The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today opened its seventy-second session, hearing opening remarks from Todd Howland, Chief of the Development and Economic, Social Issues Branch...

Date: 26 September 2022 1 From 24 February 2022, when the Russian Federation’s armed attack against Ukraine started, to 25 September 2022, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights...

Statement by Marta Valiñas, Chair of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, at the 51st session of the Human Rights Council

JUBA/GENEVA, 26 September 2022 – The international community urgently needs to pay more attention to the escalating violence proliferating at a local level all over South Sudan, warned United Nations...

Distinguished President, Excellencies, I welcome the opportunity to provide you with this oral update on the human rights situation in Myanmar, further to Human Rights Council resolution 49/23. Since...

The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families this afternoon concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Bolivia on measures taken...

Human Rights Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine Nada Al-Nashif, Acting United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, this...

Distinguished President Excellencies Colleagues, I welcome the opportunity to update the Council today on the human rights situation in Belarus, pursuant to Resolution 49/26. The OHCHR examination of...

GENEVA (23 September 2022) – The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights will hold its upcoming session from 26 September to 14 October. During the session, the Committee will examine El...

Human Rights Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Burundi The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine this morning...