Yesterday, I expressed my outrage at the reports of continued use of chemical weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic. I have also been closely following developments in the Security Council and regret that the Council has so far been unable to reach agreement on this issue. Today, I called the...

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Reports of El Salvador, Guatemala, Hungary, Lebanon and Norway The Human Rights Committee this afternoon concluded its one hundred and twenty-second session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of El...

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights closed its sixty-third session this afternoon after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Mexico, Niger, Central African Republic, Spain and New Zealand, as well as its annual report. The Committee’s...

Extends Six Country Mandates including on Syria and South Sudan; Renews Mandates on the Right to Privacy, on Human Rights and the Environment, on Cultural Rights, and on People with Albinism; and Decides to Hold a High-Level Panel on the Legacy of Nelson Mandela on 27 April 2018 The Human Rights...

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of Haiti, Nepal, Oman, Sudan, Slovenia, Seychelles and Russia The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon concluded its nineteenth session, during which it reviewed the initial reports of Haiti, Nepal, Oman...

Adopts Concluding Observations on the Reports of Chile, Fiji, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia and Suriname The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women concluded today its sixty-ninth session after adopting its concluding observations...

53rd meeting of the Gali Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism Russian Version On 27 February 2018, the 53rd meeting of the joint Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) was held in Gali town under the chairmanship United Nations, with the participation of Georgian, Russian,...

The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee, a body of 18 independent experts serving as a think-tank to the United Nations Human Rights Council, concluded today its twentieth session, held from 19 to 23 February at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. During the session, the Committee continued...

The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its thirty-seventh regular session from 26 February to 23 March 2018 in the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The session will open at 9 a.m. on Monday, 26 February under the presidency of...

The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee will hold its twentieth session from 19 to 23 February 2018 in the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Chamber (Room XX) at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. During the session, the Committee will continue its discussions on the integration of...