Outgoing Committee Chairperson Says Number of Children Injured and Killed in the Conflict between Palestinians and Israelis is Alarming as Attacks that Count Children among their Victims are...

This report, Update on Demonstrations in Iraq: Accountability for Human Rights Violations and Abuses by Unidentified Armed Elements, is UNAMI’s sixth public report on this subject since October 2019...

GENEVA (15 May 2021) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Saturday called for strict respect for international law and appealed to all sides to take steps to de-escalate the...

In his forceful July 2020 statement on “ Tackling the Inequality Pandemic: A New Social Contract for a New Era ”, the UN Secretary General (SG) called for the UN’s support to COVID-19 response and...

The central role of the State during pandemics and other health emergencies is to mount a robust health response while upholding human rights.This involves respecting, protecting and fulfilling economic, social and cultural rights, paying particular attention to universal health coverage and universal social protection as fixed pillars in all response, preparedness and recovery efforts.At the same time, it also requires upholding civil and political rights such as the rights to participate in public affairs, freedom of expression and freedom of association.

Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet Français | Español Geneva, 14 May 2021 The COVID- 19 pandemic has put in stark relief how, as a result of exclusion, discrimination...

GENEVA (14 May 2021) — The UN Child Rights Committee (CRC) will hold its upcoming session from 17 May to 4 June, during which it will review Luxembourg and Tunisia. The two countries are among the 196...