Session report A/HRC/42/35 and A/HRC/42/35/Corr.1 Background In its resolution 39/9, the Council decided that the Working Group, at its twentieth session, should commence the discussion on the...

GENEVA (25 June 2019) - Climate change will have the greatest impact on those living in poverty, but also threatens democracy and human rights, according to a UN expert. “Even if current targets are...

GENEVA (25 June 2019) ‑ The United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye, today called for an immediate moratorium on the sale, transfer and use of surveillance...

MORNING GENEVA (25 June 2019) - The Human Rights Council this morning held a general debate on the update of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. During the meeting, two dignitaries...

GENEVA (25 June 2019) ‑ A group of UN experts* has warned the erosion of nature, the extinction of species and the loss of biological diversity at unprecedented rates severely threatens human rights...

French | Spanish GENEVA (25 June 2019) — Victims of torture have a right to redress, including compensation and rehabilitation, the UN anti-torture mechanisms* said today ahead of the International...

AFTERNOON Concludes Interactive Dialogue on the Right to Health and on Eliminating Discrimination against Persons Affected by Leprosy GENEVA (25 June 2019) - The Human Rights Council this afternoon...

Thank you, Mr. President, Ambassadors, for this opportunity to brief the Council on the human rights situation and its impact on peace and security. In line with the important progress that SRSG David...