The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on the promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development, and started its general debate on human rights situations that require the Council’s…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its general debate on human rights situations that require the Council's attention in a midday meeting today. Speakers alleged violations of human rights in different countries and regions around the world. Speaking in the general debate, which…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the initial reports of Poland on how that country is implementing the provisions of the two Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict and on the sale of children, child…

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 Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe,…

Hears Address by Minister of Justice of Bolivia (Estado Plurinacional de), Presentation of Report of Working Group on Right to Development and Reports by the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General on Various Issues The Human Rights Council this morning discussed follow-up to…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons from the Office of the Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs, World Food Programme, Office of the Human Rights Council, Office of the High…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on a series of reports by the United Nations Secretary-General and the High Commissioner for Human Rights and her Office, among which was a report by the Joint Inspection Unit concerning geographical representation among staff in the…

The Human Rights Council this morning held a panel discussion on the human rights of migrants in detention centres. Navi Pillay, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, introducing the panel discussion, said the decision of the Human Rights Council to tackle this specific issue was…

Conference Adopts Annual Report and Concludes 2009 Session This morning the Conference on Disarmament held the last plenary meeting of its 2009 session, adopting its annual report by consensus, and hearing statements from over a dozen delegations, as well as Gabor Iklody, State Secretary of…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning adopted its annual report to the General Assembly by consensus and closed the work of its 2009 substantive session, which officially ends this Friday, 18 September. The major achievement of the Conference this year was the adoption of decision CD/1864 on…