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Human Rights Council begins general debate on thematic reports and promotion and protection of all human rights
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MORNING 14 March 2014 Concludes Interactive Dialogue on Violence against Children, and on Children and Armed Conflict The Human Rights Council this morning heard a presentation by the Deputy High...
Human Rights Council holds general debate on all human rights, including the right to development
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Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 14 March 2014 The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on the promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and...
Human Rights Committee considers report of the United States
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Human Rights Committee 14 March 2014 The Human Rights Committee this afternoon concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of the United States on its implementation of the provisions of...
UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Simonovic
Press Conference in Kiev, Ukraine, 14 March 2014
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Good afternoon, and thank you for joining us today. As Assistant-Secretary-General for Human Rights of the United Nations, I came to Ukraine on Thursday last week at the urgent request of the...
Ukraine – UN human rights monitors deployed to assess recent and ongoing violations
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KIEV/GENEVA (14 March 2014) – UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Šimonović on Friday announced the immediate deployment of a UN human rights monitoring team throughout Ukraine to...
Preliminary Observations on the official visit to Papua New Guinea by Mr. Christof Heyns, United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, 3-14 March 2014
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Press Statement Port Moresby, 14 March 2014 Introduction 1. I conducted an official visit to Papua New Guinea from 3 to 14 March 2014. I would like to thank the Government for extending the invitation...
Opening remarks by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay at a press conference during her mission to Nigeria
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Abuja, 14 March 2014 Good morning, and thank you for coming. In the twenty years since the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights was created, this is the first time any High Commissioner...
“Papua New Guinea: window of opportunity for human rights” – UN human rights expert
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PORT MORESBY / GENEVA (14 March 2014) – “Papua New Guinea is likely to grow and play an increased role at least at the regional level in the near future, and currently has a unique opportunity to...
Every woman’s right to water, sanitation and hygiene
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Human rights and health experts held an interactive dialogue on women’s advances in securing their rights and dignity in topics related to water, sanitation, and hygiene during a special event at the United Nations in Geneva.