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Submission to the Working Group on the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child ...

Israel's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva has raised "vehement objection" to Iran addressing the Human Rights ...

Promoting respect for human rights is a core purpose of the United Nations and defines its identity as an organization for people around the world. Member States have mandated the Secretary ...

Russia is campaigning for a return to the United Nations’ Human Rights Council – after being suspended just last year for invading Ukraine. Will the rest of the world vote on Tuesday to ...

Trump withdraws the U.S. from the United Nations Human Rights Council Updated February 4, 2025 6:33 PM ET Originally published February 3, 2025 6:37 PM ET Deepa Shivaram ...

President Trump has signed an executive order pulling the U.S. out of the United Nations Human Rights Council. "I've always felt that the U.N. has tremendous potential. It's not living up to that ...