The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Chile, with Committee Experts commending Chile on the “My Lawyer”...

GENEVA (25 May 2022) – The multi-layered violations of cultural rights in Ukraine will have devastating effects in the post-war era, a UN human rights expert warned today. “As in other conflicts, we...

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth to seventh periodic report of Zambia, with Committee Experts asking about children exposed to lead...

GENEVA (23 May 2022) - The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to development, Saad Alfarargi, today postponed his scheduled visit to Albania due to illness. The visit had been due to take place from...

GENEVA (20 May 2022) – A group of UN human rights experts* has urged States to ensure that ongoing multilateral negotiations on a new international instrument on pandemic preparedness and recovery is...

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Croatia, with Committee Experts congratulating Croatia on all reforms in...

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined second to fourth periodic report of Kiribati, with Committee Experts congratulating Kiribati for raising the...

Kyrgyz GENEVA (18 May 2022) – The UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter, will visit Kyrgyzstan from 23 May to 3 June 2022 to examine the Government’s efforts...

Video message by Michelle Bachelet United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Excellencies, Dear colleagues, Thank you to the Sanitation and Water for All global partnership and UNICEF for...

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Canada, with Committee Experts commending Canada on the Truth and...