The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with Paulo Pinheiro, Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic. Mr. Pinheiro, introducing the Commission’s report, said that the gross violations of human rights in Syria had grown in…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this morning opened its eighth session, during which the Committee will review the initial reports of China, Argentina and Hungary on how those countries implement the provisions of the Conventions on the Rights of Persons…

Hears an Oral Update by the High Commissioner on the Situation in Northern Mali The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard an oral update by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the human rights situation in the north of Mali and held a general debate on human rights…

The Human Rights Council this morning heard the presentation of reports by the Working Group on the right to development, the United Nations Secretary-General and the High Commissioner for Human Rights and her Office, and held a general debate on the reports on the promotion and protection of all…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Human Rights Council, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the World Food Programme, the World…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its general debate on the right to development and on the thematic reports of the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner for Human Rights concerning the promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and…

Adopts its Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of Rwanda and Bosnia and Herzegovina The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families today concluded its seventeenth session at the Palais Wilson in Geneva after adopting its…

Hears a statement by the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs and closes its 2012 session The Conference on Disarmament today adopted its annual report to the General Assembly and concluded its 2012 session. It also heard a concluding statement by the United Nations High Representative for…

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh Addresses the Council The Human Rights Council this morning 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 waste,…

The Conference on Disarmament, the single multilateral disarmament negotiating forum of the international community, concluded its 2012 session in a public plenary today. The session began on 22 January and officially ends tomorrow, Friday 14 September. In a message to…