25 February 2013 The Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action adopted 20 years ago constitutes a momentous step of the international community in the struggle for the full realization of human...

25 February 2013 Mr. President, Distinguished Members of the Human Rights Council, Excellencies, Colleagues and friends, Allow me first of all to congratulate His Excellency, Remigiusz Henczel, who is...

25 February 2013 Mr. President, Excellencies, Distinguished Members of the Human Rights Council Colleagues and Friends, I am delighted to open this high-level panel discussion convened to commemorate...

Malé, 24 February 2013 Members of the press, ladies and gentlemen, I am very happy to be here with you today and share my preliminary observations at the end of my 8-day official mission to the...

Human Rights Council Advisory Committee 22 February 2013 The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee this morning adopted two action points on new mandates and on human rights and issues related to...

Human Rights Council Advisory Committee ROUNDUP 22 February 2013 The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee today concluded its tenth session after adopting two action points addressed to the Human...

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 22 February 2013 The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today completed its consideration of the combined eighteenth to...

United Nations Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect Panel 1: Prevention, coping strategies and appropriate response to atrocity crimes incitement Geneva, 22 February 2013...