Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 17 September 2009 The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard presentations from the Independent Expert on access to safe water and sanitation, and the Special...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 17 September 2009 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the fourth periodic report of Bolivia (Estado Plurinacional de) on how that country is...

17 September 2009 Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Human Rights Council, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Last February, when the Human Rights Council held its special session on the...

17 September 2009 Dear Colleagues, I wish to convey my appreciation to the Permanent Mission of Hungary for hosting this side-event. I also want to take this opportunity to welcome the initiative of...

17 September 2009 Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Human Rights Council, Distinguished Panelists, Ladies and Gentlemen, I welcome your thematic panel discussion which will focus on the...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 16 September 2009 The Human Rights Council this afternoon heard presentation of reports from the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, its causes and...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 16 September 2009 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today reviewed the second periodic report of Mozambique on how that country is implementing the...

16 September 2009 GENEVA – “We still don’t know -and we may never know- the full effect of the dumping of 500 tons of toxic waste in Cote d'Ivoire,” said UN expert Okechukwu Ibeanu, “but there seems...

Human Rights Council MORNING 16 September 2009 Hears Statement by the Federal Minister for Human Rights of Pakistan The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its general debate on the High...