The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review on Belgium, Denmark and Palau. Francois Roux, Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said Belgium was committed to the promotion and protection of human rights and the…

The Human Rights Council today held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples and the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. It held a general debate on its agenda item dealing with…

The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of the Child has considered the third and fourth combined reports of the the Republic of Korea on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of the Child. Presenting the report, Park Sang-Ki,…

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review on Somalia, the Seychelles and the Solomon Islands. Yusuf Mohamed Ismail, Permanent Representative of Somalia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said that despite constraints and challenges, Somalia had…

The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with Mohamed Chande Othman, the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Sudan, followed by an interactive dialogue on the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human…

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

The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of the Child has considered the third and fourth combined reports of Italy on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of the Child. Presenting the report, Carlo Giovanardi, Under-Secretary…

Holds Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Peoples and Expert Mechanism on Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Holds Panel on Role of Languages and Culture in Protection of Identity of Indigenous Peoples The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a clustered interactive dialogue…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has considered the initial report of Spain on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The report of Spain is the second report to be considered by the Committee under the Convention…

President of Costa Rica Addresses the Council The Human Rights Council this afternoon held interactive dialogues on the situation of human rights in Syria and in Sudan. It also heard a statement by the President of Costa Rica. Laura Chinchilla Miranda, President of Costa Rica, said her…