GENEVA (Issued as received) - The participants in the thirty-sixth round of the Geneva International Discussions have just completed their work. In Working Group I dealing with security issues, the participants discussed extensively the fatal incident, which occurred in Khurcha on May 19. In this…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right to health and the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons. In his concluding remarks, Dainius Puras, Special Rapporteur on the right to health, said that traditions…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon started its clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers and the Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity. Monica Pinto, Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and…

GENEVA (Issued as received)-- The President of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Choi Kyonglim (Republic of Korea), announced today the appointment of Ms. Yasmin Sooka (South Africa), Mr. Kenneth R. Scott (USA) and Mr. Godfrey M. Musila (Kenya), to serve as the three members of the Commission on…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning held a discussion on the first four items on its agenda: cessation of the nuclear arms race and nuclear disarmament; prevention of nuclear war, including all related matters; prevention of an arms race in outer space; and effective international…

Council Appoints Members of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on the High Commissioner’s update. The President of the Council also announced the appointment of members of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this morning concluded consideration of the combined second to fourth periodic report of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Introducing the report, Ibrahim Ibrahimi, Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Policy of the former Yugoslav…

Ahmad Fawzi, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by spokespersons of the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human…

The Human Rights Council today held a clustered interactive dialogue with François Crépeau, Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, and with Philip Alston, Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. Mr. Crépeau presented his report on the impact of bilateral and…

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Eritrea also Addresses the Council The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard a presentation by the Special Rapporteur on the right to health, who was joined by the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, and the…