The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered the initial report of the Russian Federation under the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. Presenting the report, Igor Zubov, Deputy Minister at…

The Human Rights Council this morning opened a special session on “the deteriorating human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem,” in which it heard addresses by Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Micheal Lynk,…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration, the Office of the High Commissioner…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered the combined second and third periodic report of Montenegro on its implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Presenting the report, Goran Kuševija, Director General for Social and Child Protection, Ministry…

56th meeting of the Gali Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism Russian version On 18 May 2018, the 56th meeting of the joint Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) chaired by the United Nations was held in Gali town with the participation of Georgian, Russian, Abkhaz and EUMM (…

Adopts Concluding Recommendations on Reports of Belarus, Czech Republic, Norway, Qatar, Senegal and Tajikistan The Committee against Torture today concluded its sixty-third session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Belarus, Czech Republic, Norway,…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its special session on the deteriorating human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, by adopting a resolution in which it decided to dispatch an independent, international commission of inquiry to…

Decides to Dispatch an Independent, International Commission of Inquiry to Investigate Human Rights Violations in the Context of Large-Scale Civilian Protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted a resolution in which it decided to dispatch an…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning considered the initial report of Algeria on its implementation of the provisions of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict. Presenting the report, Toufik Djouama,…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth to seventh periodic report of Angola under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and its initial reports under the Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict, and the…