Tag: Geneva
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Human Rights During a Pandemic: Another Casuality
A new report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights reveals how the current multifaceted COVID-19 crisis has both exposed and amplified pre-existing human rights inequalities.
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Report of Universal Periodic Review Nov 2020
A blog by Stacy Ciulik, SI UN Representative, Geneva The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is an inter-governmental body within the United Nations system. Its mission is to promote and protect human rights around the world and to address human rights violations as well as make recommendations on them. The UNHRC has 47 United…
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Women in leadership positions – a shocking reality
Twenty-five years after the Beijing Platform for Action highlighted this topic as a critical area of concern for gender equality, SI UN Representative, Berthe De Vos, considers the progress made for Women in Leadership.
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Human Rights Council Social Forum 2020: Understanding the ‘Poverty Matrix’
Stacy Ciulik, SI United Nations Representative in Geneva, examines the analysis of the ‘poverty matrix’ in discussions held at this year’s Human Rights Council Social Forum.
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The Intent and Importance of the Istanbul Convention
SI UN Representative, Berthe De Vos, explains the intent and importance of the Istanbul Convention.
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The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on young adults
SI UN Representative, Berthe De Vos, examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on young people.
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Momentous Victory Against Violence and Harassment in the Workplace
The International Labour Organisation announces a historic breakthrough with the Violence and Harassment Convention (190).
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Multilateralism in the time of COVID-19
SI Advocacy Coordinator takes hope and inspiration from UN discussion about multilateralism in the time of COVID-19.
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What is CEDAW? And how does it work?
SI UN Representative, Berthe De Vos-Neven, provides an insiders look at the history and function of the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
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Your Voice at the UN
This month’s edition focuses on the Beijing +25 Review Forum held in Geneva, 28-29 October. The forum gathered together member states and civil society actors to review progress made in achieving gender equality across the UNECE region since the the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action was first adopted in 1995.