United Nations Secretary-General, President of the General Assembly, High Commissioner for Human Rights and Foreign Minister of Switzerland Address the Council The Human Rights Council this morning opened its fortieth regular session, hearing addresses by António Guterres, Secretary-General of…

President of Tunisia, Chairman of the African Union Commission, and the Prime Ministers of Yemen and Fiji Address the Council The Human Rights Council this morning began its high-level segment, hearing addresses from dignitaries from 14 countries, who spoke about national efforts to promote and…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this morning held a half-day general discussion on trafficking in women and girls in the context of global migration. In her introductory remarks, Hilary Gbedemah, Committee Chairperson, said that over 111 written submissions and…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the sixth periodic report of Bulgaria on its efforts to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Introducing the report, Yuri Sterk, Deputy Minister for Foreign…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon reviewed the situation of Rohingya women and girls in northern Rakhine state, based on a report submitted by Myanmar under the exceptional reporting procedure. Introducing the report, Win Myat Aye, Union Minister for…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the eighth periodic report of Ethiopia on the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Hilary Gbedemah, Committee Chairperson, said that the delegation of…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the fourth periodic report of Cameroon on its efforts to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Introducing the report, Lejeune Mbella Mbella, Minister of…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the third periodic report of Estonia on its efforts to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Introducing the report, Sten Andreas Ehrlich, Deputy Secretary…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today examined the combined fourth to seventh periodic reports of Antigua and Barbuda on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Samantha Nicole…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning held the first public plenary meeting under the presidency of the United Kingdom, discussing ideas on how the Conference might proceed with its work over the next four weeks. Presenting his ideas on moving the Conference forward, Aidan Liddle,…