1950, Commission on Human RightsCompilation of the Comments of Governments on the Draft International Covenant on Human Rights and on the Proposed Additional Articles: Sixth session(Memorandum by the Secretary-General)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clooney Amal ◽  
Webb Philippa ◽  
Nelson Matthew
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
Sixth Session

This section presents the CHR Government Comments, 22 March 1950.

General Assembly

1950 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 614-630
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
Atomic Energy ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
The Political ◽  
Freedom Of Information ◽  
The Balkans ◽  
Political Integrity ◽  
Regular Session

The fifth regular session of the General Assembly, meeting at Lake Success on September 19, 1950, had before it an agenda of 70 items. The Assembly was expected to discuss, in particular, questions concerning Palestine, the former Italian colonies, the Balkans, threats to the political integrity of China, the problem of the independence of Korea, observance of human rights, international control of atomic energy, technical assistance for under-developed areas, freedom of information, refugees and stateless persons, matters concerning trusteeship and non-self-governing territories, administrative and budgetary matters, reports of the specialized agencies, and reports of the Secretary-General on activities of the organization during the year.

The Fifty-Sixth Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights

2001 ◽  
Vol 95 (1) ◽  
pp. 213-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Dennis
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Nongovernmental Organizations ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Member States ◽  
Sixth Session ◽  
The United Nations

The fifty-sixth session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights took place in Geneva from March 20 to April 28,2000, under the chairmanship of Ambassador Shambhu Ram Simkhada of Nepal. The delegations of fifty-three member states and ninety-one observer states werejoined by 1760 representatives of 224 nongovernmental organizations. The Commission ultimately adopted one hundred resolutions and decisions, three-fourths of them by consensus.

Guidelines for the Transfer of new Technologies in the Field of Tourism (English version)

1988 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
English Version ◽  
Alternative Strategies ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Interregional Cooperation ◽  
Sixth Session ◽  
Recent Trends

This study was prepared pursuant to resolution 174(VI), adopted by the General Assembly at its sixth session (Sofia, September 1985), concerning the Organization's General Programme of Work for the period 1986-1987, prepared by the Secretary-General. It was entered as an activity under the heading "Standard-setting activities". The identification of recent trends in the transfer of new technologies in the field of tourism; the investigation of various effects of new technologies for tourist receiving developing countries; the discussion of alternative strategies with respect to the acquisition and assimilation of new technologies in the field of tourism; the recommendation of specific policies, actions and measures to be taken by the developing countries in order to maximize gains and minimize adverse effects arising from the transfer of new technologies; the formulation of basic guidelines for technology transfer as applied to the main operations in the tourism sector and the suggestion of directions and forms of regional and interregional cooperation (including WTO activities ) supplementing national efforts, are the main objectives of the study.

The Former Secretary General of the Council of Europe Confronting Russia’s Annexation of the Crimea and Turkey’s State of Emergency

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-33
Author(s):  
Esra Demir-Gürsel
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
Policy Preferences ◽  
Council Of Europe ◽  
State Of Emergency ◽  
The Core ◽  
European Court ◽  
Political Expediency ◽  
The Crimea ◽  
The Postponement

Abstract This article investigates the influence of the former Secretary General of the Council of Europe (CoE), Thorbjørn Jagland, on the responses of other CoE bodies to the systemic breaches of the core principles of other CoE bodies to the systemic breaches of the core principles of the CoE in the context of two critical events: Russia’s annexation of the Crimea in 2014 and Turkey’s state of emergency that followed the attempted coup in 2016. Specifically, it examines the influence of the Secretary General’s policy preferences on the Parliamentary Assembly of the CoE and the European Court of Human Rights. The article argues that Jagland’s policy preferences in the context of these two events prioritised political expediency to the detriment of the CoE’s normative mission. The article finds that the Secretary General played a crucial role in facilitating the reversal of the sanctions imposed by the Assembly against Russia and the postponement of the processing of Turkey’s post-coup cases by the Court.

On Behalf of the United Nations

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Falk
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Secretary General ◽  
Special Rapporteur ◽  
Human Rights Council ◽  
Occupied Palestinian Territory ◽  
High Commissioner ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Palestinian Territory

This chapter reflects on the role as special rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC), which investigated the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. The chapter first provides an overview of the role and office of special rapporteur, noting that UN concerns about Israel and responses to Palestinian grievances are highly politicized within the organization, before discussing some of the characteristics that distinguish the mandate established by the HRC and made applicable to Occupied Palestine. It also explains what was accomplished in six years as special rapporteur of the HRC and details the controversies and pressures attached to that job. It shows that the “UN” comprises different layers, agendas, and interests. The chapter claims that while the United Nations secretary-general in New York permitted personal attacks against the special rapporteur, the leadership and professionals of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva strongly supported his efforts in what the chapter calls the “legitimacy war”.

1950, Commission on Human RightsDraft International Covenant on Human Rights: Sixth session

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clooney Amal ◽  
Webb Philippa ◽  
Nelson Matthew
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Sixth Session

This section presents the CHR France, India, United Kingdom and United States amendment, 24 April 1950.

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