The Human Rights Council this morning held the first part of its annual full-day meeting on the rights of the child, with a panel discussion which focused on children in humanitarian situations. In his opening statement, Vojislav Šuc, President of the Human Rights Council, said the objective…

Lundeg Purevsuren, the new Permanent Representative of Mongolia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Purevsuren had been serving as the Foreign…

Concludes Dialogue with Experts on Transitional Justice and on the Prevention of Genocide The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment, John Knox, and with…

Concludes Clustered Interactive Dialogue on the Protection of Human Rights while Countering Terrorism and on Cultural Rights The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with Ahmed Shaheed, the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief. Presenting his report, Mr.…

The Human Rights Council this morning decided to hold an urgent debate on the situation in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta at 3 p.m. today by a vote of 25 in favour, 4 against, with 8 abstentions. Opening the meeting, Vojislav Šuc, President of the Human Rights Council, said a request for the proposal…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives for the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the United Nations Office, Geneva, the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the…

The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting started its interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence, Pablo de Greiff, and the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the prevention of genocide, Adama…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an urgent debate on the situation in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta. In his opening statement, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said for half a decade, the people of Eastern Ghouta had been under siege. They had endured…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined initial to third periodic reports of the Marshall Islands on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Introducing the reports…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon began a clustered interactive dialogue with Fionnuala Ni Aolain, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights while countering terrorism, and with Karima Bennoune, Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights. Presenting her…