President Schenk of ICW, President Kim Jung-sook of KNCW, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, It gives me great honor and pleasure to be here with all of you at the 33rd ICW-CIF General...

Algiers, 19 September 2012 Good afternoon, and thank you for coming. Although Algeria is about to celebrate its 50th year as a Member State of the United Nations, my visit is the first ever by a UN...

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 19 September 2012 The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today completed its consideration of the initial report of China on its...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 19 September 2012 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered the combined second to fourth periodic reports of Bosnia and Herzegovina on how that...

Human Rights Council MORNING AND MIDDAY 19 September 2012 Concludes Interactive Dialogue with Human Rights Council Advisory Committee and Starts Debate on Human Rights Bodies and Mechanisms The Human...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 19 September 2012 Council Hears Address by Minister of Human Rights of Iraq The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcome of the Universal Periodic Review...

GENEVA (18 September 2012)– UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday welcomed the release of the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Thailand (TRCT) on the...

Human Rights Council MORNING 18 September 2012 Concludes General Debate on Human Rights Situations Requiring the Council’s Attention The Human Rights Council this morning started a clustered...

Human Rights Council MIDDAY 18 September 2012 The Human Rights Council today held a panel discussion on the access of indigenous peoples to justice. Mona Rishmawi, Representative of the Office of the...