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France must address deep issues of racism and discrimination within its police, the spokeswoman for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Friday, commenting the death of a young minor shot by the police in Nanterre, a suburb of Paris. “We are concerned by the killing of a 17-year-old […]
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet on Wednesday commended Morocco’s positive cooperation with the Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR) and the UN human rights mechanisms. Speaking at a virtual meeting with the Group of Support for the Territorial Integrity of the Kingdom at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), Bachelet […]
Morocco’s Permanent Representative the UN, Omar Hilale, and the Swiss Ambassador Pascale Baeriswyl on Friday held a working session in Geneva with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, and her team. The meeting, held as part of the two diplomats’ mandate to facilitate the process of strengthening the UN Human Rights […]
UN envoy to Yemen Jamal Benomar has been appointed by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as his Special Adviser, at the level of Under-Secretary-General. “Mr. Benomar is a veteran United Nations senior leader who brings to this position a deep understanding of political dialogue processes and international peace-building efforts,” said Ban in a statement issued by his […]