Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the UN Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Development Programme, the Office for the…

States also referred to the first Conference on Disarmament Civil Society Forum The Conference on Disarmament held a plenary meeting this morning in which it heard an address by its President and discussed three draft texts. In general statements some States also…

The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Croatia on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Presenting the report, Sandra Artuković Kunšt, Deputy Minister of Justice of Croatia, said…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held separate interactive dialogues with the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Haiti and the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Mali. Gustavo Gallón, the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Haiti,…

Hears Update from the Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict, Holds Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Holds General Debate after Presentation of Reports The Human Rights Council this morning took up the human rights situation in the Occupied…

The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held a general debate on the follow-up to and the implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action. In the general debate, delegations rejected attempts to limit the space for civil society by pressuring their representatives who spoke…

Chairperson of Ad Hoc Committee on the Elaboration of Complementary Standards Presents Report The Human Rights Council this afternoon started its general debate on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance, and follow-up to and implementation of the Durban…

The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held a general debate on the Universal Periodic Review. In the debate, States reiterated their attachment to the Universal Periodic Review and stressed the importance of following-up and implementing recommendations in order to have impact on the…

The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Cyprus on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.Presenting the report, the Head of Delegation, Leda Koursoumba, Law Commissioner of Cyprus,…

Debate Focuses on Learning from Historical Tragedies to Combat Racial Discrimination Today The Human Rights Council this afternoon held its annual debate on the state of racial discrimination worldwide, with a focus on “learning from historical tragedies to combat racial discrimination today”.…