The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a clustered interactive dialogue with Catalina Devandas Aguilar, Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, and Ikponwosa Ero, Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism. Ms. Devandas Aguilar said…

Kinga Singye, the new Permanent Representative of Bhutan 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. Singye held a number of posts at the Ministry of…

The Human Rights Council this morning held a panel discussion on the relationship between climate change and the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health. Choi Kyonglim, President of the Human Rights Council, said that in its resolution 29/15 on human rights and…

The Human Rights Council held today a clustered interactive dialogue with John Knox, Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, and Leilani Farha, Special Rapporteur on adequate housing. Mr. Knox said his report focused on two aspects of his mandate, namely on clarifying the human…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a clustered interactive dialogue with Adama Dieng, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the prevention of genocide, and Michel Forst, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders. Mr. Dieng addressed the progress made on the…

Hears from Dignitaries from Colombia, Canada, Kazakhstan, Republic of Korea, Venezuela, Japan, New Zealand, Italy and Spain The Conference on Disarmament this morning concluded the High-Level Segment of its 2016 session after hearing statements by dignitaries from Colombia, Canada, Kazakhstan,…

Carla Maria Rodriguez Mancia, the new Permanent Representative of Guatemala to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Rodriguez Mancia had been…

Hears Statements from 29 Dignitaries The Human Rights Council today concluded its High-Level Segment after hearing statements from 29 dignitaries. Lundeg Purevsuren, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, said that during its membership in the Human Rights Council, Mongolia would focus on…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held its General Segment. Speakers disapproved of and discouraged the elevation of some rights above others, and the obvious self-interest displayed by some States in advancing their own agendas at the Human Rights Council. They said the Council’s agenda was…

The Conference on Disarmament continued its High-Level Segment this morning, hearing statements by the Minister of Foreign Trade and Development of Finland, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, the Vice Minister for…