Le Groupe de travail sur la détention arbitraire a formulé des orientations pour prévenir la privation arbitraire de liberté dans les situations d’urgence de santé publique   La COVID-19 a eu des répercussions disproportionnées sur les personnes âgées et aggravé les violations de…

  La Conférence du désarmement, unique instance multilatérale pour les négociations sur le désarmement, a clos aujourd’hui les travaux de sa session de 2020 en adoptant son rapport annuel à l’Assemblée générale (document CD/WP.629/Rev.5). Comme à l’accoutumée, cette session annuelle s’est…

  Calls Upon the Belarusian Authorities to Enter into a Dialogue with the Political Opposition   The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted a resolution on the situation of human rights in Belarus in the run up to the 2020 presidential election and its aftermath. In the…

  The Human Rights Council this morning held an urgent debate on the situation of human rights in Belarus. Nada Al-Nashif, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, read out the statement of Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Anaïs Marin,…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons of the World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the Office for the…

  Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence. It also concluded…

  Begins Interactive Dialogue with Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development   The Human Rights Council this morning held its biennial panel on the right to development, with a focus on strengthening international cooperation and solidarity in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic…

  Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development   The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation and concluded its interactive dialogue…

  The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive discussion with the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, and started an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the right to development. Speaking on contemporary…

  The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its general debate on the global human rights update by Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and her updates on Nicaragua and Venezuela. The general debate started in previous meetings and summaries can be…