Saturday 15 September 2012 – 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Palais des Nations and Ariana Park If you would like to visit the Palais des Nations and the lovely Ariana Park, mark 15 September on your calendar, a day when the UN will open their doors to the Geneva public. The last time the UN organized an open house was in 2010, and it was a tremendous success with more than 6,500 visitors. This event is organized under the…
Human Rights Council HRC/12/85 MORNING 2 July 2012 Text UN Photo Action Press/P.Virot The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with Richard Falk, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967. Mr. Falk, introducing his report, said that Israel continued to refuse to cooperate with the mandate and expressed concern about Israel’s frequent use of administrative detention, and the expansion of Israeli settlements and related violence by Israeli…
