The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its consideration of the human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories after holding an interactive dialogue on the annual report of Richard Falk, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian…

The Human Council at its midday meeting today held a general debate on follow-up to and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action. In the general debate on follow-up to and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Work, speakers said that the Vienna…

Hears Presentation of Reports of Ad Hoc Committee on Complementary Standards, Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, and Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent The Human Rights Council this afternoon considered its agenda…

Council Decides to Discontinue Consideration of Situation of Human Rights in Turkmenistan Under its Complaints Procedure The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on human rights situations that require the Council’s attention in which it heard from a series of non-…

Focuses on Follow-Up to Special Session on Recent Israeli Aggression in Gaza Strip The Human Rights Council this afternoon took up the human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories, hearing presentations of reports and holding an interactive dialogue on follow-up to the…

Yong Chanthalangsy, the new Permanent Representative of the Lao People's Democratic Republic 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.…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the press briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the International Labour Organization, the World Trade…

The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcome of the Universal Periodic Review process on the reports on Israel, Cape Verde, Colombia and Uzbekistan. Following the debate yesterday on the adoption of the outcome of Universal Periodic Review process of Israel, speakers noted that…

Council Adopts Outcome of Universal Periodic Review Process of Tuvalu The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a general debate on the Universal Periodic Review mechanism and adopted the outcome of the Universal Periodic Review process of Tuvalu. During the general debate on the Universal…

Addressing the Conference on Disarmament this morning were Nigeria, speaking on the need for the Conference to quickly agree a programme of work and to make an early start on negotiations for a fissile material treaty, and the United Kingdom, highlighting a recent speech by the Prime Minister on…