GENEVA (16 July 2021) — Children’s rights in Myanmar are facing an onslaught that risks leaving an entire generation damaged, the UN Child Rights Committee (CRC) has warned. Since the military coup...

Geneva, 9 July 2021, Palais des Nations Madam Vice President, Excellencies, Colleagues, It is my honour to present, on behalf of the High Commissioner, two reports on Ukraine – the OHCHR thematic...

Juba/Geneva (9 July 2021) – The Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan extends its congratulations and best wishes to the people of South Sudan today on the 10th anniversary of the country’s...

9 July 2021 The Human Rights Council in a midday meeting held an interactive dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Ukraine, followed by an...

AFTERNOON 7 July 2021 The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with Tom Andrews, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, who said that the...

6 July 2021 Geneva Madame la Présidente du Conseil des Droits de l´Homme, Excellences , For over ten years the people of Syria have been ravaged by war. More recently, the pandemic and the current...

Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 6 July 2021 Distinguished President, Excellencies, In recent months, the situation in Myanmar has evolved from a political crisis...

"I am outraged at the brutal murder of three Médecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) humanitarian workers in Tigray, Ethiopia. Humanitarian and human rights workers are civilians and as such can never be...

العربية | 中文 | Français | Русский | Español Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 23 June 2021 Secretary of State Livia Leu, Ambassador Baeriswyl, Mr Rajasingham...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Liz Throssell Location: Geneva Date: 18 June 2021 We are seriously concerned at the continuing impact of fighting on civilians and the...