This report is an update to the previous report (A/74/677) on the activities of the United Nations system in implementing the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.

Summary The present report of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action provides information on the work done at its...

Français | Español BRUSSELS (29 January 2021) – The European Union must boldly rethink its socio-economic governance if it is to live up to its commitment to eradicate poverty, the UN Special...

Español GENEVA (29 January 2021) – The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and unilateral coercive measures, Ms. Alena Douhan, will visit Venezuela from 1 to 12 February to assess the impact of...

Video message by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 29 January 2021 Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought home many lessons about the universal right to health...

Brussels, 29 January 2021 I. Introduction The European Union was built as a beacon of hope for social progress, but it is still failing too many. During my visit to the European Union, where I have...

Summary In the present document, the Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Fernand de Varennes, reports on the official visit that he conducted to Kyrgyzstan from 6 to 17 December 2019 at the...

GENEVA (28 January 2021) – UN human rights experts today called on Philippine authorities to drop a reportedly unwarranted murder charge against an indigenous rights defender who submitted himself to...

World Leprosy Day 31 January 2021 GENEVA (28 January 2021) – A United Nations human rights expert said today that the response to the COVID-19 pandemic has failed persons affected by both leprosy and...