Il nomme un expert indépendant sur la protection contre la violence et la discrimination en raison de l’orientation sexuelle et adopte la Déclaration sur le droit à la paix Le Conseil des droits de l'homme a conclu, cet après-midi, les travaux de sa trente-deuxième session ordinaire, qui s'était…

Arabic Version Geneva (7 July 2017) - The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, extends his wishes to the Syrian people on the occasion of Eid el-Fitr. Mr. de Mistura also welcomes all efforts, including by the International Syria Support Group co-chairs through their…

Geneva (4 July 2016) – The Commission of Inquiry on Human Rights in Eritrea welcomes resolution 32/24, which passed without a vote on Friday, 1 July during the thirty-second session of the Human Rights Council. Resolution 32/24 commends the Commission for completing its work in a transparent,…

GENEVA (01 July 2016) - The United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, fully endorses the statement (here below) of the UN Under- Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr. Stephen O’Brien. Mr. de Mistura is grateful to Mr. Yacoub El Hillo’…

Il a nommé un expert indépendant sur la protection contre la violence et la discrimination en raison de l'orientation sexuelle et a adopté la Déclaration sur le droit à la paix Le Conseil des droits de l'homme a suspendu, aujourd'hui, les travaux de sa trente-deuxième session ordinaire, qui s'est…

Il a adopté des observations finales sur les rapports de sept pays Le Comité des droits économiques, sociaux et culturels a clos, aujourd’hui, les travaux de sa cinquante-huitième session, ouverte le 6 juin au Palais des Nations à Genève et au cours de laquelle il a examiné les rapports de la…

Mr. President, Excellencies, Thank you for the invitation to join Stephen O’Brien and Ivan Simonovic at this meeting. I will obviously defer to both Stephen and to Ivan on the subjects of their own competence and professional knowledge. And I will still refer to the linkages that exist between my…

The Secretary-General met today with H.E. Mr. Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. The Secretary-General and the Foreign Minister exchanged views on the situation in Syria. The Secretary-General emphasized that the coming weeks were crucial in advancing a political…

GENEVA (Issued as received) - The participants in the thirty-sixth round of the Geneva International Discussions have just completed their work. In Working Group I dealing with security issues, the participants discussed extensively the fatal incident, which occurred in Khurcha on May 19. In this…

The Secretary-General condemns the abhorrent attack carried out on 12 June in Idlib city, Syria, which hit a vegetable market and the only bakery in the area. The apparent air strike took place while a ceasefire stipulated in the Four Towns Agreement, which covers Idlib city, had reportedly been…