The Conference on Disarmament this morning held its first plenary meeting under the presidency of Tunisia. It also heard an address by Karin Kneissl, Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs of Austria, followed by interventions from several members of the Conference. In his…

The Human Rights Council this morning held a clustered interactive dialogue with Anita Ramasastry, Chair of the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, and with Diego García-Sayán, the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges…

Deputy High Commissioner Presents 14 Thematic Reports by the Secretary-General, and by the High Commissioner for Human Rights and his Office The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting heard United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Kate Gilmore present thematic reports by the…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with Miklós Haraszti, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus, after he presented his report. Mr. Haraszti said that in the past six years, Belarus had failed to bring any substantive change; heavy…

The Human Rights Council this morning held the second part of its annual full-day discussion on the human rights of women with a panel focusing on advancing women’s rights in the economic sphere through access and participation in information and communication technologies. The first part of the…

The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held a clustered interactive dialogue with Philip Alston, Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, and Cecilia Jimenez-Damary, Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons. The Council also heard a statement by…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning held its last plenary meeting under the presidency of Syria. In his opening statement, Hussam Edin Aala, Permanent Representative of Syria and President of the Conference on Disarmament, said that the informal and bilateral consultations on a draft…

The Human Rights Council this morning held a clustered interactive dialogue with Ivana Radačić, Chair-Rapporteur of the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice, and with Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons. The Council…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held the first part of its annual full-day discussion on the human rights of women, focusing on the impact of violence against women human rights defenders and women’s organizations in digital spaces. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner…

The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held a clustered interactive dialogue with Dubravka Šimonović, Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, and Felipe González Morales, Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants. Ms. Šimonović said that the…