"DISAPPEARANCE OF PERSONS"

Human Rights spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani expressed concern about “the continued lack of information on the whereabouts and wellbeing of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous rights defender Bruno Araújo Pereira” in Brazil. OHCHR

Presenting an oral update to the General Assembly on missing persons in Syria, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, said “despite the clear risks” the families of the missing come together in seeking the truth, and it “is a testament to the strength and courage of the Syrian people.” UNIFEED

Informal meeting of the plenary to hear an interim oral update on the situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic.

Amid executions, forced disappearances in Mali, mission head tells Security Council little progress made towards implementing peace agreement.

To avert ‘irreversible’ damage in Afghanistan, international community must engage with country’s de facto authorities, mission head tells Security Council.

Amid grim humanitarian situation in Syria, Special Envoy, briefing Security Council, says Constitutional Committee must continue its work with urgency, purpose.

Joint Stakeout by Security Council Members immediately following the Security Council Consultations.

Nearly five years into Colombia’s historic peace agreement, unprecedented strides in justice marked alongside lingering violence, experts tell Security Council.

Amid little forward movement, warring parties in Syria must take concrete steps on potential common ground issues, Special Envoy says.

Informal comments to the media by Christine Schraner Burgener, Special Envoy for Myanmar, on the situation in the region.