New Committee Member Matar Diop from Senegal Makes Solemn Declaration   The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this afternoon opened its twentieth session online, during which it will examine the initial reports of Mongolia and Switzerland on their implementation of the provisions of the…

  Situation of Haitians and Venezuelans, as well as New Migration Law Also Discussed   The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families this afternoon concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Chile on its implementation of…

  The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families this afternoon opened its thirty-second session, hearing statements by a representative of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Chair and members of the Committee, and civil…

  The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon closed its twenty-fourth virtual session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the initial report of Estonia. Odelia Fitoussi, Rapporteur of the Committee, presenting a summary of the draft…

  The Human Rights Committee this afternoon closed its online one hundred and thirty-first session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Finland and Kenya. Photini Pazartzis, Chairperson of the Committee said this session had been one of, if not the most…

    The Conference on Disarmament this morning held a plenary meeting under the Presidency of Bulgaria, in which it heard the United Kingdom brief the Conference on its Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Foreign and Development Policy that was published last week. James Cleverly, MP,…

  Council Extends 10 Thematic and Country-Specific Mandates, Highlights the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes for 14 States, and Appoints Six Mandate Holders   The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its forty-sixth regular session after…

  The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted nine resolutions in which it, among other actions, extended the mandates of the Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic for a period of one year, the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan for a period of one year, and the Independent…

  Also Adopts Decision on High-level Panel on the Tenth Anniversary of the Voluntary Technical Assistance Trust Fund to Support the Participation of Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States in the Work of the Council   The Human Rights Council this morning adopted four texts…

  Council Urges States to Immediately Take Steps to Prevent, within their Respective Legal Frameworks, Speculation and Undue Export Controls and Stockpiling that May Hinder Affordable, Timely, Equitable and Universal Access for All Countries to COVID-19 Vaccines   The Human Rights Council this…