New York, 27 October 2015 Mr. Chair, Excellences, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen, I am honoured to present to the General Assembly today the report of the Working Group on Business and...

The Elders Lessons from the Syrian Refugee Crisis: Towards New Global Coordination 27 October 2015 Distinguished colleagues, I am honoured to be invited to speak at this meeting. Across the globe...

27 October 2015 The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the eighth periodic report of the Russian Federation on its implementation of the provisions of the...

NEW YORK (27 October 2015) - Civil society's contributions to a nation's well-being are just as important as those made by businesses, UN expert Maina Kiai told the UN General Assembly today.* He...

Tercer Comité - Tema 72 (b) 27 de octubre de 2015 Nueva York Señor presidente, Señoras delegadas, señores delegados, Este diálogo que mantengo por primera vez con el tercer comité de la Asamblea...

GENEVA (26 October 2015) -- A bus carrying staff of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) was struck by an explosive device early Monday morning in the eastern city of Jalalabad...

GENEVA (26 October 2015) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has begun deploying a mission to South Sudan to conduct an assessment of the human rights situation in the...

NEW YORK (26 October 2015) – “Trade must be made to work for human rights and development and not against them,” the United Nations Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable...

Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women 26 October 2015 The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women opened its sixty-second session this morning, hearing a...