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 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 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…

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…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning continued its high-level segment, hearing from dignitaries from Croatia, Russia, United Kingdom, Greece, Japan, Romania, Estonia, Iran, Malaysia and Indonesia. Speakers said the Non-Proliferation Treaty had stood the test of time remarkably well, and…

The Human Rights Council continued its high-level segment during its midday meeting, hearing addresses by 18 dignitaries, who spoke of the current challenges to the protection and fulfilment of human rights, and outlined their countries’ steps to meet international human rights standards.…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights concluded today its consideration of the third periodic report of Benin on the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Experts noted with concern the backward steps in the legislation that…

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…