The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard statements by Ambassador Anthony Andanje of Kenya, the incoming President of the Conference, as well as Kenya, Ukraine, South Africa, Russia, Turkey and United States. Ambassador Anthony Andanje of Kenya, the incoming President of the Conference,...

Hears Address by High-level Dignitary from Mauritania and Concludes General Debate on 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, followed by a general debate on the Vienna...

The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting today heard the presentation of reports of the Social Forum, the Working Group on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas, and the Forum on Business and Human Rights. The Council then held a general debate on its subsidiary...

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a panel discussion on preventing and eliminating child, early and forced marriage. Flavia Pansieri, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, opening the discussion, said that the existing abusive practices could not be characterised as “marriages”. If...

Hears Address by Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Portugal The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on human rights situations that require the attention of the Council, and heard an address by Luis Campos Ferreira, Secretary of State for Foreign...

The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting today adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Eritrea, Cyprus, the Dominican Republic and Viet Nam. Tesfamicael Gerahtu, Ambassador of Eritrea to the United Kingdom, said that the decision to ratify a number of international...

The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued its general debate on human rights situations requiring the Council’s attention. In the general debate, speakers raised allegations of human rights violations in countries and regions around the world and reiterated the Council’s responsibility to...

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Vanuatu, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the Comoros, and Slovakia. Jenny Tevi, Senior Desk Officer, Treaties and Conventions Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation...

The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Uruguay and Yemen. Ricardo Gonzalez, Director-General of Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay, believed the Universal Periodic Review was probably the most significant step forward...

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of New Zealand, Afghanistan and Chile. Amanda Ellis, Permanent Representative of New Zealand to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said that the Universal Periodic Review had allowed it to take stock of...