The Human Rights Council this morning listened to a statement by Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. This was followed by a discussion on follow-up to the Council’s ninth Special Session on the situation in the Gaza Strip. Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, President of Brazil, said he had…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a panel discussion on the relationship between climate change and human rights during which participants raised a large number of issues, including the barrier that climate change posed to development in some countries; how climate change impacted on the…

Begins General Debate on Universal Periodic Review The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review on Malaysia and Jordan, following which it began its general debate on the Universal Periodic Review process, item six on its agenda. Othman Hashim,…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing, which also heard from Spokespersons for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children…

Issues Conclusions on Reports of France, Sweden, Mauritania, Slovenia, Bangladesh, Niger, Romania and Oman The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its fifty-first session, adopting its report and issuing its conclusions and recommendations on the situation of children in France,…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its general debate on the Universal Periodic Review mechanism, during which many speakers raised concerns relating to the speakers’ lists and the translation of documents into the six official languages of the United Nations. It then held a panel…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard from Iran, Colombia, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Indonesia, China, the United Kingdom and the Philippines on the implementation of the programme of work, the appointment of Working Group Chairs and Special Coordinators and the allocation of working…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review process on Senegal and China. The Council also heard the presentation of Azerbaijan in the context of the consideration of the Universal Periodic Review outcome on that country, but the text of that…

Jonas Rudalevicius, the new Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Rudalevicius had been serving as an…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review on Azerbaijan, Nigeria, Mexico and Mauritius. Khalaf Khalafov, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, said that Azerbaijan had paid significant attention to the Universal Periodic Review…