Appoints Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment; Extends Mandates on Syria, Iran, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Myanmar and Haiti, Decides to Dispatch a Fact-Finding Mission on Israeli Settlements The Human Rights Council concluded its nineteenth regular session this…

Adopts Texts on Composition of the Staff of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and on the Realisation in All Countries of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights The Human Rights Council this morning adopted seven texts on Sri Lanka, the composition of the staff of the Office of…

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances, the Committee responsible for reviewing how States implement the provisions of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, will hold its second session from 26 to 30 March 2012 at the Palais…

Decides to Appoint an Independent Expert on Human Rights and the Environment; Decides to Send a Fact-Finding Mission to Investigate Israeli Settlements; Extends Mandates on Iran and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted 11 resolutions in which it…

The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue on the report of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Côte d’Ivoire and then started its general debate on country reports presented by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Secretary-…

Discussion Focuses on Paving the Way towards the Second Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review The Human Rights Council during its midday meeting today held its annual thematic discussion on sharing of best practices and promoting technical cooperation: paving the way towards the second cycle of…

Holds General Debate on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building, Concludes General Debate on Country Reports The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted a decision presented by the President in which it endorsed the report of the Task Force on secretariat services, accessibility for…

Dilip Sinha, the new Permanent Representative of India 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. Sinha had been serving as Special Secretary…

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 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, the Economic…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning held a plenary meeting in which the new President of the Conference, Ambassador Minelik Alemu Getahun of Ethiopia, condemned the terrorist attacks on children, a teacher, and soldiers in Toulouse, France, passing on his…