The Human Rights Council this morning held a panel discussion on the protection of the family and its members. Jane Connors, Director, Research and Right to Development Division, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, in an introductory statement said the family and the rights of its…

Amadou Dieng, the new Permanent Observer of the West African Economic and Monetary Union, today presented his letter of nomination to Michael Møller, the Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Dieng had been serving as Director for…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Organization for Migration, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World…

The Human Rights Council this morning held a panel discussion on the right to privacy in the digital age. Flavia Pansieri, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, in an opening statement said that for millions the digital age had opened the door to emancipation and had been perhaps the greatest…

Concludes Interactive Dialogue on Truth, Justice, Reparation and Guarantees of Non-Recurrence and on Arbitrary Detention The Human Rights Council during its midday meeting held an interactive dialogue with the Chair-Rapporteur of the Working Group on enforced or involuntary disappearances and…

Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Introduces Thematic Reports The Human Rights Council this afternoon started a general debate after hearing presentations by the Chair-Rapporteur of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the right to development, Tamara Kunanayakam, on the report of the…

The Human Rights Council this morning held a panel discussion on the protection of the human rights of persons deprived of liberty. Jane Connors, Director, Research and Right to Development Division, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, introducing the panel discussion, said some 10…

Concludes Dialogue on the Human Right to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation and on Hazardous Substances and Wastes The Human Rights Council during its noon meeting held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Chairperson of the Working Group on the use of mercenaries, Patricia Arias, and with…

Adopts annual report to the United Nations General Assembly The Conference on Disarmament adopted its annual report to the United Nations General Assembly and concluded its 2014 session in a public plenary today. The session officially ends on Friday 12 September. Ambassador Mazlan Muhammad of…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on truth, justice, reparation and non-recurrence, Pablo de Greiff, and with the Chairperson of the Working Group on arbitrary detention, Mads Andenas. Pablo de Greiff, Special Rapporteur on…