UN Human Rights Counsil 16th Session
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The Human Rights Council is an inter-governmental body within the UN system made up of 47 States responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights around the globe. The Council was created by the UN General Assembly on 15 March 2006 with the main purpose of addressing situations of human rights violations and make recommendations on them.
The Broken Chair is a monumental sculpture in wood by the Swiss artist Daniel Berset, constructed by ...
The Broken Chair is a monumental sculpture in wood by the Swiss artist Daniel Berset, constructed by ...
This is the Place des Nations, in the center of many International Organizations Head-Quarters, such ...
This park is situated on the left bank of Lake Geneva, near many international organisations, such as...
The Palais Wilson in Geneva, Switzerland, is the current headquarters of the Office of the United Nat...
Some 287,000 visitors have passed through the halls of Palexpo since the 80th Geneva International Mo...
This is a view of the trains platforms at the Cornavin Station. It's an important stop of the TGV (Hi...
This is a view of one of the "embarcaderos" on the northern bank of Lake Geneva, just next to the bes...
Europe is generally agreed to be the birthplace of western culture, including such legendary innovations as the democratic nation-state, football and tomato sauce.
The word Europe comes from the Greek goddess Europa, who was kidnapped by Zeus and plunked down on the island of Crete. Europa gradually changed from referring to mainland Greece until it extended finally to include Norway and Russia.
Don't be confused that Europe is called a continent without looking like an island, the way the other continents do. It's okay. The Ural mountains have steadily been there to divide Europe from Asia for the last 250 million years. Russia technically inhabits "Eurasia".
Europe is presently uniting into one political and economic zone with a common currency called the Euro. The European Union originated in 1993 and is now composed of 27 member states. Its headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium.
Do not confuse the EU with the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states and dates to 1949. These two bodies share the same flag, national anthem, and mission of integrating Europe. The headquarters of the Council are located in Strasbourg, France, and it is most famous for its European Court of Human Rights.
In spite of these two bodies, there is still no single Constitution or set of laws applying to all the countries of Europe. Debate rages over the role of the EU in regards to national sovereignty. As of January 2009, the Lisbon Treaty is the closest thing to a European Constitution, yet it has not been approved by all the EU states.
Text by Steve Smith.
