Page 29 - Permanent Representatives News Today

A dedicated Special Rapporteur mandate would independently collect information and analyse the human rights situation in Russia, allowing Human Rights Council Members to be informed by in-depth and authoritative reports and to make recommendations on how to improve the rapidly deteriorating human rights situation in the country."

We are writing to call on your delegation to stand with Russian human rights defenders, activists, and civil society organizations by supporting the resolution at the 51st session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC51) on the establishment of a Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Russia.

The Philippines has called on its fellow Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to be "bold" in their vision for the region, particularly by considering the "cataclysmic" changes happening around. During the recent Third Meeting of the High Level Task Force (HLTF) on the ASEAN Community's

The Council of the EU is set to authorise a fresh budget of €72 million for the EU's security and immigration mission in Niger, which is tasked with aiding "Nigerien security actors in the fight against terrorism and organised crime" and the development of "policies, techniques and procedures to effectively control and fight immigration."

XI JINPING TO VISIT KAZAKHSTAN Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay an official visit to Kazakhstan at the invitation of Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. The leaders are expected to discuss the prospects of strengthening bilateral relations and comprehensive strategic partnership. A number of documents are expected to be signed following…

I am pleased to welcome you to the Second Regular Session of the UN Women Executive Board 2022. Our agenda in this session covers key areas of our work.  We will look at our financing.  We will continue the discussion we began in the Annual Session about the state of our oversight mechanisms, and how they might be strengthened.  We will also hear about UN Women’s work in sub-Saharan Africa as our regular operational update. 

The outgoing Head of State gave the address after a meeting with President-elect William Ruto.

Following the reactions to human rights violations in Afghanistan, Amnesty International requested in a letter to the Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the UN Human

Amnesty International on Saturday called for a UN resolution on Afghan human rights following reports of violations by the Taliban.

6 September 2022. International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and 24 other organisations call on the Permanent Representatives of Member and (...)