Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon suspended its second session until 27 November when it will take action on all the draft proposals that it could not consider given their high number and the insufficient time available in order to guarantee the due and balanced consideration of all proposals…

Also Debates Report on Human Rights and International Solidarity The Human Rights Council this morning discussed a joint report by the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard statements from non-governmental organizations on the two reports of its Special Procedures on their missions to Lebanon and Israel as well as on other issues. Commenting on a joint report by the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or…

Dennis Francis, the new Permanent Representative of Trinidad and Tobago 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. Francis had been serving as…

Gail Marie Mathurin, the new Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Sergei Ordzhonikidze, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Mathurin had been serving…

The Human Rights Council this morning discussed operative paragraph 6 of General Assembly resolution 60/251, which mandates the Council to review and rationalize the system of Special Procedures, expert advice and a complaint procedure inherited from the former Commission on Human Rights. It heard…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a brief general debate on initiatives, issues, decisions and resolutions affecting its work during which speakers raised a range of subjects. An issue raised by several speakers was to whom the Council’s report should be transmitted, whether to the…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, the World Meteorological Organization, the…

Announces Results of Closed 1503 Procedure, Hears Address by Foreign Minister of Côte d’Ivoire The Human Rights Council this afternoon discussed the modalities of its Universal Periodic Review mechanism. It also heard an address by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Côte d’Ivoire, and announced…