The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the eighth to ninth periodic reports of Uruguay on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Introducing the report, Ricardo González…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the seventh periodic report of Turkey on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Gülser Ustaoğlu, General Director on the Status of Women…

The Human Rights Committee continued this morning its discussion on the draft General Comment to Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, on the right to life. It adopted, in the first reading, paragraphs 14 to 22, out of the total of 67, and began discussing the…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the briefing attended by spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Migration, and the…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the fourth periodic report of Albania on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Merita Xhafaj, General Director, Department of Social…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon met with representatives of non-governmental organizations and the national human rights institutions to hear information on the situations of women in Albania, Turkey, Uruguay, Mali, and Trinidad and Tobago, whose…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, chaired the briefing attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme and the World Trade Organization.South Sudan: Grim Situation on…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its thirty-second regular session, which had been suspended on 1 July, after confirming the appointment of five mandate holders and adopting the report of the session. Choi Kyong-Lim, President of the Council, said that the Office of Legal Affairs…

Creates a New Mandate on Protection against Violence and Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its thirty-second regular session after confirming the appointment of five mandate holders and adopting the report of the…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined seventh and eighth periodic reports of France on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Laurence Rossignol, Minister of the…