24 February 2021 MORNING The Human Rights Council this morning concluded its high-level segment, hearing addresses from 26 dignitaries who talked about the wide-ranging repercussions of the COVID-19...

24 February 2021 The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) concluded this afternoon the examination in public session of Denmark's report, which began on Monday...

24 February 2021 MIDDAY The Human Rights Council in its midday meeting held an interactive dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights on her report on ensuring accountability and justice for...

24 February 2021 AFTERNOON The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Eritrea and started an interactive...

​46rd Session of the Human Rights Council Update on Eritrea 24 February 2021 Esteemed Chair, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my honour to present my first oral update to the Council since...

Back in Geneva: New Frontiers for Human Rights Pandemic Preparedness and Response Climate Change, Women and Human Rights Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 24...

Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 24 February 2021 Distinguished President of the Human Rights Council, Excellencies, Colleagues and friends, I am pleased to...

Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 24 February 2021 Madam President, This is a key juncture for the Council’s engagement with Sri Lanka. As my report (A/HRC/46/20)...

GENEVA/KABUL (23 February 2021) – Monitoring by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, UNAMA, and the UN Human Rights Office has revealed that despite a drop in civilians killed and injured overall...

Statement by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet. Geneva, 23 February 2021 Madame President, Distinguished panelists, I am pleased to join you in discussing the...