The Human Rights Council this morning continued its high-level segment, hearing statements from the Prime Minister of Vanuatu and dignitaries from 21 States. Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau, Prime Minister of Vanuatu, said the ravaging effects of global warming had become existential for Vanuatu, and for…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a high-level panel discussion on the Voluntary Fund for Participation in the Universal Periodic Review and the Voluntary Fund for Financial and Technical Assistance in the Implementation of the Universal Periodic Review, including achievements, good…

The Human Rights Council today continued its high-level segment, hearing from 16 dignitaries, who addressed a range of topics and subjects. Speaking were Abdullatif bin Rashid Alzayani, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bahrain; Nikolay Milkov, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria; Jesus Crispin…

The Human Rights Council held yesterday afternoon and this morning a high-level meeting commemorating the thirty-fifth anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development Addressing the first meeting, Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and Chair of the United…

Le Conseil des droits de l’homme a poursuivi, ce matin et cet après-midi, son débat de haut niveau en entendant les déclarations de plus d’une vingtaine de hauts dignitaires. La guerre menée depuis un an par la Fédération de Russie contre l’Ukraine a été particulièrement dénoncée. Nombre d’…

The Human Rights Council this morning held its biennial high-level panel discussion on the question of the death penalty. The theme of this year’s panel was “Human rights violations relating to the use of the death penalty, in particular with respect to limiting the death penalty to the most…

The Human Rights Council this afternoon held its annual high-level panel discussion on human rights mainstreaming. The theme of this year’s panel was “A reflection on five years of the United Nations Youth Strategy (Youth 2030): mapping a blueprint for the next steps”. Addressing the panel, Volker…

The Human Rights Council today heard from 28 dignitaries as it continued its high-level segment. Speaking were Riad Al-Malki, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the State of Palestine; Santiago Cafiero, Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship of Argentina; Zambry…

The Human Rights Council this morning began its high-level segment, hearing from the Presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Montenegro and Colombia. Addresses were also heard from the Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic and of Yemen, as well as from Ministers representing 15 other…

The Human Rights Council this morning opened its fifty-second regular session, hearing statements from the President of the seventy-seventh session of the General Assembly, the United Nations Secretary-General, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the Head of the Federal…