The Human Rights Council this morning held a general debate on technical assistance and capacity building. Francesco Motta, Chief of the Asia Pacific Section at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, presented the report of the Secretary-General on Cambodia, the report of…

  Boris Latour, the new Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to his appointment as Permanent Representative, Mr. Latour…

  Cet après-midi, le Conseil des droits de l’homme a une fois de plus tenu deux dialogues : l’un, renforcé, autour du rapport soumis par l’ancienne Haut-Commissaire aux droits de l’homme sur la mise en œuvre de la résolution 45/33 du Conseil concernant les Philippines et les progrès et…

  The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Tajikistan, with Committee Experts commending the State for the number of cases examined by its labour inspectorate, and asking about the State’s high levels of…

  The Human Rights Council, in a midday meeting, held separate interactive dialogues with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, and the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, both under its agenda item on technical assistance and…

  The Human Rights Council this morning continued with its agenda item on technical assistance and capacity building, holding an interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in South Sudan and concluding the enhanced interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in the…

  The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue on the report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Ukraine, as well as an enhanced interactive dialogue on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of…

  Le Comité des droits économiques, sociaux et culturels a conclu, cet après-midi, le dialogue qu'il mène depuis hier après-midi avec la délégation du Guatemala dans le cadre de l'examen du rapport périodique de cet État partie au Pacte international relatif aux droits économiques, sociaux…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid press briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Refugee Agency,…

  Le Conseil des droits de l’homme a achevé ce matin son débat général, entamé hier après-midi, sur le racisme, la discrimination raciale, la xénophobie et l’intolérance qui est associée. Il a entendu dans ce cadre les déclarations de très nombreuses délégations*. Nombre d’intervenants ont…