Le Conseil des droits de l’homme a tenu, ce matin, un dialogue de haut niveau devant lui permettre d’évaluer l’évolution de la situation des droits de l’homme sur le terrain en République centrafricaine. Il a ensuite entamé son dialogue avec la Mission indépendante d’établissement des faits…

  Suphatra Srimaitreephithak, the new Permanent Representative of Thailand to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Srimaitreephithak had…

  Human Rights Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue on Cambodia   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue on the report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on technical assistance and capacity building for South Sudan, and an interactive dialogue…

  The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Greece on how it implements the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, with Committee Experts asking about detention and…

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

  Ce matin, le Conseil des droits de l’homme a tenu un dialogue renforcé sur la situation des droits de l’homme en République démocratique du Congo, sur la base de la mise à jour orale de la Haute-Commissaire concernant la situation des droits de l'homme dans ce pays et de la mise à jour…

  The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued its general debate on its agenda item nine on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance, follow-up to and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. In the discussion, some speakers…

  The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families this morning opened its thirty-fourth session, hearing an address by Mahamane Cisse-Gouro, Director, Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division Branch at the Office of the High…

  À l’occasion de la célébration de la Journée internationale pour l’élimination de la discrimination raciale (officiellement célébrée le 21 mars de chaque année), le Conseil des droits de l’homme a tenu ce matin un débat qui avait pour thème : « Des voix pour agir contre le racisme ». Il a…

  Holds minute of silence for all victims of the conflict in Ukraine   The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this morning opened its twenty-second session, during which it will examine the initial reports of Greece and Niger on their implementation of the provisions of the…