The Human Rights Council this afternoon discussed issues under its agenda item on human rights situations that require the attention of the Council, hearing national delegations and representatives of non-governmental organizations raise alleged human rights violations in countries all around the…

Amanzhol Zhankuliyev, the new Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan to the United Nations Office in 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. Zhankuliyev had been serving as…

The Human Rights Council this morning held review, rationalization and improvement processes for the mandates of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on human rights and transnational corporations and other…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held two panel discussions on the human rights of women, the first discussing violence against women – identification of priorities, and the second discussing maternal mortality and the human rights of women. Louise Arbour, United Nations High Commissioner…

Concludes Interactive Dialogue on the Right to Education, Human Rights and Extreme Poverty, and Human Rights and Transnational Corporations The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Chairperson of the Open-Ended Working Group on an Optional Protocol to the…

Concludes General Debate on the Promotion and Protection of All Human Rights, Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Including the Right to Development The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a review, rationalization and improvement process for the mandates of the Special…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard statements from Syria, the Republic of Korea and the Netherlands on Presidential Draft Decision (CD/1840) for getting the body back to substantive work. It also heard an address by Ireland on the recently concluded Dublin Diplomatic Conference, at…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard statements from Spokespersons and representatives for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the United Nations…

The Human Rights Council this morning continued its interactive dialogue with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on internally displaced persons, the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions and the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and…

Concludes Interactive Dialogue on Independence of Judges, Internally Displaced Persons and Extrajudicial Killings The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue on the reports of the Special Rapporteur on the right to education, the Independent Expert on the question of…