Excellencies, distinguished panellists, I would like to thank the Community of Portuguese Language Countries for holding such an important discussion and for inviting me to take part. This is my first...

Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Geneva, 24 February 2020 Distinguished President of the General Assembly, Distinguished President of the Human Rights Council...

Human Rights Council HRC/20/5 24 February 2020 The Human Rights Council this afternoon held its annual high-level panel discussion on human rights mainstreaming, focusing on advancing the...

GENEVA (13 February 2020) — The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has published its findings on the countries it examined during its latest session from 20 January to 7 February: Austria...

GENEVA (11 February 2020) – States must urgently develop comprehensive strategies to prevent child sexual abuse online and to address both the opportunities and the risks that the Internet presents...

Committee on the Rights of the Child 6 February 2020 The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon held its twelfth informal meeting with States, during which it discussed a range of issues...

GENEVA (5 February 2020) - The UN Child Rights Committee is due to hold an extraordinary session in Samoa from 2 to 6 March to focus on the situation of children’s rights in the Pacific region. It...

CRC 33rd session 30 May 2003 The Committee on the Rights of the Child today considered the second periodic report of Jamaica on how that country was implementing the provisions of the Convention on...