The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Australia, Georgia and Saint Lucia. John Paton Quin, Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said that Australia had carefully considered the recommendations…

The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Costa Rica on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Alejandro Solano, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs said that Costa Rica had been the first…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning held its last meeting under the Presidency of Norway. Several delegations took the floor to praise the efforts by Norway to try to find a way to break the long-lasting deadlock of the Conference and to express dismay that no progress had been achieved.…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a panel discussion aimed at examining the human rights dimensions of preventing and countering violent extremism, pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 30/15. Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, in a video message, said that…

The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Slovenia on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The report was presented by Tina Brecelj, Deputy Minister of Justice, who said that some of the…

The Human Rights Council today adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Micronesia, Lebanon, Mauritania and Nauru. Jane J. Chigiyal, Permanent Representative of Micronesia to the United Nations, said that the Government of Micronesia had accepted 63 out of 95 recommendations,…

The Human Rights Council this morning held a general debate on human rights bodies and mechanisms after hearing a presentation of the annual report of the Forum on Minority Issues by Rita Izsak, Special Rapporteur on minority issues, and a presentation of the report of the Annual Meeting of Special…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Rwanda, Nepal, and Austria. Johnston Busingye, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Rwanda, said that the Universal Periodic Review process presented an opportunity for Rwanda to conduct a self-…

The Human Rights Council this evening held an interactive dialogue with Rita Izsák, the Special Rapporteur on minority issues. In her presentation, Ms. Izsák noted that discrimination based on caste was a global phenomenon that affected over a quarter of a billion people in Asia, Africa, the Middle…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning discussed merits of the four proposals on a draft programme of work, which had been put forward by the United States, the United Kingdom, Nigeria and the Russian Federation. Algeria pleaded with nuclear weapons States to uphold their commitments towards…