The Human Rights Council this morning began its thirty-fourth special session on the deteriorating human rights situation in Ukraine stemming from the Russian aggression, hearing the High Commissioner for Human Rights say that her Office continued to verify allegations of violations of…

  Patricia Ann Hermanns, the new Permanent Representative of the Bahamas to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment in Geneva, Ms. Hermanns had been working…

  Nella Pepe Tavita-Levy, the new Permanent Representative of Samoa to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to Geneva, Ms. Tavita-Levy had been working…

  Le Comité contre la torture s'est penché, ce matin, sur le suivi de ses observations finales, adoptées à l'issue de l'examen des rapports des États parties en vertu de l'article 19 de la Convention contre la torture et autres peines ou traitements cruels, inhumains ou dégradants, ainsi que…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing , attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights , the Human Rights Council, the United Nations High…

  Le Comité des droits de l’enfant a achevé ce matin l’examen, entamé hier, du premier rapport soumis par la Somalie au titre de la Convention relative aux droits de l’enfant. À cette occasion, une experte du Comité a relevé que la Constitution somalienne provisoire, adoptée en 2012,…

  The Human Rights Council will hold a special session on Thursday, 12 May, to address the deteriorating human rights situation in Ukraine stemming from the Russian aggression. The special session will start at 10 a.m. in room XX of the Palais des Nations. The meeting will be webcast live in…

  Il existe, en Uruguay, un déséquilibre entre, d’une part, l’engagement clair du pays en faveur de la démocratie et des droits de l’homme, et, d’autre part, l’absence de ressources humaines, financières et matérielles pour y donner suite, notamment dans le domaine des prisons. C’est ce qu’a…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, speaking for the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of UNICEF, the International…

  The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fourth to sixth periodic report of Cambodia, with Committee Experts praising the new policies to protect children’s rights, and raising questions about unregistered births and legislation banning…