SAN JOSÉ (31 July 2023) – The challenges faced by Costa Rica are not insurmountable and the country could achieve truly universal health care, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health Tlaleng...

In the present report, submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 77/215, the Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order highlights the main observations and recommendations from his previous reports during the past six years.

Date: 31 July 2023 1 Civilian casualties from 1 to 30 July 2023 From 1 to 30 July 2023, Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) recorded 748 civilian casualties in Ukraine: 143...

Summary The UN Secretary General finalized a Guidance Note on Child Rights Mainstreaming in July 2023. This was preceded by the organization of a High-Level Panel on Child Rights Mainstreaming at the...

The Secretary-General published his New Vision for the Rule of Law in follow-up to his 2021 Our Common Agenda report (A/75/982) where he committed to promote a new vision for the rule of law in support of efforts to put people at the centre of justice.

In 2022, the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, under its regular procedure, adopted 88 opinions concerning the detention of 160 persons in 50 countries. It also transmitted 43 urgent appeals to 22 Governments and, in one case, to other actors, and 111 allegation letters and other letters to 61 Governments and, in three cases, to other actors, concerning at least 356 identified individuals.

Femicide is a tragedy of pandemic proportions: every year, tens of thousands of women and girls are killed worldwide because of their gender. In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Morris Tidball-Binz, focuses on an investigation of femicide as a means of identifying, seeking accountability for and helping to prevent this global scourge.

The present report is submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 49/19, in which the Council requested the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to prepare a report presenting the vision of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for reinforcing its work in promoting and protecting economic, social and cultural rights within the context of addressing inequalities in the recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

The present report highlights the importance of transboundary aquatic ecosystems to achieving peace and security. It states the need to shift to ecosystem-based and human rights approaches, prioritizing people's needs and cross-border public participation, especially for vulnerable groups. This fosters collaboration, prevents conflicts, and paves the way for peace and progress in transboundary areas, giving examples of successful transboundary cooperation and dialogue at the basin level.

GENEVA (28 July 2023) – Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals is essential to effective prevention of trafficking in persons, especially of children, a UN expert said today. On the occasion of...