GENEVA (18 March 2015) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, called on the country’s authorities to rapidly address ongoing challenges to the...

Human Rights Committee 18 March 2015 The Human Rights Committee this morning concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Cambodia on its implementation of the provisions of the...

Human Rights Council MORNING 18 March 2015 Also hears presentation of the reports of the Forum on Minority Issues and the Annual Meeting of Special Procedures The Human Rights Council this morning...

Human Rights Council MIDDAY 18 March 2015 The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Italy and El Salvador. Maurizio Enrico Serra, Permanent...

Human Rights Council AFTERNOON 18 March 2015 The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted the outcomes of the Universal Periodic Review of Bolivia, Fiji and San Marino. Angelica Navarro, Permanent...

GENEVA / BEIRUT (18 March 2015) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Heiner Bielefeldt will carry out his first information-gathering visit to Lebanon, from 23 March to 2 April 2015, to assess the...

18 March 2015 | 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. | Room XXVII | Palais des Nations Introduction Excellencies, fellow panellists, ladies and gentlemen: good afternoon. I am very happy to be here today and bring the...

18 March 2015 Mr. President, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, Ladies and gentlemen, I am honoured to take the floor today as Chairperson of the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures to...

18 March 2015 Distinguished delegates, Colleagues, Ladies and gentlemen, Allow me to begin by expressing my gratitude to OHCHR and the NGOs Displacement Solutions and the Applied Research Association...

GENEVA (17 Mars 2015) – Two United Nations human rights experts today called on all participants at a key UN meeting on disaster risk reduction in Sendai, Japan, to firmly include in their new global...