The present report is submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 18/25, in which the Council requested the Secretary-General to report to Council at its twentyfourth session on the role and...

19 September 2013 Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, I thank the Ambassadors of the AU and OIC for organizing this important event. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the African Union...

GENEVA (18 September 2013) - The new Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Haiti, Mr. Gustavo Gallón, will visit Haiti from 23 September to 1October 2013 to analyse the situation of...

GENEVA (21 September 2013) – The United Nations Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, Alfred de Zayas, today urged the UN General Assembly to adopt a...

GENEVA (19 September 2013) – The United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances* will visit Spain from 23 to 30 September 2013. During the official visit, the UN experts will...

Human Rights Council MORNING 19 September 2013 The Human Rights Council this morning adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Tuvalu, Colombia and Uzbekistan. Ese Apinelu, Attorney General of...

Human Rights Council MIDDAY 19 September 2013 The Human Rights Council during its midday meeting today resumed its general debate on human rights situations that required the Council’s attention and...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 19 September 2013 The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the Universal Periodic Review outcomes of Germany, Djibouti and Canada. Hans Heinrich Schumacher...

Thursday, 19 September 2013 - 13:30-15:00pm Room XVI, Palais des Nations, Geneva Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, It is an honour for me to open this side event on « enhancing cooperation between...