1. Introduction "Lebanon has been embroiled in an economic, social, financial and cost of living crisis that has pushed the country to the verge of complete collapse — an unprecedented crisis in the...

The Lebanese authorities’ destruction of the national currency, political deadlock, and reinforcement of long-standing inequalities have plunged the country into abject poverty, a UN human rights...

Livestream in all UN official languages: THURSDAY 2 DECEMBER 10.00 - 12.00 15.00 - 17.00 FRIDAY 3 DECEMBER 10.00 - 12.00 15.00 - 17.00 Update as of 29 November: Due to a new virus variant, the Federal...

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today closed its eightieth session after adopting concluding observations on the reports of Ecuador, Egypt, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan...

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11 November 2021 The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Kyrgyzstan on the efforts made by the State party to implement the provisions...

GENEVA (11 November 2021) — The UN Human Rights Committee today issued its findings on Germany, Ukraine, Armenia and Botswana, the States parties that it reviewed during its latest session. The...

GENEVA (11 November 2021) ̶ The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, Irene Khan, will visit Hungary from 15 to 22 November 2021. She will examine the enjoyment of the right to...

11 November 2021 Thank you for joining us for today’s event, which my Office is pleased to co-sponsor with the European Union and other partners. The recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on...