Holds Minute of Silence in Honour of Victims of Attacks on Two Mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a debate on the mitigation and countering of rising nationalist populism and extreme supremacist ideologies, in accordance with resolution 73/262 of…

The Human Rights Council during a midday meeting held a general debate on the Universal Periodic Review. In the discussion, speakers said that the Universal Periodic Review was one of the great successes of the Council in ensuring the universal coverage of human rights. It was thanks to this…

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Belize, Chad, China and Malta. Raineldo Urbina, First Secretary at the Embassy of Belize in Brussels, said Belize had reviewed all 124 recommendations and accepted 100, which they considered aligned with…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded the consideration of the initial report of Rwanda on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Alvera Mukabaramba, Minister of State for Social Affairs of Rwanda, introduced the report…

Human Rights Council MIDDAY 14 March 2019 The Human Rights Council during its midday meeting adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Mexico, Mauritius, Jordan and Malaysia. Christopher Ballinas Valdes, Director General for Human Rights and Democracy at the Ministry of…

The Conference on Disarmament today held its last plenary meeting under the Presidency of the United Kingdom during which it discussed the second revised draft decision on the establishment of subsidiary bodies and special coordinators. Due to lack of consensus, the Conference did not take action…

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Saudi Arabia, Senegal, the Congo and Nigeria. At the beginning of the meeting, Harald Aspelund, Vice President of the Human Rights Council, recalled that the implementation of recommendations made during the…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of the Central African Republic and Monaco. Léopold Ismael Samba, Permanent Representative of the Central African Republic to the United Nations Office at Geneva, recalled that the adoption of the Universal…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded the consideration of the initial report of Turkey on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Introducing the report, Ahmet Erdem, Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Services of…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded the consideration of the initial report of Niger on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Introducing the report, Amadou Aissata, Minister of Population of Niger, said that the…