The Human Rights Council during its midday meeting continued with its high-level segment, hearing addresses from dignitaries from 18 countries, who spoke about human rights violations across the world and the deterioration of respect for human rights, the Council’s role in promoting human rights…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held its annual high-level panel discussion on human rights mainstreaming, with a focus on human rights in the light of multilateralism: opportunities, challenges and the way forward. Opening the session, Coly Seck, President of the Human Rights Council, said…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this morning held a half-day general discussion on trafficking in women and girls in the context of global migration. In her introductory remarks, Hilary Gbedemah, Committee Chairperson, said that over 111 written submissions and…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the sixth periodic report of Bulgaria on its efforts to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Introducing the report, Yuri Sterk, Deputy Minister for Foreign…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon reviewed the situation of Rohingya women and girls in northern Rakhine state, based on a report submitted by Myanmar under the exceptional reporting procedure. Introducing the report, Win Myat Aye, Union Minister for…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of Press and External Relations Section 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 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights,…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the eighth periodic report of Ethiopia on the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Hilary Gbedemah, Committee Chairperson, said that the delegation of…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the fourth periodic report of Cameroon on its efforts to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Introducing the report, Lejeune Mbella Mbella, Minister of…

The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its fortieth regular session from 25 February to 22 March 2019 in the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The session will open at 9 a.m. on Monday, 25 February under the presidency of Ambassador Coly…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the third periodic report of Estonia on its efforts to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Introducing the report, Sten Andreas Ehrlich, Deputy Secretary…