The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the second periodic report of Indonesia, with Committee Experts commending the State for its recent successful general elections, while raising questions on the country’s job creation law and religious freedoms.…

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Burkina Faso on additional information submitted under article 29 (4) of the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.  Committee Experts…

The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its fifty-fifth regular session from 26 February to 5 April 2024 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, starting with its high-level segment from 26 February to 28 February, when dignitaries representing more than 110 Member States will address the…

 Le Comité des droits économiques, sociaux et culturels a examiné, hier après-midi et cet après-midi, le rapport présenté par l’Iraq au titre du Pacte international relatif aux droits économiques, sociaux et culturels.Au cours du dialogue noué entre les experts membres du Comité et la…

Le 20 février 2024, marque la Journée mondiale de la justice sociale, une occasion propice à la réflexion et à l'action pour promouvoir l'égalité, la diversité et l'inclusion à travers le monde. À cette occasion, le podcast ONU Info Genève a reçu Ronny Turiaf, ancien champion de la NBA (National…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired a hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Development Programme, and the…

Le Comité des disparitions forcées a examiné, hier après-midi et ce matin, le rapport initial du Cambodge sur la mise en œuvre par ce pays des dispositions de la Convention internationale pour la protection de toutes les personnes contre les disparitions forcées.Au cours du dialogue noué entre…

 FIFTY-FIFTH SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Geneva, Switzerland, 26 February-5 April 2024 The fifty-fifth session of the Human Rights Council will begin on Monday 26 February 2024 at the United Nations’ Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. Journalists who have…

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this morning opened its twenty-sixth session, during which it will examine the reports of Cambodia, Burkina Faso and Honduras on their implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today closed its eighty-seventh session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of the Central African Republic, Djibouti, Greece, Italy, Niger, Oman, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.The concluding observations adopted by…