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 World Food Programme, the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Human Rights Council…

Concludes General Debate on the Human Rights Council’s Subsidiary Bodies and Mechanisms The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Egypt and of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and concluded its general debate on the Council’s human rights bodies and…

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Kazakhstan, Angola and Iran. Elvira Azimova, Deputy Minister of Justice of Kazakhstan, underlined the importance of the Universal Periodic Review mechanism in supporting Kazakhstan’s democratic reforms.…

The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the initial periodic report of Côte d’Ivoire on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Presenting the report, Mamadou Gnénéma Coulibaly, Minister of Justice of Côte d’Ivoire,…

The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held a panel discussion on national policies and human rights, which focused on identifying challenges, further developments and good practices in mainstreaming human rights in national policies and programmes. Juan Esteban Aguirre…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Iraq, Madagascar and Slovenia. Hassan Janabi, Head of the Human Rights Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iraq, said that of the 229 recommendations received, Iraq had accepted 115, while it…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Italy and El Salvador. Maurizio Enrico Serra, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said Italy had accepted 176 of the 186…

The thirty-first round of the Geneva International Discussions has just been concluded. It turned out to be very difficult due to divergent views and approaches of participants on various issues, including on certain agenda items. As part of the review of the security situation, the participants…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Bolivia, Fiji and San Marino. Angelica Navarro, Permanent Representative of Bolivia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, stated that Bolivia had participated in the Universal…

The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Cambodia on its implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Presenting the report, Mak Sambath, President of the National Human Rights Committee of…