Greetings. The topic of this conference is a matter of the highest priority. The freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media – in the words of the Universal Declaration...

GENEVA (11 February 2022) - The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its review of the combined eighth and ninth periodic report of Uganda, with its Experts...

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today reviewed the eighth periodic report of Senegal, with its Experts noting Senegal’s Gender Parity Law and asking about measures to...

GENEVA (10 February 2022) - UN human rights experts* have called on Canada to urgently repatriate from Syria a woman who has life threatening illnesses, and who is being held at a camp under...

The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon held its thirteenth informal meeting with States, discussing the Committee’s backlog in reviewing reports caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and...

Ambassador Michele Giacomelli, President of the Ministers’ Deputies, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure for me to be here with you today in my capacity as President of the United...

GENEVA (10 February 2022) - UN human rights experts* today urged Sweden not to issue a licence for an iron-ore mine in the Gállok region, home of the indigenous Sámi people, saying the open-pit mine...

GENEVA (10 February 2022) – The UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Central African Republic (CAR), Yao Agbetse, will conduct an official visit to the country from 11 to 18...

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its review of the eighth periodic report of Panama, with its Experts commending Panama on its noteworthy frameworks for...