GENEVA (31 October 2011) – “The G20 made an important statement of intent by placing food security at the top of its agenda. But agreeing a food security action plan without addressing biofuels and...

Committee against Torture 31 October 2011 The Committee against Torture this morning opened its forty-seventh session, hearing a statement from Navi Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human...

Human Rights Committee 31 October 2011 The Human Rights Committee held a meeting this afternoon to hear the first part of the progress report of the Rapporteur on follow-up to concluding observations...

The following statement was made on 31 October 2011 by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay to mark the birth of the 7 billionth person in the world "Today we welcome the seven...

GENEVA (28 October 2011) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay will on Tuesday begin her first official visit to the Republic of Moldova to discuss a broad range of rights issues...

28 October 2011 The Human Rights Committee held a meeting this afternoon on its working methods, including proposed amendments to rules of procedure, a discussion on the next General Comment and a...

GENEVA (28 October 2011) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, James Anaya, warned Friday that a proposal to repeal key laws and policies related to Sami people...