The Human Rights Committee this afternoon adopted its annual report covering its one hundred and thirty-second, one hundred and thirty-third and one hundred and thirty-fourth sessions. Duncan Laki Muhumuza, Committee Rapporteur, presented the draft annual report for the sessions. During…

  Hears the Presentation of Five Reports and Starts General Debate on Human Rights Bodies and Mechanisms   The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Thailand and Ireland. The Council then heard the presentation of five reports on the Forum…

  The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Eswatini, Antigua and Barbuda, and Trinidad and Tobago. Speaking on the Universal Periodic Review of Eswatini were Burkina Faso, Chad, Côte D’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Lesotho,…

  The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Papua New Guinea, Tajikistan and Tanzania. Speaking on the Universal Periodic Review of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines were Brazil, Cuba, Democratic…

  Le Conseil des droits de l'homme a adopté, ce matin, les documents finals résultant de l'Examen périodique universel (EPU) de la Hongrie, du Suriname, du Samoa et de la Grèce. Le document final issu de l'examen de chacun de ces pays est constitué du rapport du Groupe de travail chargé de l…

  Le Conseil des droits de l’homme a tenu, cet après-midi, avec le Rapporteur spécial sur les questions relatives aux minorités, M. Fernand de Varennes, un dialogue auquel de nombreuses délégations* ont pris part. Présentant son rapport, qui traite de « la prévention des conflits au travers…

  The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting concluded its general debate on agenda item four on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention, after hearing from speakers who raised a range of different topics, including the politicisation of the Council and that country-…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of theUnited Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Food Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the World Health Organization, the…

  The Conference on Disarmament this morning held its first plenary meeting under the Presidency of Cuba, hearing a statement by Gerardo Peñalver Portal, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, as well as statements by other Member States. Gerardo Peñalver Portal, First Deputy…

  Sur la base d’un rapport du Secrétaire général donnant un aperçu des répercussions de la pandémie de COVID-19 sur les droits économiques, sociaux et culturels, ainsi que des mesures sans précédent adoptées par les États pour atténuer ces répercussions, le Conseil a tenu, ce matin, une…