Concludes General Debate on the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action The Human Rights Council this morning held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent. It also concluded its general debate on the follow-up to and implementation of…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Russia on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Alexey Cherkasov, Deputy Minister of Labour and…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Cyprus under the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict.Christos Malikkides, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of…

The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held a general debate on follow-up to and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action. In the general debate, speakers underlined that the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action bore testimony to the power of…

Concludes General Debate on the Universal Periodic Review The Human Rights Council this morning held a general debate on the human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories. It also concluded the general debate on the Universal Periodic Review. The Council started the…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Guinea under the Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict and the initial report under the Optional Protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a panel discussion on the impact of multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination and violence in the context of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance on the full enjoyment of all human rights by women and girls. In…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today heard from the national human rights institution and non-governmental organizations on the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the Russian Federation, whose report the Committee…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its general debate on human rights bodies and mechanisms and started its general debate on the Universal Periodic Review. In the general debate on human rights bodies and mechanisms, many delegations were deeply concerned by the growing…

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of the Philippines, Algeria and Poland. Evan P. Garcia, Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said the Philippines had noted recommendations referring to…