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International Women’s Day Statement by United Nations Human Rights Experts*6 March 2020

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06 Mar 2020

Twenty-five years after the Beijing Fourth World Conference on Women, no country in the world is free from discrimination against women Women's and girls' activism and autonomous movements have been...

New Zealand: UN expert on her last visit to assess human rights situation of older persons

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25 Feb 2020

GENEVA (25 February 2020) – UN human rights expert Rosa Kornfeld-Matte will carry out her final official visit to New Zealand from 2 to 12 March 2020 to assess the human rights situation of older...

UN human rights expert on older persons welcomes opportunity to engage with China

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10 Dec 2019

Chinese BEIJING / GENEVA (10 December 2019) – United Nations human rights expert Rosa Kornfeld-Matte today welcomed the opportunity to engage in an open dialogue with the People’s Republic of China...

End of Mission Statement by the United Nations Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, Ms. Rosa KORNFELD-MATTE, on her visit to the People’s Republic of China

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06 Dec 2019

Chinese | French Delivered at the press conference, held at 14:30h local time on Tuesday 3 December 2019 at UN House, No. 2 Liangmahe Nanlu, 100600 Beijing, China, at the end of her official country...

UN expert visits China to assess human rights situation of older persons

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22 Nov 2019

GENEVA (22 November 2019) – UN human rights expert Rosa Kornfeld-Matte will carry out her first official visit to China from 25 November to 3 December 2019 to assess the human rights situation of...

Convention on tourism ethics is major step towards tackling child exploitation, say UN human rights experts

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19 Nov 2019

GENEVA / NEW YORK (19 November 2019) – UN experts on human rights * have urged all States to sign up to a framework convention on the ethics of tourism, which they hailed as an important step forward...

Time for world leaders to honour 25-year-old promises and renew their commitments on women’s rights, say human rights experts

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11 Nov 2019

GENEVA (11 November 2019) – The international community must prioritise women’s rights to meet the promises and commitments on sexual and reproductive health made at a historic global conference 25...

Rohingya refugees and the right to education

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15 Oct 2019

A learning centre in Malaysia is giving Rohingya refugees a chance to have an education. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet visited the centre on a recent trip to the country.

Older persons invisible and vulnerable in emergencies

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01 Oct 2019

Lack of data, exacerbated inequalities and concerns for mobility and safety are some of the issues facing older persons in emergency situations, said Rosa Kornfeld-Matte, UN Independent Expert on the enjoyment and exercise of human rights of older persons. This lack of assistance and programmes renders older persons invisible during emergencies.

International Day of Older Persons1 October 2019

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30 Sep 2019

Stand up now for Older Persons' Rights GENEVA (30 September 2019) – The UN Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, Rosa Kornfeld -Matte, calls on everyone to stand up...