Mr. President, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and gentlemen, I am honoured to present to you the annual report of the Human Rights Council for this year, as mandated by this august body...

Geneva (29 October 2021) - In light of recent reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the International Energy Agency, the UN Environment Programme and UNICEF, the evidence...

New York, 29 October 2021 Mister Chair, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great pleasure to present the annual report of the Human Rights Council to the Third...

GENEVA (29 October 2021) – Samoa’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the third time on Tuesday, 2 November 2021...

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the tenth periodic report of Ecuador, with Committee Experts asking about women's access to...

NEW YORK (28 October 2021) – UN human rights experts today expressed their alarm at the growing practice of mercenary-related activities in cyberspace, saying that private actors provide a wide range...

HARARE (28 October 2021) – The UN Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures, Alena Douhan, called for the lifting of unilateral sanctions against Zimbabwe, and urged meaningful structured...

GENEVA (27 October 2021) – Hungary’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the third time on Tuesday, 2 November 2021...