United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein Address the Panel The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a panel discussion on human rights mainstreaming, focusing on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and human rights, with…

Mr. President, Members of the Security Council, 1. On behalf of the Secretary-General, I welcome the adoption – I hope soon, of a resolution, which will address the issue we worked on for long. We have come a long way since the first meeting of the International Syria Support Group in Vienna on 30…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its consideration of the combined second to fifth periodic report of Kenya on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Presenting the report, Stephen Ndung’u…

Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by spokespersons of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Organization for Migration, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the Anti-…

The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee today concluded its sixteenth session, which was held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva from 22 to 26 February 2016. The Advisory Committee, a body of 18 independent experts serving as a think-tank to the United Nations Human Rights Council, took action…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon held an informal meeting with States, exchanging views on simplified reporting procedures, time dedicated to country reviews, the San Jose Guidelines, communications and General Comments. Waleed Sadi, Chairperson of the Committee…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined seventh and eighth periodic reports of Tanzania on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Presenting the reports, Modest J…

The Secretary-General welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2268 by the Security Council, which endorsed the Joint Statement of the United States and the Russian Federation, as Co-Chairs of the ISSG, on the Cessation of Hostilities in Syria, and the demand that it begins at 00:00 Damascus…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Canada on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Rachel Wernick, Assistant Deputy Minister for Strategic…

The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its thirty-first regular session from 29 February to 24 March in the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein will address the…