GENEVA, March 4 (Xinhua) -- United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk stressed the importance of peace on Monday while addressing the 55th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. He compared the right to peace to the mother of all human rights, saying that ...
causing "catastrophic effect" on Palestinians' access to health and medical care, said a report released on Tuesday by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
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In a recent report to the UN Human Rights Council, investigators said that the governments of Yemen, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, part of the coalition, may have been responsible for human rights violations in the war. They also pointed to the possible crimes committed by the ...
The Swiss-American historian and Human Rights expert, Alfred de Zayas, said that more than 100,000 Venezuelans have died as a result of the sanctions implemented by the United States government and that such deaths were due to the impossibility of timely
On Tuesday, the United Nations Human Rights Council passed China's resolution on "The contribution of development to the enjoyment of all human rights" at the 47th session, which emphasizes the right to development and that the aim of development is to improve the well-being of the people. ...
states in the UN—all of which are part of the UN's General Assembly. Headquartered in New York, the organization is guided by a charter and headed by its secretary-general. It focuses on peace, security, human rights, and other issues. The UN is part of the larger United Nations ...
00:30 Chen Xu, China's permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) Office in Geneva and other international organizations in Switzerland, articulated China's achievements and stance on human rights during the 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council on Friday.TOP...