The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting today held an interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Côte d’Ivoire. Doudou Diene, Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Côte d’Ivoire, said that an institutional basis for the democratic…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning held a public plenary meeting to discuss proposals for its revitalisation. In his opening remarks, Ambassador Mohsen Naziri Asl of Iran, President of the Conference on Disarmament, speaking in his national capacity, said that amidst increasing demands for…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a panel discussion on common challenges facing States in their efforts to secure democracy and the rule of law from a human rights perspective, and lessons learned and best practices in the engagement of the State with the international community to…

The Human Rights Council this morning heard an address by Heinz Fischer, the President of Austria, and concluded its general debate on the Universal Periodic Review. Heinz Fischer, the President of Austria, said the history of civilization was also the history of human rights violations and the…

The Human Rights Council during its midday meeting today held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Richard Falk, followed by a general debate on the situation of human rights in Palestine and other…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on follow-up to and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action. Speakers expressed concern about attempts by countries to suppress the activities of civil society organizations and stressed the importance of…

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Montenegro, United Arab Emirates and Liechtenstein. Suad Numanovic, Minister for Human Rights and Minorities of Montenegro, said that Montenegro had accepted 121 out of the 124 recommendations received…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Human Rights Council, International Labour Organization, World Health Organization, Office of…

Hears Reports from Social Forum, Forum on Business and Human Rights and Working Group on Right to Peace, Concludes Debate on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council’s Attention The Human Rights Council during its midday meeting today heard an address from the Minister of Justice of the…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered the combined second, third and fourth periodic report of Guinea-Bissau on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Introducing the report, Octavio Inocencio Alves, Legal Advisor to the Ministry of…