The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with Aristide Nononsi, Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Sudan. It also started an interactive dialogue with Marie-Therese Keita-Bocoum, Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the…

Hears Address by the President of the Central African Republic The Human Rights Council during its midday meeting held an interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia and an interactive dialogue on the oral update of the High Commissioner for Human…

Dragana Filipović, the new Permanent Observer of the Council of Europe to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her letter of nomination to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Filipović served as…

The Human Rights Council at its midday meeting held a general debate on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. Speakers expressed concern at what they termed a world-wide rise in racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. They called for…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Cyprus under the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict.Christos Malikkides, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon opened its technical assistance and capacity building agenda item and held an interactive dialogue on the High Commissioner’s oral update on the situation of human rights in Ukraine. It also started an enhanced interactive dialogue on the situation…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Russia on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Alexey Cherkasov, Deputy Minister of Labour and…

Michele Zaccheo, Chief, of the Radio and Television Section, United Nations Information Service, United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the…

Concludes General Debate on the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action The Human Rights Council this morning held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent. It also concluded its general debate on the follow-up to and implementation of…

The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held a general debate on follow-up to and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action. In the general debate, speakers underlined that the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action bore testimony to the power of…