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.@UN experts are meeting at @UNGeneva to mark 40 years of the #RightToDevelopment, examining its realization in relation to:
• peace and security
• illicit financial flows
• the role of business
• access to food
• Indigenous Peoples' rights
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• peace and security
• illicit financial flows
• the role of business
• access to food
• Indigenous Peoples' rights
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As #racism increasingly transcends borders & spreads online, effective prevention, accountability, protection & remedies are more urgent than ever, said the Chair of the @UN Committee on Complementary Standards to the Intl Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
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The @UN Ad Hoc Committee on the Elaboration of Complementary Standards to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) is holding the 3rd part of its 16th session on 22-23 October 2026 at @UNGeneva.
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• Slavery
• Apartheid
• Colonialism
• Genocide
"The language adopted in Durban recognizes the gravity of these past wrongs more than any previous international declaration & calls on the world community to remember these atrocities & to prevent them from happening again."
• Apartheid
• Colonialism
• Genocide
"The language adopted in Durban recognizes the gravity of these past wrongs more than any previous international declaration & calls on the world community to remember these atrocities & to prevent them from happening again."
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The second part of the 26th session of the @UN Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (DDPA) takes place at @UNGeneva on 20-21 October 2026.
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INFO ➔ohchr.org/en/events/sess…
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12th session of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights.
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12th session of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights.
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12th session of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights.
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12th session of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights.
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12th session of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights.
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12th session of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights.
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12th session of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights.
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12th session of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights.
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"The Nobel Peace Prize fittingly recognizes Navi Pillay's exceptional contribution to human rights and her steadfast pursuit of justice, accountability and peace."
- Statement by Ambassador Sidharto Suryodipuro, President of the @UN Human Rights Council ➔ohchr.org/en/statements-…
- Statement by Ambassador Sidharto Suryodipuro, President of the @UN Human Rights Council ➔ohchr.org/en/statements-…
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12th session of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights.
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12th session of the open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights.
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UN Human Rights Council retweeted
🚨 Just in: #UNGA81 has elected 15 🇺🇳 Member States to the @UN_HRC for the 2027–2029 term.
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UN Human Rights Council retweeted
The General Assembly has elected 15 members to the Human Rights Council for the 2027–2029 term: 🇧🇷 🇧🇮 🇩🇴 🇩🇪 🇬🇭 🇮🇪 🇯🇵 🇯🇴 🇰🇼 🇲🇩 🇳🇵 🇳🇬 🇺🇦 🇺🇾 🇿🇲
I congratulate the newly elected members and look forward to their work in strengthening the protection and promotion of human rights worldwide.
I congratulate the newly elected members and look forward to their work in strengthening the protection and promotion of human rights worldwide.
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UN Human Rights Council retweeted
منهم الأردن والكويت، الجمعية العامة للأمم المتحدة تنتخب 15 عضوا لمجلس حقوق الإنسان تبدأ ولايتهم في الأول من العام المقبل لمدة 3 سنوات.
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Генеральна Асамблея ООН обрала #Україну до складу Ради ООН з прав людини (@UN_HRC) на трирічний термін, який розпочнеться 1 січня 2027 року.
The @UN General Assembly has elected #Ukraine to the United Nations Human Rights Council (@UN_HRC) for a three-year term, beginning on 1 January 2027.
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