GENEVA (18 February 2020) – Independent experts appointed by the Human Rights Council* have expressed grave concerns about the killing and displacement of civilians in northwest Myanmar during...

GENEVA (14 February 2020) – UN human rights expert Cecilia Jimenez-Damary will conduct her first official visit to Iraq from 15 to 23 February 2020, to assess the human rights situation of internally...

Paragraph 1 The first sentence should read Although the exact number of children 1 living in internal displacement worldwide is unknown, at least 17 million 2 were estimated to have been displaced...

4 December 2019 Time to boost people’s participation in Sustainable Development Goals, say UN experts GENEVA (4 December 2019) – It is critically important for States to ensure the broadest public...

The Secretary-General has the honour to transmit to the General Assembly the report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Cecilia Jimenez-Damary, submitted in accordance with General Assembly resolution 72/182 and Human Rights Council resolution 41/15.

Human Rights Council MIDDAY 28 June 2019 Hears Address by Undersecretary for Special Concerns of the Philippines The Human Rights Council today held a clustered interactive dialogue with Philip Alston...

Summary The present addendum, submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 32/11, provides an overview of the activities envisaged and so far undertaken under the “GP20” multi-stakeholder...

Summary In this report, the Special Rapporteur examines the role of national human rights institutions (NHRIs) in the protection of the human rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs). The Special...

GENEVA (1 April 2019) – UN human rights experts* have called on States, international organisations and private actors to show solidarity with Southern Africa countries after Cyclone Idai left...

Spanish GENEVA (11 March 2019) – UN human rights experts* are urging the Congress of Guatemala not to pass a new bill which would set up a general amnesty for serious human rights violations committed...