Foreign Minister of Georgia Addresses the Council The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, and the Special…

Alessandra Vellucci, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by the Spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund, United Nations Refugee Agency, Office of the High Commissioner for…

Rahma Salih Elobied, the new Permanent Representative of Sudan to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Elobied had been serving as Director…

The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of their Families today completed its consideration of the initial report of Burkina Faso on its implementation of the International Convention on the Protection of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families.…

Concludes General Debate on the Update by the High Commissioner on the Activities of her Office The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with Leila Zerrougui, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict, and concluded its general…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning held a plenary meeting and heard a statement from Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Secretary-General of the Conference and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, as well a statement by the Co-Chair of the Informal Working Group to produce a…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this morning held a meeting with States parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities which addressed, among other issues, questions related to the treaty body strengthening process, the examination of States parties’…

Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Working Group on the use of mercenaries and the Independent Expert on a democratic…

Holds an informal meeting with representatives of non-governmental organizations and national human rights institutions on Burkina Faso and Morocco The Committee on the Protection of all Migrant Workers and Members of their Families opened its nineteenth session this morning, hearing an address…

Also Hears Addresses from Minister of Justice and Human Rights of Honduras and Prime Minister of Thailand The Human Rights Council this morning opened its twenty-fourth regular session, hearing an update from the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the activities of her Office, followed by a…