Comunicados de la Alta Comisionada en el Mundo

BRUSSELS – At the conclusion of an expert consultation convened by the Independent Expert on the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order in…

GENEVA (15 May 2014) - Governments must exploit the full potential of public food purchasing in order to make food systems fairer and more sustainable,…

Simonovic, who arrived in Kyiv late Wednesday, will meet Government officials, civil society organisations and the Ombudsperson among others. On Saturday, he is due to…

GENEVA – The UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Chaloka Beyani, will conduct a visit to Azerbaijan from 18 to…

GENEVA - The UN Committee Against Torture is due to review Lithuania for the third time on 12 and 13 May in sessions that will…

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO – El Relator Especial de Naciones Unidas sobre la tortura y otros tratos crueles, inhumanos o degradantes, Juan E. Méndez, urgió hoy…

MUMBAI/GENEVA – The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Wednesday launched the first ever Bollywood-style UN music video at a…

GENEVA –The UN Committee Against Torture is meeting in Geneva from 28 April to 23 May to review the following countries: Uruguay (29-30 April); Thailand…

GENEVA – The protection of South Sudan’s one million internally displaced persons is further eroding amid persistent violence and deliberate ethnically targeted attacks, United Nations…

GENEVA - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Monday expressed grave concern at a bill presented to the Nepalese Parliament which could…