The Human Rights Council this afternoon suspended its sixth session until 10 December after having, among other things, extended the mandates of the Working Group on arbitrary detention, the Special Rapporteur on human rights of indigenous people and the Independent Expert on human rights in…

The Human Rights Council will hold a Special Session on the situation of human rights in Myanmar on Tuesday, 2 October after receiving a request signed by 17 Member States. Doru Romulus Costea, the President of the Council, said that he will hold open-ended informative consultations on Monday, 1…

Elena Ponomareva-Piquier, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard statements from spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Children’s Fund, the World Food Programme, the Office for…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations…

Speaking on the sidelines of the Human Rights Council, Ambassador Doru Romulus Costea, the President of the Council, said the Council was about to take an “important step” this afternoon by selecting by a drawing of lots the countries to undergo the Universal Periodic Review process in order they…

World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Secretary-General Michel Jarraud this morning spoke to journalists at a press conference in advance of the United Nations High-Level Conference on Climate Change, which will open in New York on Monday, 24 September, on the need to develop science-based tools…

Marie Heuzé, the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which was also attended by Spokespersons for the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the World Food Programme, the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from representatives and spokespersons of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the Office of the…

The Conference on Disarmament today adopted its report to the General Assembly and concluded its 2007 session. Speakers made statements, in which they expressed their frustration at coming extremely close to achieving consensus on a programme of work this year, after 10 years of deadlock, and…

Marie Heuzé, Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing which also heard from representatives and spokespersons of the International Committee of the Red Cross, the World Health Organization, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees,…