UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to review Ecuador, Saudi Arabia, Monaco, Armenia, Greece and Kenya

Kenya

GENEVA, 21 November 2024 / PRN Africa / -- The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) will hold its upcoming session from 25 November to 13 December, during which it will review Ecuador, Saudi Arabia, Monaco, Armenia, Greece and Kenya.

The six countries are among the 182 States parties to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. They are required to undergo regular reviews by the Committee of 18 independent international experts on how they are implementing the Convention.

The Committee, which has received respective State Party reports and other submissions from non-governmental organisations and national human rights institutions, will discuss and address a range of issues with the six State delegations through public dialogues on the following dates at Geneva time:

Ecuador

26 November 15:00 – 18:00

27 November 15:00 – 18:00

Saudi Arabia

27 November 10:00 – 13:00

28 November 10:00 – 13:00

Monaca

28 November 15:00 – 18:00

29 November 10:00 – 13:00

Armenia

2 December 15:00 – 18:00

3 December 10:00 – 13:00

Greece

3 December 15:00 – 18:00

4 December 10:00 – 13:00

Kenya

4 December 15:00 – 18:00

5 December 10:00 – 13:00

The above reviews will be held in the Ground Floor Conference Hall of Palais Wilson in Geneva. All public meetings are open to accredited journalists and livecast on UN Web TV. More information about the session, including reports submitted by the States and NGOs, as well as the full schedule of meetings, is available on the session page.

SOURCE United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)