Hears Address by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Marshall Islands The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued its general debate on the promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development. At the…

Adopts Concluding Observations on the Reports of Estonia, Cameroon, Bulgaria, Mauritius, and Kazakhstan The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon closed its sixty-fifth session during which it reviewed the reports of Estonia, Cameroon, Bulgaria, Mauritius, and…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Environment Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency and the World Health Organization.…

The Human Rights Committee today concluded its review of the second periodic report of Angola on measures taken to implement the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Introducing the report, Francisco Queiroz, Minister of Justice and Human Rights of Angola, said that during the 15…

The Conference on Disarmament today discussed, in an informal setting, the revised draft decision on the establishment of subsidiary bodies and special coordinators. The President of the Conference, Ambassador Aidan Liddle of the United Kingdom, thanked all the delegations for their contributions,…

The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Niger on measures taken to implement the obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Marou Amadou, Minister of Justice of Niger, introduced the report, which covered the…

Starts Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with Amina Mohammed, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General. The Council then started an interactive dialogue with the United Nations High Commissioner for…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued its interactive dialogue with United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on her annual report and oral update, which addressed numerous human rights challenges across the world, particularly the growth of inequality. The…

Council Continues its Interactive Clustered Dialogue on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and of Persons with Albinism Human Rights Council this morning heard the presentation of the annual report and oral update by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet.…

Concludes Clustered Interactive Dialogue on Persons with Disabilities and Persons with Albinism The Human Rights Council this afternoon held its annual interactive debate on the rights of people with disabilities, with a focus on article 26 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with…