The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its review of the initial report of Norway on the measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Presenting the report, Jan-Christian Kolstø, State Secretary at the…

Adopts 12 Resolutions The Human Rights Council this morning adopted 12 resolutions in which it, among other actions, decided to extend the mandates of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism for a period of three…

Appoints Four Members of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted five resolutions in which it, among other actions, extended the mandates of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Mali for one year, and of the…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, the United Nations…

Extends Eight Country Mandates including on Myanmar, Islamic Republic of Iran, South Sudan, and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; Renews Mandates on the Right to Food, Freedom of Religion or Belief, and Human Rights while Countering Terrorism; and Appoints Members of the Expert Mechanism on…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its review of the initial report of Vanuatu on the measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Dorosday Kenneth Watson, Director of the Department of Women’s Affairs…

Extends Mandates of the Special Rapporteurs on the Right to Food and on Freedom of Religion or Belief The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted 12 resolutions in which it, among other actions, decided to extend the mandates of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food and of the Special…

The Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons’ Group of Governmental Experts on emerging technologies in the area of lethal autonomous weapons systems will meet in Geneva from 25 to 29 March 2019. The Fifth Review Conference of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional…

Concludes General Debate on the Annual Report of the High Commissioner and Reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General The Human Rights Council this morning held a general debate on technical assistance and capacity building, after hearing the presentation of…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its review of the initial report of Saudi Arabia on the measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Introducing the report, Bandar Aliaban, President of the Human…