Date: 12 September 2022 1 From 24 February 2022, when the Russian Federation’s armed attack against Ukraine started, to 11 September 2022, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights...

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this morning opened its twenty-third session, during which it will examine the initial reports of Mali and the Czech Republic, and a report by Uruguay, on...

MORNING The Human Rights Council this morning opened its fifty-first session, hearing an oral update by the Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights, Nada Al Nashif, on global human rights...

In her report, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights describes the human rights situation and the activities of her office in Guatemala from 1 January to 31 December 2021.

Distinguished President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Further to Human Rights Council resolution 46/1, I present my Office’s comprehensive report on the human rights situation in Sri Lanka...

Distinguished President, Excellencies, Colleagues and friends, It is an honour to address you today. First, on behalf of the UN Human Rights Office, allow me to extend our warmest welcome to Under...

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon closed its twenty-seventh session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong...

Distinguished participants, I thank the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism for the opportunity to address this first Global Congress of Victims of Terrorism. It is truly a milestone that...

GENEVA/ABUJA (9 September 2022) – Despite commendable progress on legal and policy safeguards for older persons, Nigeria must implement already adopted measures to protect them and ensure the most...

GENEVA (9 September 2022) – Acting UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif today expressed concern at the decision by Mexico’s Congress to give control of the National Guard to the...