Video statement by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet 21 April 2021 It is a pleasure to address you today. It is encouraging to see States, UN agencies, civil society...

Video message by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet 16-20 November 2020 I am pleased to address this conference and I welcome your focus on accelerating gender...

Statement by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet 29 October 2020, 16:00-17:00 Colleagues, friends, I thank Göttingen University for organizing this seminar. It is...

GENEVA (21 October 2020) – UN human rights experts* today urged Ecuador to ensure equal access to health care for women and girls, as well as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans (LGBT) and intersex persons...

​New York, 9 October 2020 Madam Chair, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, It is an honour for me to address the Third Committee of the General Assembly for the first time on behalf of the Working...

45th Session of the Human Rights Council Geneva, 28 September 2020 Madam President, Excellencies, Distinguished participants, Inequality and discrimination are two of the biggest challenges of our...

28 September 2020 The Human Rights Council this afternoon held its annual panel discussion on the integration of a gender perspective throughout its work and that of its mechanisms, with a focus on...

GENEVA (10 July 2020) The UN women's rights committee has called for a new era of human rights and gender justice, stressing that the lives of black women and girls also matter. In a statement issued...

Español Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Rupert Colville Location: Geneva Date: 12 June 2020 Subject: Bahamas We welcome the recent court ruling in The Bahamas regarding the...