The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights this afternoon held an informal meeting with States, during which they exchanged views on the 2020 treaty body review process, simplified reporting procedure and the general comments under preparation, among other issues. Renato Zerbini…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued its general debate on the oral update of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and country reports and oral updates by the Secretary-General and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. In the general debate, speakers emphasized…

Begins General Debate on the Oral Update of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Country Reports of the Secretary-General and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded today its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Norway on the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. During the dialogue, Committee Experts recognized Norway’s important…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held separate interactive dialogues on the report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on ensuring accountability for all violations of international law in the occupied Palestinian territory, and on the oral update of the Special Rapporteur on the…

The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its high-level segment after hearing addresses by 25 dignitaries, and then held its general segment. Dignitaries in the high-level segment expressed their firm commitment to protecting human rights and gender equality, elaborated on the efforts…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning concluded its high-level segment during which it heard statements by dignitaries from Slovenia, South Africa, Venezuela and Sudan. The need for the Conference to resume substantive work, as well as upholding the Non-Proliferation Treaty, notably its…

The Human Rights Council this morning held a high-level panel discussion on commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women. Michelle Bachelet, High Commissioner for Human Rights, Trine Rask…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued its high-level segment during which 20 dignitaries drew attention to some of the most pressing challenges to the promotion and protection of human rights, and discussed ways in which their national governments dealt with them. Speaking were Agron…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Human Rights Council (HRC), the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Trade Center (ITC), the United…