Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, chaired the briefing, which provided information on the Secretary-General's trip to the Middle East, the activities of the Human Rights Council and the Conference on Disarmament, the opening for signature of the Convention…

(New York) - The Human Rights Committee, which monitors implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, concluded its three-week session at Headquarters in New York today and, heading into its July session in Geneva, during which it will consider the human rights…

Postpones Action on Draft Decision to Friday, 30 March The Conference on Disarmament today continued its discussion on the presidential proposal for a draft decision to appoint four Coordinators on four core issues and start substantive work. The Conference decided to postpone action on the…

Concludes Interactive Dialogue on Human Rights and Transnational Corporations, Right to Health and Human Rights Defenders The Human Rights Council this morning held a “related debate” on reports presented and issues raised throughout the week, hearing from a score of delegations expressing their…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon discussed the death penalty, institution building and other issues. Under its segment on “other issues including initiatives/decisions/resolutions”, a number of speakers raised the issue of the death penalty. Some aligned themselves with statements calling…

The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its interactive dialogue on the reports of Philip Alston, Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary and arbitrary executions; Peter Kasanda, Chairperson/Rapporteur of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent; and Doudou…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard the presentation of the reports of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section, chaired the briefing which also heard from the Spokespersons for the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Health Organization and the…

The Human Rights Council this morning concluded the interactive dialogue on the reports by the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Martin Scheinin, and the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or…

The Conference on Disarmament today heard from 14 Member States concerning the draft decision presented last week by the President of the Conference on behalf of the Six Presidents. The draft decision calls for the appointment of three Coordinators to preside over substantive discussions in the…