The Human Rights Council today started a clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right to food and the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living. Both Special Rapporteurs made their…

Council Observes International Women’s Day The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its interactive dialogue with United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on her annual report. At the beginning of the meeting, the Council observed International Women’s Day, which is…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the Spokespersons for Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, World Health Organization, World Food Programme, United Nations Refugee Agency, Office of the…

The Human Rights Council today discussed the prevention of genocide, holding a high-level panel discussion dedicated to the sixty-fifth anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, followed by an interactive dialogue with…

The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its High-level Segment after hearing statements from 10 dignitaries from Bahrain, Ghana, the Commonwealth, Ecuador, Central African Republic, Thailand, Iran, Sudan, Cuba and the High Commissioner for Refugees. Speaking were Khalib Bin Ahmed Bin…

The Human Rights Council, at its midday meeting today, held its general segment, hearing statements from members and observers of the Council on a wide range of issues. The Council also adopted its Programme of Work. In their statements, speakers highlighted the important role the Council could…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard a presentation by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights of her annual report, and started an interactive dialogue with her. In her presentation Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said 2013 was a landmark…

Conference also discusses the crisis in Ukraine The Conference on Disarmament concluded its high-level section this morning under the presidency of Italy, hearing from the Foreign Ministers of Finland, Latvia and Spain. It also discussed the situation in Ukraine, hearing from Ukraine and Russia,…

The Human Rights Council continued its High-level Segment today in meetings from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., hearing statements from 25 dignitaries from Honduras, Benin, Belgium, Lesotho, Sri Lanka, Latvia, Algeria, Armenia, Zimbabwe, Republic of Korea, Brazil, Mexico, Georgia, Sierra Leone, Togo, Democratic…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a high-level panel discussion on the question of the death penalty to exchange views on advances, best practices and challenges relating to the abolition of the death penalty and to the introduction of a moratorium on executions. The discussion included…