Legal Committee, Continuing Long-Standing Tradition, Approves without Vote...
(Source: United Nations General Assembly) Adhering to its long-standing tradition, the Sixth Committee (Legal) today approved without a vote five draft resolutions and adopted a draft decision on its...
View ArticleOSCE PA’s Santos welcomes release of Azerbaijan’s Arif Yunus on humanitarian...
(Source: OSCE - Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) COPENHAGEN, 12 November 2015 - The Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian...
View ArticleAddressing Range of Rights Issues, from Self-Determination to Globalization,...
(Source: UN - United Nations) Draft resolutions that would see the General Assembly address such topics as the Palestinian people's right to self-determination and the impact of mercenaries and...
View ArticleSpeakers Cite ‘Disturbing Evidence’ of Human Rights Violations as Fourth...
(Source: UN - United Nations) As Delegations Decry Settler Violence, Unjust Detentions, Israel's Representative Voices Regret over Focus on 'One-sided' Report of Special Committee Disturbing evidence...
View ArticleTabling 1 Draft, Third Committee Approves 4 Texts, Addressing Human Rights,...
(Source: UN - United Nations) A draft resolution that would see the General Assembly address the global refugee crisis and the role of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees...
View ArticleFourth Committee Approves 10 Drafts on Israeli-Palestinian Issues as It...
(Source: UN - United Nations) 9 Texts Cover Plight of Palestine Refugees, Israel's Actions in Occupied Lands Concluding its work for the main part of the General Assembly's seventieth session today,...
View ArticleSecond Committee Passes Resolutions Reaffirming Rights of Palestinian People...
(Source: United Nations General Assembly) Members Also Pass Text on Oil Slick off Lebanon, Unilateral Economic Measures The Second Committee (Economic and Financial) approved three resolutions today,...
View ArticleGeneral Assembly plenary (United Nations General Assembly)
(Source: United Nations General Assembly) Background The General Assembly met today to conclude its debate on the refugee and migrant crisis in the Mediterranean basin, with specific emphasis on Syrian...
View ArticleReporting on Human Rights in War-Torn Syria ‘Counterproductive’, Third...
(Source: United Nations General Assembly) Confrontation and politically motivated country-specific resolutions undermined the dialogue and cooperation between States and hampered the improvement of...
View ArticleGeneral Assembly plenary (UN - United Nations)
(Source: UN - United Nations) Background The General Assembly met today to conclude its debate on the refugee and migrant crisis in the Mediterranean basin, with specific emphasis on Syrian...
View ArticleIlham Aliyev addressed discussions on combat against terrorism and refugee...
(Source: President of the Republic of Azerbaijan) President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has addressed discussions on combat against terrorism and refugee crisis held during the working...
View ArticleArmenia insolently ignores world community's decisions
Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 13 By Anakhanum Khidayatova Trend: A draft resolution on the liberation of Azerbaijani territories occupied by Armenia, adopted by the PACE Committee on Political Affairs, is a...
View ArticleArmenia's hysteria regarding PACE resolution demonstration of its panic
Armenia's hysteria with regards to the report prepared by the member of the Political Affairs Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Robert Walter and adopted resolution by...
View ArticleSarsang reservoir instrument of terror for Armenia, Azerbaijani MFA
He made the remark while commenting on Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan's statement on the PACE rapporteur's "Intentional deprivation of the residents of the Azerbaijani border...
View ArticleBurundi: Security Council calls for political talks to resolve crisis peacefully
'>Desire Nimubona/IRIN' border=1> Print 12 November 2015 The United Nations Security Council today called on all parties in Burundi to engage in peace talks, warning of further action against...
View ArticleMore leadership by women can make a difference in international peace and...
President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca this evening said that more leadership by women can make a difference in international peace and security. Speaking at the Commonwealth Women’s Forum, Dr Coleiro...
View ArticleCOMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION CONSIDERS THE REPORT OF...
(Source: UNOG - United Nations Office at Geneva) 2 December 2015 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined eighth to eleventh periodic...
View ArticleEuropean Rapporteur Says Armenia Is Creating An 'Artificial Environmental...
EUROPEAN RAPPORTEUR SAYS ARMENIA IS CREATING AN "ARTIFICIAL ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS" IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH PR Newswire Europe November 30, 2015 Monday 5:39 AM EST BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 30, 2015 The MP...
View ArticlePM Welcomes President of Czech Parliament Chamber of Deputies (Government of...
(Source: Government of the Republic of Armenia) Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan received a delegation headed by Jan Hamáček, President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Parliament. Welcoming the...
View ArticleMinister Bibeau Meets with Key Humanitarian Partners (Government of Canada)
(Source: Government of Canada) December 3, 2015 - Ottawa, Ontario - Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, today launched a...
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