Adopts Eight Other Texts, including on Accountability in Sri Lanka The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted 12 resolutions, in which it extended, for a period of three years, the mandates of the Special Rapporteurs on human rights defenders, on minority issues, and on adequate housing, as…

The Human Rights Council this morning held separate interactive dialogues on an oral update of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Ukraine, and on the report of the High Commissioner on the situation of human rights and the activities of the…

The Human Rights Committee this morning continued its discussion on draft General Comment No. 36 on Article 6 on the right to life of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. It adopted the amended paragraphs 37, 41, 42, 46 and 48 in a first reading, and considered paragraphs 49,…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of the Republic of Moldova on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Introducing the report, Anastasia Oceretnii, Deputy Minister of Labour,…

The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held separate interactive dialogues on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Sri Lanka under its agenda item on technical assistance and capacity building. Andrew Gilmour, Assistant Secretary-General for…

Starts General Debate on the Reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard Kate Gilmore, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, presenting country reports by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and by…

44th meeting of Gali Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism Russian verisonOn 21 March 2017, the Office of the United Nations Representative to the Geneva International Discussions (UNRGID) organized and chaired the 44th meeting of the Gali joint Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning held its first public plenary under the Presidency of Senegal. Youssoupha Ndiaye, First Secretary at the Permanent Mission of Senegal to the United Nations Office at Geneva, speaking on behalf of the Senegalese Presidency, explained that the…

The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on its agenda item on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance, follow-up to and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. During the discussion, speakers…

The Human Rights Council during its midday meeting held separate interactive dialogues with the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Central African Republic, Marie-Thérèse Keita Bocoum, and with the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Mali,…