“#Sudan cannot be forgotten,” @Dabokunda told the @UN_HRC on 15 June.
The UN Human Rights Council is holding a special session on the situation in and around El Obeid on 3 July https://t.co/DbiteEQ0Uy
#HRC62
In #Sudan, “the conflict has deepened and expanded,” deputy @UNHumanRights chief @Dabokunda told the @UN Human Rights Council.
“The international community needs to act urgently – to protect the Sudanese people and to avert an even wider crisis.”
#HRC62
#Venezuela | Durante su intervención ante el Consejo de Derechos Humanos de la @ONU_es, @volker_turk expresó sus condolencias a los allegados de las víctimas de los terremotos y dijo que sus pensamientos están con los heridos y sus familias.
#HRC62
A powerful testimony from Michael Chen of @UNICEFUSA about his experience as a child refugee and the importance of the work of United Nations agencies.
@Refugees, especially children, have the right to hope for a better future.
We boarded a small fishing boat under the cover of darkness. We crowded together with about 300 others, drifting into open water with no guarantee of survival. https://t.co/g5pZ4JoR87
The UN Human Rights Council held its first session on this day 20 years ago.
20 years of the Human Rights Council.
20 years of giving victims a voice, documenting abuses, and defending dignity.
Lives protected. Rights defended. Justice pursued.
#HRC@UN_HRC
Il y a 20 ans aujourd’hui, le Conseil des droits de l’homme de l'ONU tenait sa première session.
20 ans passés à donner la parole aux victimes, à documenter les violations et à défendre la dignité.
Des vies protégées. Des droits défendus. La justice recherchée.
@UN_HRC#HRC
"The eyes of the world — especially the eyes of those whose human rights are denied, threatened or infringed — are upon you."
#ThrowbackThursday to then-@UN Secretary-General @KofiAnnan addressing States at the Human Rights Council during its 1st session 20 years ago @UNGeneva.
Since 2006, the UN HumanRightsCouncil @UN_HRC has given victims a global platform, helped secure the release of human rights defenders and recognized the right to a healthy environment.
This week marks 20 years since the first #HRC session.
#HumanRightsForAll
In #Sudan, “the conflict has deepened and expanded,” deputy @UNHumanRights chief @Dabokunda told the @UN Human Rights Council.
“The international community needs to act urgently – to protect the Sudanese people and to avert an even wider crisis.”
#HRC62
#Sudan’s warring parties are employing arbitrary detention, torture & enforced disappearance to control the country’s embattled population, the @UN Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan told the Human Rights Council in their latest update today.
#HRC62
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“1.7 billion jobs worldwide depend on water according to a recent @WBGPubs.”
Thanks to @UNECE_Water’s @DrKSangbana for reminding us of the importance of water cooperation in advancing peace, human rights, and sustainable development.
@UN_Water
Water cooperation is essential for peace, human rights & sustainable development.
When States cooperate, shared waters drive prosperity.
Without cooperation, inequality & tension grow, @UNECE_Water’s @DrKSangbana told the @UN Working Group on the Right to Development.
@UNECE
The @UN_HRC decided to extend the mandate of the @UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan (@UNCHRSS), composed of three members, for a further period of one year.
#HRC61
• adoption of the 4th universal periodic review outcomes of Croatia, Malta and Libya
• general debate on the UPR
• interactive dialogue with @FranceskAlbs, @UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967
#HRC61
Créé le 15 mars 2006 par l’Assemblée générale de l’ONU, le Conseil des droits de l’homme (@UN_HRC) a connu des périodes difficiles.
Mais en 20 ans, le Conseil a démontré son importance dans la dénonciation des pires violations des droits fondamentaux https://t.co/qeWK0xkcf4
The @UN_HRC is best positioned to stand up for #HumanRights in these perilous times - Outgoing @RapporteurUn warns #HRC61 that weakening pressure on Myanmar’s junta and reducing life-saving aid would have devastating consequences for civilians.
https://t.co/yR22iCSdYC
Le Conseil de sécurité a adopté à l'unanimité une résolution prolongeant d'un an le mandat du Bureau intégré des Nations Unies en Haïti @BINUH_UN, soit jusqu'au 31 janvier 2027
Les 15 membres ont voté en faveur de la résolution
“The law of power is prevailing over the power of law.
International law is trampled.
Cooperation is eroding.
And multilateral institutions are under assault on many fronts.”
@UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres
With membership on the United Nations Human Rights Council (@UN_HRC) comes a responsibility to uphold high human rights standards, a criteria insisted on by States themselves when creating the Council.
Today, the General Assembly elected 14 new members to the Human Rights Council. I look forward to seeing their contributions to promote and protect human rights around the world. #BetterTogether