The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive clustered dialogue on the joint report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, and the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions on practical recommendations…

Abdelouhab Derbal, the new Permanent Observer of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his letter of nomination to Michael Møller, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Derbal, an…

Tudor Ulianovschi, the new Permanent Representative of the Republic of Moldova to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Mr. Ulianovschi will be accredited as Ambassador of the Republic of…

Concludes Interactive Dialogue on Foreign Debt and on the Right to Food, Hears Statements in Observance of International Women’s Day The Human Rights Council today held a clustered interactive dialogue with Marta Santos Pais, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against…

The Conference on Disarmament held a public plenary session this morning, in which it observed International Women’s Day and heard from a number of delegations on proposed draft programmes of work and the adoption of the Security Council resolution 2270. Ambassador Steffen Kongstad of Norway,…

The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the initial report of South Africa on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The report was presented by Susan Shabangu, Minister in the Presidency Responsible for Women, and…

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Tunisia on how that country implements the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. Presenting the report, Kamel Jendoubi, Minister…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director, a.i, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by spokespersons of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office of the Special Envoy for Syria, the Office for the…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a clustered interactive dialogue with Juan Ernesto Mendez, Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, and Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child…

The Human Rights Committee this morning opened its one hundred and sixteenth session, hearing an address by Ibrahim Salama, Director of the Human Rights Treaties Division of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Committee adopted its agenda and programme…