Slavica Milačić, the new Permanent Representative of Montenegro to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Milačić had been serving as the…

  Mme Catalina Devandas Aguilar a présenté aujourd'hui à Mme Tatiana Valovaya, Directrice générale de l’Office des Nations Unies à Genève, les pouvoirs l'accréditant comme Représentante permanente du Costa Rica auprès de l'Office. Avant cette nomination, Mme Devandas Aguilar était depuis…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons of the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, and the International Committee of the Red Cross. Humanitarian…

  The Human Rights Committee this afternoon opened its one hundred and thirtieth session in an online format, hearing a statement from Simon Walker, Chief of the Civil, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Section at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human…

  Geneva, Switzerland (12 October 2020) – A new exhibition celebrating the evolution of multilateral cooperation in Geneva over the past century was inaugurated today at Place des Nations, where it will be displayed from 12 to 30 October 2020. The bilingual exhibition of 18 two-sided panels…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons of the World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (…

  Durant cette session, il a tenu un débat urgent sur la situation au Bélarus   Il a en outre mis fin au mandat de l’Expert indépendant sur la situation des droits de l’homme au Soudan    Le Conseil des droits de l'homme a clos, aujourd'hui, les travaux de sa quarante-…

  Elects by Acclamation Seven Members of the Advisory Committee and Appoints Eight Special Procedure Mandate Holders   The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted two resolutions renewing mandates on the Democratic Republic of the Congo and on the Central African Republic under…

  Texts Deal with the Human Rights of Women and Girls, the Rights of Children, the Contribution of the Human Rights Council to the Prevention of Human Rights Violations, Technical Assistance, and the Philippines   The Human Rights Council this morning adopted six resolutions dealing…

  Extends Mandates on Yemen, Private Military and Security Companies, Hazardous Substances and Wastes, Burundi, Venezuela, People of African Descent and Somalia   Ends Mandate of Independent Expert on Sudan   The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted 13 resolutions in…