The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its special session on the deteriorating human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, by adopting a resolution in which it decided to dispatch an independent, international commission of inquiry to…

The Human Rights Council will hold a special session on “the deteriorating human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem” on Friday, 18 May. The special session is being convened following an official request submitted on 15 May by Palestine and the United…

The Group of Governmental Experts to consider the role of verification in advancing nuclear disarmament began its work today at the United Nations Office at Geneva. “Advancing nuclear disarmament verification is an essential foundation to achieve and maintain a world without nuclear weapons.…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Reports of Kyrgyzstan, Mauritania, Nepal, Peru, Saudi Arabia and Sweden The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon concluded its ninety-fifth session after adopting its concluding observations and…

55th meeting of the Gali Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism Russian version55th meeting of the Gali Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism On 25 April 2018, the 55th meeting of the joint Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) chaired by the United Nations was…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Situation in Algeria and Guyana, as well as Conclusions on Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the Absence of a Report The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families concluded this afternoon…

[as delivered] I have been following closely the reports of air strikes in Syria conducted by the United States, France and the United Kingdom. Last night at [21:00] hours in New York, the US President Trump announced the beginning of airstrikes, with participation by France and the UK,…

Yesterday, I expressed my outrage at the reports of continued use of chemical weapons in the Syrian Arab Republic. I have also been closely following developments in the Security Council and regret that the Council has so far been unable to reach agreement on this issue. Today, I called the…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on the Reports of El Salvador, Guatemala, Hungary, Lebanon and Norway The Human Rights Committee this afternoon concluded its one hundred and twenty-second session after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of El…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights closed its sixty-third session this afternoon after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Mexico, Niger, Central African Republic, Spain and New Zealand, as well as its annual report. The Committee’s…