Palais des Nations, Room XXIV Wednesday 16 September, 11:00-13:00 Excellencies, Colleagues and friends, Thank you for your attention, and I am sorry that I was not able to attend the whole of this...

Geneva, 16 September 2015, 18.30 pm Excellencies, Distinguished Colleagues, Ladies and gentlemen, I thank Ambassador Patricia O’Brien and the Permanent Mission of Ireland for hosting this wonderful...

Wednesday 16 September 2015 - 1pm to 3 pm Palais des Nations, Room XXIV Excellencies, Distinguished Colleagues, Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to warmly thank the EU Delegation, as well as the...

Geneva, 16 September 2015 Room 15, Centre International de Conférences Genève Colleagues and Friends, This is a historic meeting: the first time that the United Nations has convened a discussion...

Sinhala and Tamil versions GENEVA (16 September 2015) – A UN report* published today has identified patterns of grave violations in Sri Lanka between 2002 and 2011, strongly indicating that war crimes...

16 September 2015 Excellencies, colleagues and friends, It is a pleasure to join you today for a side event on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. These are exciting...

16 September 2015 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the fifth periodic report of Bangladesh on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the...

GENEVA (16 September 2015) – United Nations human rights expert Chaloka Beyani, today strongly condemned the heinous attack against a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Yola, north...

MORNING / MIDDAY 16 September 2015 Hears Address by Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro, Concludes Debate on Truth, Justice and Non-Recurrence and on Enforced Disappearances The Human Rights Council...

AFTERNOON 16 September 2015 The Human Rights Council this afternoon started a clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally...