The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting renewed the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the issue of human rights obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment for a period of three years, and adopted resolutions on Sri Lanka, Nicaragua,…

    The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate under agenda item 10 on technical assistance and capacity building. Speakers reiterated that technical assistance was vital for the promotion and protection of human rights. Welcoming the positive and constructive cooperation…

  The Human Rights Council this afternoon began its general debate on technical assistance and capacity building after hearing the presentation of reports of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights and technical assistance in Afghanistan and on technical cooperation…

    The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting held an interactive dialogue on the oral update of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Ukraine. It also held a high-level interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in the Central African Republic…

  Concludes General Debate on Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Forms of Intolerance   The Human Rights Council this morning held an enhanced interactive dialogue on the human rights situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and an interactive dialogue with the…

  The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued its general debate on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance, follow-up to and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. During the debate, speakers praised the global impact of the…

  Council Concludes General Debate on the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action and Starts General Debate on the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action   The Human Rights Council this morning heard the oral update by the High Commissioner for Human Rights on systematic racism against…

  Human Rights Council Holds General Debate on the Human Rights Situation in Palestine and other Occupied Arab Territories, Starts General Debate on Follow-up to and Implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action   The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard the High…

  The Human Rights Council this morning held separate general debates on human rights bodies and mechanisms and on the Universal Periodic Review. In the general debate on human rights bodies and mechanisms, speakers stressed the importance of the Special Procedures system - an indispensable piece…

    Special Procedures Are Ready to Contribute to Make the Call to Action for Human Rights a Reality, Chairperson of Coordination Committee of Special Procedures Tells Human Rights Council   The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Liberia and…