GENEVA (12 March 2015) – United Nations human rights expert Rosa Kornfeld-Matte today called on the main global body dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women to...

GENEVA / NEW YORK (20 February 2015) – “One billion people – 15 per cent of the world’s population – are persons with disabilities, and their rights cannot be ignored,” a group of United Nations human...

VIENNA / GENEVA (30 January 2015) – The UN Independent Expert on the human rights of older persons, Rosa Kornfeld-Matte, today commended the Austrian Government for its commitment and efforts to...

GENEVA (19 January 2015) – United Nations human rights expert Rosa Kornfeld-Matte will carry out her first official visit to Austria from 22 to 30 January 2015 to assess the human rights situation of...

International Decade for People of African Descent GENEVA (10 December 2014) – A group of independent experts* of the largest fact-finding and monitoring mechanism of the United Nations human rights...

World Hospice and Palliative Care Day - Saturday 11 October 2014 GENEVA (11 October 2014) – Unnecessary suffering of older persons for lack of pain medicines and palliative care at the end of their...

La Journée internationale des personnes âgées GENÈVE (1 Octobre 2014) – La nouvelle Experte Indépendante des Nations Unies chargée de promouvoir l’exercice par les personnes âgées de tous les droits...

Side-Event à l’occasion de la 24ème célébration de la Journée internationale des personnes âgées 1er octobre 2014 Excellences, Mesdames et Messieurs, Je suis très heureuse de participer à ce side...

L’appel est fait à l’occasion de la Journée mondiale de la maladie de l'Alzheimer, le 21 septembre 2014 GENÈVE (19 Septembre 2014) - Les Etats doivent faire plus pour protéger les personnes âgées...