In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, Tlaleng Mofokeng, sheds light on who is seen as a victim of violence, with emphasis on the violence experienced by women, children and non-binary people and on conflict-related sexual violence and structural violence.

Date: 25 May 2022 From 4 a.m. on 24 February 2022, when the Russian Federation’s armed attack against Ukraine started, to 24:00 midnight on 24 May 2022 (local time), the Office of the UN High...

The UN Disability Inclusion Strategy (UNDIS) , adopted by the Secretary General in 2019, provides the foundation for sustainable and transformative progress on disability inclusion through all pillars...

Good morning. Thank you to the Institute for Human Rights of Guangzhou University for welcoming me. I am pleased to address you all today. I greatly value my exchanges with students. Even though I do...

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth to seventh periodic report of Zambia, with Committee Experts asking about children exposed to lead...

Date: 24 May 2022 From 4 a.m. on 24 February 2022, when the Russian Federation’s armed attack against Ukraine started, to 24:00 midnight on 23 May 2022 (local time), the Office of the UN High...

GENEVA (24 May 2022) – A UN human rights expert* today cautiously welcomed the commitment of the Maldives Government to bring women and children from Syria home, while urging comprehensive action from...

New York (23 May 2022) – UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ilze Brands Kehris today concluded a two-day working mission to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, following her first...