Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I visited Burundi from 25 to 27 June 2014, to assess the country’s human rights situation and discuss the human rights presence after the expiration of BNUB’s...

BUJUMBURA / GENEVA (27 June 2014) - The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ivan Simonovic today called on the authorities of Burundi to ensure that human rights are fully...

Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Security Council, Thank you for the opportunity to brief this Council on the situation of human rights in Ukraine. The Office of the High Commissioner for...

BUJUMBURA/GENEVA/NEW YORK (25 June 2014) – The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ivan Simonovic, is visiting Burundi from 25 to 27 June to assess the human rights situation...

Human Rights in Ukraine Lunchtime event at IPI, 18 June 2014 Ivan Šimonović, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Let me begin by thanking the International...

Madam moderator, Your Highness, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank the Governments of Italy, Qatar and Thailand and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime for organising this...

Kyiv, 16 May 2014 Ladies and gentlemen, This is my third visit to Ukraine since the start of the crisis. It coincides with the launch by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human...

GENEVA/KYIV (15 May 2014) – UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Simonovic is in Ukraine for a five-day visit to follow up on the human rights situation in the country and to launch...

16 April 2014 Madam President, Distinguished Members of the Security Council, You were briefed over this past weekend on the latest political developments in Ukraine. My briefing today, at your...

GENEVA (21 March 2014) – UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Šimonović today arrived in Crimea for a two-day visit to lay the groundwork for a UN human rights monitoring mission to...