Hears from the Russian Federation, Belarus, Norway, Iran, the Holy See, Jordan, and Portugal   The Conference on Disarmament this morning continued its high-level segment, hearing statements by dignitaries from the Russian Federation, Belarus, Norway, Iran, the Holy See, Jordan, and…

  The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued its high-level segment, hearing addresses by 29 dignitaries who elaborated on their national efforts to promote and protect human rights and to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, and who also raised human rights violations in a number of…

  Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Human Rights Council (HRC), the World Food Programme (WFP), the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs…

  The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting continued its high-level segment, hearing addresses from 23 dignitaries, who spoke about their national efforts to promote and protect human rights, challenges facing the multilateral order, and human rights violations globally. Many…

  The Conference on Disarmament this morning continued its high-level segment, hearing statements by dignitaries from Slovakia, Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Republic of Korea, Greece, Malta, Moldova, Latvia, and Qatar. Speaking were Ivan Korčok, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of…

  Julia Imene-Chanduru, the new Permanent Representative of Namibia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Imene-Chanduru had been serving as…

  Les preuves empiriques existantes indiquent que la peine de mort est inefficace en tant que moyen de dissuasion contre la criminalité. C’est ce qu’ont souligné de nombreux intervenants lors du débat biennal de haut niveau sur la question de la peine de mort qu’a tenu ce matin le Conseil des…

  Álvaro Moerzinger Pagani, the new Permanent Representative of Uruguay to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Moerzinger Pagani had been…

  The Human Rights Council this afternoon held its annual high-level panel discussion on human rights mainstreaming, focusing on the state of play in the fight against racism and discrimination 20 years after the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Plan of Action, and the exacerbating…

  The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting continued its high-level segment, hearing addresses from 31 dignitaries. Some speakers noted that the pandemic was not only a health and economic crisis, but also a crisis for human rights. Vaccines had to be available to all with no…