Sejdi Qerimaj, the new Permanent Representative of Albania 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. Qerimaj had been serving, since 2000, as a…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from Spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Food Programme, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration.Geneva…

Adopts Resolution on the Situation and Concludes its First Special Session The Human Rights Council this morning adopted a resolution on the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory in which it decided to urgently dispatch the Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian…

Council to Vote Tomorrow on Draft Resolution The Human Rights Council this afternoon held its first special session to consider the latest escalation of the situation in the Palestinian and other occupied Arab territories. The Council will vote tomorrow morning on a draft resolution. The special…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was attended by Spokespersons for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the…

The Human Rights Council will hold a special session on the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory on Wednesday, 5 July. The special session will take place from 3 to 6 p.m. in the Assembly Hall. The decision was taken to hold the special session after a request by 21 Member States of…

Extends All Mandates and Mechanisms of Commission on Human Rights and Sets Up Open-Ended Working Group for their Review The Human Rights Council this morning adopted by consensus a resolution on the right to development, endorsing the conclusions and recommendations adopted by the Working Group…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the World Food Programme (WFP),…

Adopts Texts on Situation in Palestine and Occupied Arab Territories, Incitement to Racial and Religious Hatred, Hostage-Taking and Other Issues The Human Rights Council this afternoon held the last meeting of its first session, adopting decisions and resolutions on, among others, the human…

Adopts International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance and United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; Decides to Hold Special Session on Situation of Human Rights in Palestinian occupied territory The Human Rights Council has concluded…