Michelle Bachelet, the President of Chile, told a special meeting of the Human Rights Council today that at this crucial time in the Council’s institution building, it was important to act before fresh tragedies took place, and the systems of Special Procedures and early warning were of key…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning reviewed the initial report of Ukraine on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. Presenting the…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon reviewed the initial report of Bangladesh on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. Introducing…

The Human Rights Council will hold a special meeting on Monday, 4 June to hear an address by Michelle Bachelet, the President of Chile, who will speak about Chile’s position on the importance of strengthening the system of the promotion and protection of human rights. Ms. Bachelet is also expected…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the International Labour Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the UN Refugee Agency, the United Nations Children’s Fund…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the initial reports of Guatemala 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…

Peru Speaks on the Lima Conference on Cluster Munitions The Conference on Disarmament today heard statements from Sweden as the incoming President of the Conference and from Algeria and Japan on draft decision CD/2007/1, which aims to start substantive work at the Conference, and from Peru which…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the combined second and third periodic reports of Kazakhstan on how that country is implementing the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Introducing the reports, Madina Jarbussynova, Ambassador-at-large with the Ministry…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which provided information on events in commemoration of UN Peacekeepers Day (29 May) at Headquarters in New York and in Geneva, the situation in Lebanon, the activities of the High Commissioner for…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons and Representatives for the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, InforSud news agency, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the…