The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women concluded today its seventy-fifth session, after adopting concluding observations and recommendations on the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women in Afghanistan,…

Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Catalina Devandas.…

Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), and Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at UNIS, chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Human Rights Council (HRC), the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR),…

Concludes General Debate on High Commissioner’s Oral Update and on Country Reports and Updates by the Secretary-General and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights The Human Rights Council this morning started an interactive dialogue with Nils Melzer, Special Rapporteur on torture…

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 Conference on Disarmament met today to discuss the revised package that Carlos Mario Foradori of Argentina, President of the Conference on Disarmament, had presented to the delegations on 24 February. The revised package contained a draft proposal for a programme of work of the Conference…

The military escalation in northwest Syria is having catastrophic humanitarian consequences. At Thursday’s Humanitarian Task Force meeting in Geneva, Senior Humanitarian Adviser Najat Rochdi expressed her gravest alarm at the rising civilian death toll and the unprecedented number of persons…

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…