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Expert meeting "Rights in Crisis"
Opening Remarks by ASG Ivan Šimonović, OHCHR’s expert meeting on Rights in Crisis, New York, 24 April 2013
25-04-2013

Statement by ASG Ivan Šimonović at the Commission on the Status of Women special event
Special event on “Obligations and Practical Measures to Support Women Human Rights Defenders”, 12 March 2013, UN Headquarters, New York
18-03-2013

Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Statement delivered by Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ivan Šimonović, at the deposit by Uruguay of the 10th ratification instrument of the Optional Protocol of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
06-02-2013

Remarks by ASG Ivan Šimonović at “Preventing and eliminating violence against women”
“Preventing and eliminating violence against women”, Stakeholders’ Forum, held in New York on 13 – 14 December 2012. Statement by Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Šimonović
18-12-2012

Keynote remarks by Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ivan Šimonović
Keynote remarks by Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ivan Šimonović, at the regional meeting on “Fair trial and due process in the counter-terrorism context” on 5 July 2012 in Brussels, Belgium
18-07-2012

Statement of High Commissioner Navi Pillay at the global panel on death penalty
Statement of High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay at the OHCHR-Global Panel on “Moving away from the Death Penalty – Lessons from national experiences”, 3 July 2012, UN Headquarters, New York
03-07-2012

Message of the UN Secretary-General to Human Rights Film Festival in New York
Message of the UN Secretary-General to Human Rights Film Festival, delivered at the screening of “Call Me Kuchu” by Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Šimonović, New York, 28 June 2012
29-06-2012

Statement by the High Commissioner for Human Rights at Security Council on Protection of Civilians
Statement by Navanethem Pillay, High Commissioner for Human Rights, at the Open Debate of the Security Council on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflicts, delivered by Ivan Šimonović, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, 25 June 2012, New York
25-06-2012

Protection of civilians
Navi Pillay address to the UN Security Council debate on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict. Pillay highlights key examples from specific country situations to illustrate practical ways in which the protection of civilians can be strengthened.
25-06-2012

Statement by Mr. Ivan Šimonović, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, to ECOSOC
Statement by Mr. Ivan Šimonović, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, to ECOSOC on treaty body strengthening, New York, 8 June 2012
08-06-2012

Pillay / Syria
Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Šimonović addresses the UN General Assembly on the human rights situation in Syria, urging a peaceful resolution to the violence.
07-06-2012

Commemorating 5th anniversary of UN Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Statement by Ivan Šimonović, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, on 5th anniversary of UN Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples
17-05-2012

Consultations for States Parties on Treaty Body Strengthening, New York, 3 April 2012
Closing remarks by Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ivan Šimonović at the Consultations for States Parties on Treaty Body Strengthening, New York, 3 April 2012
04-04-2012

Panel Event “The Rights of Victims of Terrorism”, 2 April 2012, United Nations, New York
Remarks by Ivan Šimonović, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights at the Panel Event “The Rights of Victims of Terrorism”, 2 April 2012, United Nations, New York
03-04-2012

Statement of the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ivan Šimonović
Statement of the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ivan Šimonović, at the 29th Annual Social Work Day on “Human Rights and the Global Agenda”, 26 March 2012, United Nations, New York
26-03-2012

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