The International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan, co-hosted by the Government of Pakistan and the United Nations, takes place on 9 January 2023.
35th Special Session of the Human Rights Council, on “the deteriorating human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran”
35th Special Session of the Human Rights Council, on “the deteriorating human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran”.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk address the UN Human Rights Council Special Session on the deteriorating human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran 24 November 2022.
UN Human Rights Council takes action on draft proposal L.41 "Situation of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela"
UN Human Rights Council takes action on draft proposal L.23 "Situation of human rights in Burundi"
UN Human Rights Council takes action on draft proposal L.19 "Situation of human rights in Ethiopia"
UN Human Rights Council takes action on draft proposal L.18 "Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic"
UN Human Rights Council takes action on draft proposal L.13 "Situation of human rights in the Russian Federation"
UN Human Rights Council takes action on draft proposal L.27 "Situation of human rights in Afghanistan"
UN Human Rights Council takes action on draft proposal L.6 "Debate on the situation of human rights in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China
UN Human Rights Council takes action on draft proposal L.1 Rev.1 "Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka"
Myanmar: military is committing war crimes daily, Human Rights Council hears
Rise in mercenary forces trigger ‘rampant’ human rights violations, Human Rights Council hears.
Signing of the UN initiative on global access to Ukrainian food products and Russian food and fertilizers.
The Human Rights Council held a minute’s silence on Friday in memory of former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who died after he was shot while attending a political event in the west of Japan.
A special session of the UN Human Rights Council met on Thursday in Geneva, prompted by increasing concern over atrocities against civilians, linked to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February.
The Human Rights Council Resolution on Human Rights Situation in Myanmar, tabled by France on behalf of the EU, was adopted without a vote as orally revised.
The Human Rights Council Resolution on the Role of States in countering the negative impact of disinformation on the enjoyment and realization of human rights, tabled by Ukraine, was adopted without a vote as orally revised.
Credible reports indicate that Russian armed forces have used cluster munitions in populated areas of Ukraine, at least two dozen times since they invaded on 24 February, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Wednesday.
Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, on the situation of human rights in the Tigray region of Ethiopia
Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Afghanistan's report at 49th session of the Human Rights Council
Opening of 49th session of the Human Rights Council - HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) will host a global launch of the Global Humanitarian Overview 2022
Sudan coup: Human Rights Council hears calls for return to democratic rule International calls for the restoration of democratic government in Sudan continued on Friday, as the Human Rights Council met in special session in Geneva to discuss the recent coup by the Sudanese military against the Transitional Government.
The international community should urgently offer a “lifeline” to millions of vulnerable Afghans “who face perhaps their most perilous hour”, the UN Secretary-General said on Monday.
Citing the need for "transformative change" in policing practices where people of African descent are involved, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet presents her Office's report containing recommendations to end "profound injustices, inflicted for generations".