The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting today adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Lesotho, Kenya and Armenia. Refiloe Litjobo, Permanent Representative of Lesotho to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said the recommendations had allowed Lesotho to take a critical look…

  Asim Ahmed, the new Permanent Representative of Maldives to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Ahmed had been serving as Ambassador-at-…

  Mustafizur Rahman, the new Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. Rahman had been serving as…

  Concludes General Debate on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council’s Attention   The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Kyrgyzstan, Guinea and Lao People’s Democratic Republic. It also concluded its general debate on human…

  Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples   The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples and continued the general debate on human…

  Begins General Debate on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council's Attention   The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Advisory Committee. It also heard an oral update by the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human…

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 and representatives of the Human Rights Council (HRC), the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Development…

  Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Expert Mechanism on the rights of indigenous peoples, and began an…

  The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on the promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development. Speakers called for renewed international commitment devoid of politicisation…

  Concludes Dialogue with the Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic ; Continues Dialogue with the Fact-Finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held its annual half-day panel discussion on the rights of indigenous…