The Human Right Committee this morning opened its one hundred and thirty-sixth session, during which it will examine the reports of Ethiopia, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Nicaragua, the Philippines and the Russian Federation on their implementation of the provisions of the International Covenant on…

  Appoints Special Rapporteur on Situation of Human Rights in Russian Federation, Extends Mandates on Older Persons, Right to Development, Arbitrary Detention, Mercenaries, Slavery, Indigenous Peoples, Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation, Afghanistan, Right to Health, Ethiopia, Burundi,…

  Elects by Acclamation Nine Members of the Advisory Committee and Appoints Four Mandate Holders   The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted 14 resolutions, extending mandates on Ethiopia, Burundi, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central…

  The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Luxembourg, with Committee Experts welcoming the country’s efforts to narrow gender gaps in the workforce, and asking about business and human rights. A Committee Expert…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations Children’s Fund,…

  Le Conseil des droits de l’homme a adopté ce matin six résolutions dont deux ont fait l’objet d’un vote. Par 17 voix pour, 6 voix contre et 24 abstentions, le Conseil a adopté une résolution par laquelle il a décidé de nommer, pour une période d’un an, un rapporteur spécial sur la…

  Mme Ángela María Chávez Bietti 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 Guatemala auprès de l’Office. Représentante permanente adjointe auprès de l’Office des…

  Le Conseil des droits de l’homme a commencé cet après-midi – et jusqu’en début de soirée – à se prononcer sur les projets de texte dont il est saisi à l’issue de cette cinquante et unième session, qui doit clore ses travaux demain. Il a ainsi adopté dix-neuf résolutions, une décision et une…

  The Human Rights Council this morning held a general debate on technical assistance and capacity building. Francesco Motta, Chief of the Asia Pacific Section at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, presented the report of the Secretary-General on Cambodia, the report of…

  Boris Latour, the new Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment as Permanent Representative, Mr. Latour…