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

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today examined the sixth periodic report of Germany on measures taken to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Presenting the report of Germany, Björn Böhning, Permanent State Secretary…

The Human Right Council this afternoon held its annual discussion on the integration of a gender perspective throughout the work of the Human Rights Council and that of its mechanisms, with a focus on gender integration and human rights investigations: strengthening a victim-centred approach. In…

Le Mali indique ne pas être en mesure de présenter son rapport au cours de la présente session The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon heard from civil society organizations from Argentina, Mali and Germany, whose reports the Committee will consider this week. On…

The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on the Universal Periodic Review. During the debate, speakers noted that the Universal Periodic Review was a peer review process that encouraged an open and constructive exchange, and contributed to an enabling environment for…

Holds General Debate on the Human Rights Situation in Palestine and Other Occupied Arab Territories, and Begins General Debate on the Follow-up to and Implementation of the Vienna Declaration The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting held an interactive dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this morning opened its sixty-fourth session in Geneva, hearing a statement by Peggy Hicks, Director of the Thematic Engagement, Special Procedures and Right to Development Division of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human…

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Canada, Cuba and the Russian Federation. Rosemary McCarney, Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said that Canada viewed the Universal Periodic Review as an important tool…

Hears Presentation of a Report by the Inter-Governmental Working Group on a Declaration on the Rights of Peasants The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting heard the presentation of a report by the Intergovernmental Working Group on a United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined third to sixth periodic reports of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Alounkeo Kittikhoun, Minister to the Prime…