International Commission on Human Rights: The situation of abuses in Lebanon is worrying and the state and dissidents must be alert to...

Committee on Contributions Contributions received for 2019 for the United Nations Regular BudgetAs of 10 October 2019, 131 Member...

UN Photo/Elma Okic The Human Rights Council, Geneva (file photo, May 2018) 17 October 2019 Human Rights 14 new members were elected to...

Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights:  Ravina Shamdasani Location: Geneva Date: 18 October 2019 Subject:  Egypt...

Convened by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, the Global Investors for Sustainable Development (GISD) Alliance is co-chaired by...

The magnitude of financing required to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is significant, yet to date, levels of...

Theme: “Acting together to empower children, their families and communities to end poverty” This year marks the 30th anniversary of the...

15 Oct2019 UNIFIL FIREFIGHTERS ASSIST IN PUTTING OUT RAGING FIRE UNIFIL firefighters today joined Lebanese Civil Defense and the Lebanese...

Ambassador Inga Rhonda King of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was elected as the seventy-fourth President of the Economic and Social...

NGO related Resolution 1996/31: . This document has been posted online by the United Nations Department for Policy Coordination and...

On 9 October, the U.S. Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo announced that the U.S. would impose visa sanctions on “any and all ICC...

IN FOCUS: And despite earlier extended progress on Goal 2 – Zero Hunger – the number of people suffering from hunger has been on the rise...

مفوّض الشرق الأوسط للجنة الدولية لحقوق الإنسان يتلقى رسالة حقوقية من السيناتور جوش هاولي أبرق السناتور بالكونجرس الأمريكي جوش هاولي مفوض...

In accordance with paragraph 7 of General Assembly resolution 60/251 the Council shall consist of 47 Member States, which shall be...

I have said often that winds of hope are blowing ever stronger across Africa. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is one of the main reasons why....

Los derechos humanos deben estar en el centro de toda acción climática “Los movimientos ambientales y de derechos humanos han pasado...

A girl in Mogadishu, Somalia during a visit by Zainab Bangura, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative (SRSG) on Sexual Violence...

GENEVA (10 October 2019) – On the occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child, UN human rights experts* have applauded the energy...

Welcoming Improved Political Climate Following Peaceful Transition, Speakers Still Concerned about Ongoing Presence of Ebola, Fighting in...

GENEVA (8 October 2019) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday welcomed the release of hundreds of...