Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Tunisia, Bulgaria, Republic of Congo, Pakistan, Turkey, Suriname, Finland, Croatia and Montenegro The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has concluded its three-week seventy-fourth session, making public its concluding observations…

The newest United Nations human rights treaty body, the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, today concluded its first session, which was held from 23 to 27 February at the Palais des Nations. At the end of the session, the Committee adopted its first declaration, in which it,…

The Human Rights Council will hold its tenth regular session from 2 to 27 March 2009 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The session will start off with a high-level segment from 2 to 4 March when dozens of senior dignitaries will address the Council on their countries’ efforts to promote and…

The Human Rights Council concluded it tenth Special Session today after adopting a resolution on the impact of the global economic and financial crises on the universal realization and effective enjoyment of human rights in which it stressed that global economic and financial crises did not…

The Human Rights Council will hold a Special Session on Friday, 20 February on the impact of the global economic and financial crises on the universal realization and effective enjoyment of human rights. The session will take place in Room XVII of the Palais des Nations and will begin at 10 a.m.…

Issues Statements on Gaza and International Financial Crisis; Adopts Conclusions on Reports of Dominica, Armenia, Haiti, Cameroon, Libya, Germany, Guatemala and Rwanda The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon concluded its forty-third session, adopting…

Issues Conclusions on Reports of Malawi, Chad, Netherlands, Republic of Moldova, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Maldives and Tunisia The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its fiftieth session, issuing its conclusions and recommendations on…

The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee this afternoon concluded its second session during which it adopted by consensus seven recommendations to the Human Rights Council. Among the recommendations adopted, the Advisory Committee recommends that the Council encourage the Committee to continue…

The United Nations Compensation Commission has made available today a total of $ 460,788,467.00 to two Governments for distribution to 12 successful claimants. Payment is being made in respect of 5 claims in category E (claims of corporations and public sector enterprises) and 7 claims in category…

Next Group of 16 Countries To Be Reviewed During Fourth Session of Universal Periodic Review Working Group from 2 to 13 February The fourth session of the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review Working Group will be held in Geneva from 2 to 13 February during which the next group of 16…