30 January 2007 The Special Rapporteur on the adverse effects of the illicit movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products and wastes on the enjoyment of human rights, Okechukwu Ibeanu, issued...

19 January 2007 Okechukwu Ibeanu, the United Nations Human Rights Council's Special Rapporteur on the adverse effects of the illicit movement and dumping of toxic and dangerous products and wastes on...

This Handbook is designed to assist national human rights institutions to integrate HIV into their mandate to protect and promote human rights. It provides a basic overview of the role of human rights...

This Handbook aims to enable parliamentarians and others to understand and approach the rights of persons with disabilities. It describes the rationale for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with...

Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights 55th session 30 July 2003 Afternoon Sub-Commission Expert Reports on Issues and Modalities for Effective Universality of International...

Address of Bertrand Ramcharan, Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights at the Opening of the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights Palais des Nations, 28 July, 2003...

25 July 2003 Session Focused on Rural Development, UN Development Activities, Coordination Issues, Humanitarian Affairs, and Implementation of Summits The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) today...

23 July 2003 Mr President, Distinguished Members of the Economic and Social Council, ladies and gentlemen, The history of the United Nations has offered us one important lesson: we cannot achieve...

17 July 2003 Considers Reports on Coordination Bodies, Budget, UNAIDS, Information and Communication Technologies, Situation in Guinea-Bissau and Haiti, Others The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)...

15 July 2003 Importance of Increased, Balanced Funding for Humanitarian Assistance Stressed; Praise for Incorporation of HIV/AIDS Programming in Humanitarian Strategies Voiced The Economic and Social...