The Human Rights Council this morning held a general debate on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, and related forms of intolerance and on the follow-up and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. The Council also held a general debate on technical assistance and…

George Gorgiladze, the new Permanent Representative of Georgia 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. Gorgiladze had been serving as…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon elected 18 experts to make up its new Advisory Committee. The Council also approved candidates for its Special Procedures on the right to adequate housing, the right to food, human rights of indigenous people, sale of children, effects of economic reform…

The Human Rights Council this morning held a general debate on the follow-up and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action. Olivier Belle, Chairperson of the Commission on the Status of Women, said that the Committee on the Status of Women had the opportunity to review…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), chaired the briefing, which was also addressed by Spokespersons for the World Health Organization, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Food Programme, the United…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its general debate on the follow-up and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, which it began this morning. During the general debate, delegations raised a number of issues pertaining to, among other things, the…

Holds Interactive Dialogue with Independent Expert on Somalia The Human Rights Council this morning reviewed the mandates of the Independent Experts on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Somalia. The Council also listened to the Independent Expert on…

The Human Rights Council this morning held interactive dialogues with the Chairman-Rapporteur of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the effective implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination,…

Ad Hoc Committee on Elaboration of Complementary Standards Presents Report The Human Rights Council today heard the presentation of the report of the Ad Hoc Committee on the elaboration of complementary standards; reviewed the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism,…

Hears Address by Board of Trustees of Voluntary Fund for Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for human rights in Cambodia and the Independent Expert for…