The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with Suliman Baldo, the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Mali, under its technical assistance and capacity building agenda item. Mr. Baldo said that during his most recent visit to Mali, he had noticed…

The Human Rights Council this morning held a general debate on the situation of human rights in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories, after hearing the presentation of reports by the Secretary-General, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the Office of the High Commissioner for…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance, after hearing the presentation of reports by the Ad Hoc Committee on the Elaboration of Complementary Standards to the International Convention on the…

The Human Rights Committee today concluded the examination of the sixth periodic report of Hungary during which it reviewed efforts to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Presenting the report, Péter Szijjártó, Minister for Foreign Affairs and…

The Human Rights Council this evening held an enhanced dialogue on the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo under its technical assistance and capacity building agenda item. Vojislav Šuc, President of the Human Rights Council, in opening remarks, said that the Council had…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded today the consideration of the initial report of the Central African Republic on measures taken to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Introducing the report, Flavien Mbata,…

The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held a general debate on the follow-up to and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action. During the debate, speakers identified the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action as vital to helping maintain democratic order.…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…

Swiss President of the Conference on Disarmament Urges Flexibility and Creativity in Establishing Subsidiary Bodies in her First Address to Member States The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard an update from the United Kingdom on steps taken to independently investigate the alleged use…

The Human Rights Council this morning held its annual debate on racial discrimination with a panel discussion focusing on promoting tolerance, inclusion, unity and respect for diversity in the context of combating racial discrimination. In his opening statement, Adam Abdelmoula, Director of the…