The Human Rights Council will hold a Special Session on Friday, 2 December “to examine the situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic in the light of the report of the Commission of Inquiry”. The request for the Special Session was made by the European Union this morning and was signed…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, the…

Issues Concluding Observations on Reports of Belarus, Bulgaria, Djibouti, Germany, Madagascar, Morocco, Paraguay and Sri Lanka The Committee against Torture concluded its forty-seventh session today, issuing its concluding observations and recommendations on reports from Belarus, Bulgaria,…

Corinne Momal-Vanian, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Economic Commission for Europe, the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Trade…

(GENEVA) The United Nations Committee Against Torture said on Friday it is deeply concerned about gross and pervasive human rights violations in Syria, that are allegedly taking place in a context of impunity, according to reliable sources from the United Nations human rights system. “The Committee…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the third periodic report of Argentina on that country’s implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Introducing the report, Maria Cristina Perceval, Undersecretary for…

Luis Gallegos Chiriboga, the new Permanent Representative of Ecuador 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. Gallegos Chiriboga had been…

The Committee against Torture this afternoon met with stakeholders to hear their views on a draft General Comment on the right to redress and adequate compensation for victims of torture as defined in article 14 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has considered the combined second and third reports of Cameroon on that country’s implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Introducing the report, Anatole Fabien Marie Nkou,…

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 High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the World Health Organization and the…