The Human Rights Committee this morning opened its ninety-seventh session, adopting its agenda and programme of work and hearing an opening address by Kyung-wha Kang, the United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights. Ms. Kang said that she wished to bring to the Committee’s attention a…

Holds Dialogue with Non-Governmental Organizations on Report by Sri Lanka The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families this morning opened its eleventh session, hearing an address by Ibrahim Salama, Chief of the Human Rights Treaties Branch,…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Officer-in-Chief of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the World Trade Organization, the International Labour Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by spokespersons for and representatives of the World Food Programme, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…

Defers Action on Resolution Concerning Report of Fact-Finding Mission on Gaza Conflict to March Session The Human Rights Council this morning adopted six resolutions and one decision on a wide variety of subjects, including on freedom of opinion and expression; elimination of discrimination…

Issues Conclusions on Reports of Turkey, Philippines, Mozambique, Bolivia, Poland, Pakistan, Qatar and Yemen The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its fifty-second session, adopting its report and issuing its conclusions and recommendations on the situation of children in the…

Appoints Experts on Cultural Rights and on Sudan; Extends Mandates of Special Procedures on Cambodia and Somalia; Names President of Second Session of Forum on Minority Issues The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted seven resolutions on unilateral coercive measures; the right to…

Adopts Twenty-Eight Resolutions and Three Decisions, Names Experts on Cultural Rights and on Sudan, Extends Mandates of Special Procedures on Cambodia and Somalia The Human Rights Council today closed its twelfth regular session, adopting texts on a wide range of issues, including on…

Yvette Morris, Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by spokespersons for and representatives of the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Meteorological Organization, the Office for…

The Human Rights Council this morning started its consideration of its agenda item on technical assistance and capacity-building, hearing presentations of reports by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia and the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in…