The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon concluded its seventy-first session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Bahrain, Belarus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Serbia and Uzbekistan. The concluding observations will be…

  High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet today noted a significant increase in violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory during an interactive dialogue with the Human Rights Council on her report on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including…

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

  Council Holds a Minute of Silence for the Victims of the Aggression in Ukraine   The Human Rights Council this morning adopted a resolution in which it decided to establish an independent international commission of inquiry to investigate all alleged violations of huma rights in the…

  The Human Rights Council today began an urgent debate on the situation of human rights in Ukraine stemming from the Russian aggression. Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said one week ago, the Russian Federation's military attack on Ukraine had opened a…

  The Conference on Disarmament today held a plenary session, at which it heard speakers addressing the situation in Ukraine. Many focused on the situation created by the military intervention of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, which has been taking place since February 24, most of…

  The Human Rights Committee today expressed extreme concern at the ongoing military invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation, conducted in breach of the fundamental principles of the United Nations, including the prohibition of the threat or use of force. Photini Pazartzis, Chair of…

The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Israel on how it implements the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, with Committee Experts raising issues concerning the applicability of the Covenant, as well as…

  Entamé lundi dernier, le débat de haut niveau de la quarante neuvième session du Conseil des droits de l'homme s’est achevé ce matin avec les interventions de hauts dignitaires du Botswana, de l’Allemagne, du Soudan du Sud, des Bahamas, de l’Arabie saoudite et de la Norvège. Le Conseil a…

  Au troisième jour de son débat de haut niveau, le Conseil des droits de l’homme a entendu cet après-midi les déclarations d’une vingtaine de hauts dignitaires, parmi lesquels la Première Vice-Ministre des affaires étrangères de l’Ukraine, Mme Emine Dzhaparova. Les intervenants qui se sont…