George Nakseu Nguefang, the new Permanent Observer of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his letter of nomination to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Until his appointment to…

Experts take positive note of the emergence of the new political system in Tunisia and the efforts to build a modern society The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the sixth periodic report of Tunisia on the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and…

Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Karima Bennoune. It also began an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on…

Rhéal LeBlanc, Head of the Press and External Relations Section at the United Nations Information Service (UNIS), chaired the briefing, which was attended by the spokespersons for the Human Rights Council (HRC), the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe…

The Human Rights Committee today concluded its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Uzbekistan on the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The Experts noted the progress in building a culture of human rights and raised questions about political…

Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Sale and Sexual Exploitation of Children The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism, Ikponwosa Ero, and began an…

Germany and Sweden Brief the Conference about the Berlin Ministerial Meeting of the Stockholm Initiative The Conference on Disarmament discussed today the revised package presented by its President, Carlos Mario Foradori of Argentina. Germany and Sweden briefed on the Berlin Ministerial…

Concludes Interactive Dialogues with the Special Rapporteurs on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and on Freedom of Religion or Belief The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, Maud de…

Reports of Uzbekistan, Tunisia, Central African Republic, Portugal and Dominica, and the Elaboration of Draft General Comment on the Right of Peaceful Assembly on the Agenda The Human Rights Committee this morning opened its one hundred and twenty-eighth session at the Palais Wilson in Geneva,…

President of the Council Announces Measures in Response to COVID-19 The Human Rights Council this afternoon concluded its interactive dialogue with Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky, Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt on the full enjoyment of all human rights, and started its interactive…