The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon met separately with representatives of non-governmental organizations, with national human rights institutions and then with other organizations to hear information on the situation of women in the Philippines, Myanmar…

GENEVA (01 July 2016) - The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, fully endorses the statement (here below) of the UN Under- Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Stephen O’Brien. Mr. de Mistura is grateful to Mr. Yacoub El Hillo’…

Adopts Seven Other Texts, Including Condemning Measures to Prevent Access to Information on the Internet, Impact of Arms Transfers on Human Rights, and on Human Rights of Migrants in the context of Large Movements The Human Rights Council this morning adopted nine texts in which it extended the…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by spokespersons of the Human Rights Council, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration, the…

Adopts 14 Texts, including on Syria and Ukraine, Extends Mandates on Eritrea, Belarus, Côte d’Ivoire and Freedom of Assembly The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted 14 texts, including a resolution in which it urged States to create and maintain, in law and in practice, a safe and…

Creates a New Mandate on Protection against Violence and Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity The Human Rights Council suspended its thirty-second regular session this evening after adopting 33 resolutions and one decision on a wide array of issues. The Council also…

Bentley DeVere Gibbs, the new Permanent Representative of Barbados to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Gibbs had served for five years as the…

Hears Presentations on the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights’ Technical Assistance Programmes and from the Board of Trustees of the Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation The Human Rights Council this morning heard presentations on technical assistance and capacity building in…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning held a discussion on the draft programme of work put forward by the Polish Presidency, which was based on the proposal by the United Kingdom from 19 February. The Conference did not adopt the draft programme after the…

The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Argentina on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Presenting the report, Leandro Despouy, Ambassador, Special Representative…