The new Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations Office at Geneva, Joachim Rücker, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Rücker had been serving as Inspector…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for United Nations Refugee Agency, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, International…

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

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this morning opened its fifty-eighth session, hearing a statement from Ibrahim Salama, Director of the Human Rights Treaties Division of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and adopting its agenda and programme of…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon met with representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and the National Human Rights Commission of India to hear information on the situation of women in Peru, India, Mauritania and Syria, whose reports will…

Extends Mandates on Belarus, Eritrea and Human Rights and Transnational Corporations The Human Rights Council this morning adopted eight texts in which it created a Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities and established a commission of inquiry on Eritrea. The Council…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director, United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by the Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, International Labour Organization, Inter-Parliamentary Union, International Organization for Migration, Office of the High…

Appoints Six Special Procedure Mandate Holders, Adopts the Report of the Session Ad Referendum The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted six resolutions, including the creation of a mandate on Côte d’Ivoire, appointed six Special Procedure mandate holders and adopted the report of the…

The Human Rights Council this evening bid farewell to United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, whose six-year term will end in eight weeks, and concluded its twenty-sixth regular session. Michael Møller, Acting Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, read out…

Creates Commission of Inquiry on Eritrea, Establishes Special Rapporteur on Rights of Persons with Disabilities The Human Rights Council concluded its twenty-sixth regular session this evening after adopting 34 texts on a wide range of issues as well as its report for the session. The Council…