Elects New Chairperson and Bureau, Swears in Three New Members The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this morning opened its sixtieth session, electing Maria Virginia Bras Gomes as its Chairperson, and swearing in three new Committee members. The Committee also elected three Vice-…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon met with representatives of non-governmental organizations and a national human rights institution to hear information on the situation of women in Germany, Sri Lanka, Rwanda and Micronesia, whose reports will be…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director, United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing attended by spokespersons for the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria, the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Meteorological…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined eighth and ninth periodic reports of El Salvador on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Introducing the…

The Conference on Disarmament today adopted a draft decision put forward by the President of the Conference to establish a working group on the way ahead, contained in the document CD/WP.599/Rev.1, as orally revised. Mexico had great concerns about the proposal, as it appeared that the…

The eighteenth session of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee will take place from 20 to 24 February 2017 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. During the session, the Committee will continue its discussions on thematic studies requested by the Council, including on…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the sixth periodic report of Jordan on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Saja Majali, Permanent Representative of Jordan to the…

THIRTY-FOURTH SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCILGeneva, Switzerland, 27 February-24 March 2017Media accreditation Media accreditations for the thirty-fourth session of the Human Rights Council are now officially open. Important: journalists who attended previous sessions of the Human Rights…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined sixth and seventh periodic reports of Ireland, submitted under the simplified reporting procedure, on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director, United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing attended by the spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Syria Christophe Boulierac, for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), said…