact of the pandemic. The global...
Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women commend Lebanon on its COVID-19 recovery programmes and ask about the Beirut port explosion and vulnerable women
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GENEVA (18 February 2022) - The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its review of the sixth periodic report of Lebanon, commending the State party on its COVID...
Intersessional panel discussion on challenges and good practices in the prevention of corruption, and the impact of corruption on the enjoyment of human rights in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Dear participants, It is my honour to welcome you to this intersessional panel discussion. Let me start by thanking our partners the United Nations Office on...
A/HRC/49/28: Report of the Secretary-General on the question of the realization in all countries of economic, social and cultural rights
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In the present report, prepared pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 46/10, the Secretary-General provides an overview of the continuing impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic...
A/HRC/49/35: Human rights implications of the lack of affordable, timely, equitable and universal access and distribution of coronavirus disease (COVID - 19) vaccines and the deepening inequalities between States - Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
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The present report, prepared pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 46/14, contains an examination of the human rights implications of the lack of affordable, timely, equitable and universal access and distribution of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines and the deepening inequalities between States, highlighting that vaccine delays not only have grave health consequences, but also have other profound human rights implications.
HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICIALS EMPHAZISE HIV/AIDS
CRISIS: A WORSENING HUMAN RIGHTS EMERGENCY
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29.11.2003 Joint statement by Bertrand Ramcharan, Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights and Paul Hunt, Special Rapporteur on the right to health, on World AIDS Day 2003 HIV/AIDS is a worsening...
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UN RIGHTS EXPERT WELCOMES CANADIAN INITIATIVE ON ACCESS TO LOW-COST DRUGS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
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7 November 2003 Canada has taken an important step towards improving the right to health in developing countries by introducing draft legislation to make it easier for poor countries to import generic...