Corinne Momal-Vanian, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the International…

The Human Rights Council this morning held its annual discussion on the integration of a gender perspective in its work. The panel discussed how well the Human Rights Council and its mechanisms had integrated a gender perspective into their work, and identified lessons-learned, obstacles,…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its review of the combined third and fourth periodic report of Sri Lanka under the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its initial report on the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict. Hiranthi Wijemanne,…

Le Comité des droits de l'enfant a examiné hier et ce matin les rapports présentés par le Nicaragua sur les mesures prises par ce pays en application de la Convention relative aux droits de l'enfant et de ses deux Protocoles facultatifs, qui portent respectivement sur l'implication d'enfants dans…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon discussed, under its agenda item eight, Follow-up to the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, which, speakers said reaffirmed the solemn commitment of all States to fulfil their obligations to promote universal respect for and observance and protection…

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Guyana, Kuwait and Belarus. Gail Teixeira, Presidential Adviser on Governance of the Office of the President of Guyana, said Guyana was proud of its constitutional and parliamentary reforms, and its…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on the Universal Periodic Review process. In the context of the general debate, speakers raised, among other things, the fact that countries from every corner of the world had participated in the Council's Universal Periodic Review.…

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Kenya and Armenia. Mutula Kilonzo, Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs of Kenya, said that Kenya attached great importance to the work of the Human Rights Council and in…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Sweden, Grenada and Turkey. Jan Knutsson, Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said this was an event of great significance to the Swedish Government's human rights work,…

The Human Rights Council today adopted the Universal Periodic Review Outcomes of Kyrgyzstan and Guinea. Jyldyz Mambetalieva, Deputy Minister of Justice of Kyrgyzstan, briefed the Council on the tragic events that took place in Kyrgyzstan in April, May and June of 2010. The main causes of the April…