2 months 1 week ago
Breadcrumb
Home
Human Rights Council Opens Fifty-Eighth Regular Session and Holds Minute of Silence for Victims of Human Rights Violations
24 February 2025
Meeting Summaries
The Human Rights Council this morning opened its fifty-eighth regular session, hearing statements from the President of the General Assembly, the United Nations Secretary-General, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the Head of the Federal…
2 months 1 week ago
Breadcrumb
Home
Secretary-General's Remarks to the Human Rights Council [as delivered]
24 February 2025
Statements and Speeches
[Scroll down for all-English and all-French versions]Mr. President of the General Assembly, Mr. President of the Human Rights Council, High Commissioner,Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen,We begin this session under the weight of a grim milestone — the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in…
2 months 1 week ago
Breadcrumb
Home
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Closes Ninetieth Session in Geneva
21 February 2025
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today closed its ninetieth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Belarus, Belize, Congo, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Nepal and Sri Lanka, and on the exceptional report of the Democratic Republic of the…
2 months 1 week ago
Breadcrumb
Home
UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING
21 February 2025
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Alessandra Vellucci of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Health Organization, UN Women, the Office of the High Commissioner for…
2 months 1 week ago
Breadcrumb
Home
Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Welcome the Philippines’ Human Rights Commitments , Ask about Attacks on Human Rights Defenders, Indigenous Land Rights and Drug Use Policies
19 February 2025
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the seventh periodic report of the Philippines, with Committee Experts welcoming the State’s human…
2 months 1 week ago
Breadcrumb
Home
New Permanent Representative of Lao People’s Democratic Republic Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
19 February 2025
Presentation of Credentials
Daovy Vongxay, the new Permanent Representative of Lao People’s Democratic Republic to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at…
2 months 1 week ago
Breadcrumb
Home
HRC Press Conference
19 February 2025
Press Conference Announcement
58th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
Ambassador Jürg Lauber, President of the Human Rights Council
2 months 1 week ago
Breadcrumb
Home
Human Rights Council to Hold its Fifty-Eighth Regular Session from 24 February to 4 April 2025
18 February 2025
Press Release
The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its fifty-eighth regular session from 24 February to 4 April 2025 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, starting with its high-level segment from 24 to 26 February, when dignitaries representing more than 100 Member States will address the Council.The…
2 months 1 week ago
Breadcrumb
Home
Experts of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Congratulate Rwanda on Number of New Jobs Created, Ask Questions on Women’s Political Representation and Recognising the Cultures of Rwanda’s Different Ethnic Groups
18 February 2025
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its review of the fifth periodic report of Rwanda, with Committee Experts commending the…
