Excellencies, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to be here, presenting my first report to the Human Rights Council as Independent Expert on the issue of human rights...

9 March 2009 Geneva Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Human Rights Council, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I welcome the initiative of the Human Rights Council in commemorating...

9 March 2009 Geneva Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Human Rights Council, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I welcome this morning’s discussion on the realization of the right to food...

Human Rights Council MORNING 9 March 2009 High Commissioner for Human Rights Delivers Statement on Occasion of International Women's Day The Human Rights Council this morning held a panel discussion...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 9 March 2009 Concludes Panel Discussion on Right to Food The Human Rights Council this afternoon discussed reports presented by Olivier De Schutter, Special Rapporteur...

9 March 2009 GENEVA -- The UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, Raquel Rolnik, on Monday presented a report to the Human Rights Council on the financial crisis, its causes and its relation to...

PRESS STATEMENT ON 8 MARCH 2009 On the occasion of International Women's Day (8 March), the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, its Causes and Consequences, Yakin Ertürk, issued the...

International Women's Day opinion piece by the HIgh Commissioner Translated in French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Chinese and Italian, published in 11 countries Word Count: 630 I have much to celebrate...