Mr. President, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and gentlemen, I am honoured to present to you the annual report of the Human Rights Council for this year, as mandated by this august body...

Geneva (29 October 2021) - In light of recent reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the International Energy Agency, the UN Environment Programme and UNICEF, the evidence...

New York, 29 October 2021 Mister Chair, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great pleasure to present the annual report of the Human Rights Council to the Third...

GENEVA (29 October 2021) ̶ New taxes on air travel and maritime shipping could raise the billions of dollars needed to help the countries suffering most from climate change, a UN expert said today in...

GENEVA (29 October 2021) – UN human rights experts* today called on Viet Nam to immediately and unconditionally release detained writer and woman human rights defender Ms Pham Doan Trang who faces...

Introduction I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Government of Mauritius for the invitation to conduct a country visit and for its excellent cooperation and efforts to ensure that I...

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the eighth periodic report of Indonesia, with its Experts commending the provision of universal...

GENEVA/ NEW YORK (29 October 2021) – UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ilze Brands Kehris is due to undertake a six-day visit to Mali starting 1 November to engage with a wide range of...

GENEVA (29 October 2021) – A series of “barbaric” attacks this year against hundreds of people born into slavery in Mali beggars belief, UN human rights experts* said today, demanding that the West...

GENEVA (29 October 2021) – Samoa’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the third time on Tuesday, 2 November 2021...