Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Holds Online Review of Second Periodic Report of Latvia
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded this afternoon its three-day online review of the second periodic report of Latvia on measures taken to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Andris Pelšs, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia and Head of the delegation, said the effective implementation of economic, social and cultural rights had been at the centre of domestic processes in 2020, with the Constitutional Court delivering several judgments on social security issues, the right to family life, the right to education, and the right to an adequate standard of living. It did so while keeping in mind the provisions of the Covenant, and the General Comments published by the Committee. He highlighted the Government’s efforts on the naturalization of no
Cooperation to bolster children s education in emergencies
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The Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies, initiated by Switzerland, was officially launched on 25 January 2021, making International Geneva a global centre for education in emergencies. Over 127 million children in humanitarian crises and conflict regions cannot go to school. More than 40% of the 80 million displaced people are children; the majority of these children have no access to education, resulting in a lack of future prospects. The Hub aims to change this situation.
Azraq – a dusty place in the middle of the Jordanian desert – is a refugee camp resembling many others in the region. According to UN figures, the Syrian civil war, which has been ongoing since 2011, has forced some 13 million people to flee their homes. These people now find themselves huddled together behind barbed wire with few prospects and living in unhygienic conditions. Over 61% (i.e. 22,677) of the 36,874 refugees at Azraq
Geneva, Feb 23 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez addresses this Tuesday the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), in which he expects to denounce the attacks against his country.
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin s Regular Press Conference on February 23, 2021
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Reuters: Responding to comments made by Wang Yi yesterday, US State Department Spokesman Ned Price told reporters that Wang s comments reflect the continued pattern of Beijing s tendency to avert blame for its predatory economic practices. What s the ministry s comment?
Wang Wenbin: To quote State Councilor Wang Yi from his opening speech at the Lanting Forum, In the past few years, China-US relations deviated from the normal track, and ran into the biggest difficulties since the establishment of diplomatic ties. The root cause was that the previous US administration, out of its own political needs, seriously distorted China s future path and policy, and on that basis, took various measures to suppress and contain China, which inflicted immeasurable damage to bilateral relations.
New Permanent Representative of Hungary Pays Courtesy Call on Secretary-General
02/22/2021 | 01:49pm EDT
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Message : (Based on information provided by the Protocol and Liaison Service) The new Permanent Representative of Hungary to the United Nations, Zsuzsanna Horváth, paid a courtesy call on UN Secretary-General António Guterres today. She earlier presented her credentials to the Secretariat on 16 February. (See Press Release BIO/5374.) Before her latest appointment, Ms. Horváth was her country s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva, as well as to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other international organizations in Switzerland, beginning in 2014.