The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon heard from civil society organizations from Colombia, the Republic of Korea and the Republic of Moldova, whose reports the Committee will consider this week. In Colombia, civil society organizations highlighted the issue of…

The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on the promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development. The general debate started on Friday, 15 September and a summary can be found…

The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held an interactive dialogue with the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria. Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, Chairperson of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria, said that civilians continued to be deliberately…

The Conference on Disarmament has concluded its 2017 session, which was held from 23 January to 31 March; 15 May to 30 June; and 31 July to 15 September 2017. During the session, the Presidency of the Conference was successively assumed by Romania, Russian Federation, Senegal, Slovakia,…

The Human Rights Council this morning held its annual discussion on the integration of a gender perspective throughout the work of the Human Rights Council and that of its mechanisms. The theme of the discussion was “the Universal Periodic Review and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable…

Adopts Concluding Observations on the reports of Lithuania and Gabon The Committee on Enforced Disappearances closed its thirteenth session this afternoon after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Lithuania and Gabon, whose reports were considered during the session. It also…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Denmark on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Introducing the report, Carsten Staur, Permanent Representative of Denmark to the United Nations Office at…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, United Nations Office at Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the International Organization for Migration, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the…

Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development The Human Rights Council this afternoon started its general debate on the promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined third to fifth periodic report of Tajikistan under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and its initial reports under two Optional Protocols to the Convention, on the sale of children, child…