The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) have continued to advocate and support efforts towards the adoption and...

Summary The United Nations Secretary General adopted his Guidance Note on Transitional Justice: A Strategic Tool for People, Prevention and Peace in June 2023. The new Guidance Note is a result of a...

Thank you, Pablo, it is good to be here among so many friends to celebrate the launch of this new Secretary-General Guidance Note. Excellencies, Colleagues, We live in a world marked by low levels of...

AFTERNOON 13 September 2023 Council Concludes General Debate on the High Commissioner’s Global Update and Hears Address by a Dignitary from Equatorial Guinea The Human Rights Council this afternoon...

Video message by Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 22-23 June 2023 Thank you for the opportunity to address you on such an important issue. Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and...

Excellencies, Friends and colleagues, I would like to thank the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission, H.E. Mr. Ivan Šimonović, for inviting me to this very interesting and timely exchange. The...

Thank you to the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan for convening this important conference. I take this opportunity to acknowledge the work of the Commission, as well as the Human Rights...

GENEVA (18 November 2022) – UN experts today urged intensified efforts to combat persisting prevalence of violence, exploitation, abuse, trafficking, torture and harmful practices against children...