Scope, Application of Universal Jurisdiction Unresolved after 10 Years, Speakers Say, as Debate on Principle BeginsAs the Sixth Committee (Legal) today took up two agenda items, the responsibility of States for internationally wrongful acts and di…
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Peaceful Assembly, Refugee Protections, Well-being of Rights Defenders Under Siege, Experts Tell Third Committee, as High Commissioner Warns of ‘Credibility Crisis’
Freedom of peaceful assembly, global refugee protections, women’s civil liberties and the well-being of human-rights defenders are values under siege, United Nations experts told the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) today, as delegat…
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Note: A complete summary of today’s Sixth Committee meetings will be made available after their conclusion.Statements on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts
NIINA NYRHINEN (Finland), also speaking for Denmark, Iceland, Nor…
Read MoreThird Committee Opens Debate on Promotion of Human Rights, with Experts Urging Governments to Honour Treaty Obligations, Delegates Calling for Objectivity
The Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) opened its debate on human rights today, holding a series of dialogues with United Nations experts — on topics ranging from the rights of migrants and safety of journalists, to the prevention of t…
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Note: Owing to the liquidity crisis impacting our Organization, only a partial summary of statements made in today’s meetings of the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) is available at this time. The complete summary will be issue…
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Unable to Adopt Work Programme Due to Ongoing Issues, Speakers Urge that Diplomacy Prevail, Tradition of Consensus UpheldImplementation of the rule of law principle on the international level — particularly in the area of conflict resolution — was…
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Note: A complete summary of today’s Third Committee meetings will be made available after their conclusion.Interactive Dialogues on Human Rights
ROSEMARY A. DICARLO, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs — introducing t…
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Note: Owing to the liquidity crisis impacting our Organization, only a partial summary of statements made in today’s meetings of the Sixth Committee (Legal) is available at this time. The complete summary will be issued later as Press Release GA/…
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