Concludes General Debate on Subsidiary Bodies of the Human Rights Council The Human Rights Council this afternoon considered the outcome of the Universal Periodic Review of Serbia, discussed Israel’s non-cooperation with the Universal Periodic Review mechanism, and concluded its general debate on…

Christopher Onyanga Aparr, the new Permanent Representative of Uganda to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Onyanga Aparr served as Uganda…

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of France, Tonga and Romania. Nicolas Niemtchinow, Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations Office at Geneva, stressed the commitment of France to the Universal Periodic Review. In…

The Human Rights Council during its midday meeting today adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Mali, Botswana and the Bahamas. Malick Coulibaly, Minister of Justice of Mali, said Mali accepted 112 of 125 recommendations. Mali had rejected recommendations on the abolition of the…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Burundi, Luxembourg and Barbados. Clotilde Niragira, Minister of National Solidarity, Human Rights and Gender of Burundi, said that Burundi had rejected 39 of the 176 recommendations which it had…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered the combined third and fourth periodic report of Slovenia on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Introducing the report, Ana Vodicar, Acting Director-General for Family Affairs, Ministry of…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined third and fourth periodic report of Uzbekistan on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. It also reviewed the initial reports of Uzbekistan under two of the…

Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Eritrea The Human Rights Council during its midday meeting today began a general debate on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention after concluding its interactive dialogue with the…

Discussion Focuses on Violence against Women and Identifying Effective Ways to Address this Issue, and Setting Priorities for the Future The Human Rights Council today held its annual full-day discussion on women’s human rights with two panel discussions, one which looked at various aspects of…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations High Commission for Refugees, World…