International Day of Older Persons, 1 October 2021 GENEVA (30 September 2021) – On the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons on 1 October, Claudia Mahler, the UN Independent Expert on the...

28 September 2021 Council Starts Interactive Dialogue with the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples The Human Rights Council this morning held its annual panel discussion on the rights...

28 September 2021 Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: the Impact of State COVID-19 Recovery Measures Is Disproportionately and Negatively Affecting Indigenous Peoples The Human...

Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, The Group of Independent Eminent Experts was given responsibility by the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action to engage in its full and effective...

22 September 2021 On the twentieth anniversary of the DDPA, it is well past time to make the promise of the DDPA into a reality. The Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent welcomes the...

"Reparations, racial justice and equality for people of African descent" Closing remarks by Ilze Brands Kehris, Assistant-Secretary-General for Human Rights 22 September 2021 Mr. President...

In the present report, the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent presents its conclusions and recommendations of its twenty-eighth session, on “Environmental justice, the climate crisis and people of African descent”, held from 24 to 26 March 2021.

Statement by Michelle Bachelet, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights 21 September 2021 Excellencies, Colleagues, Friends, I am pleased to join you in this timely and crucial discussion...