On 15-16 October 2015, the Sixth Committee of the General Assembly met to consider the agenda item on the rule of law at national and international levels. In accordance with the decision of Member States, the subtopic of the debate was ‘the role of multilateral treaty processes in promoting and advancing the rule of law’.
The […]
The Permanent Missions of Austria, Liechtenstein and Mexico to the United Nations, together with the Rule of Law Unit on behalf of the UN Rule of Law Coordination and Resource Group, held an informal briefing to Member States and interested UN entities on Business for the Rule of Law on Thursday 10 September 2015 in […]
The Permanent Missions of the Republic of Singapore, the Republic of Cyprus, and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to the United Nations, in cooperation with the Rule of Law Unit on behalf of the UN Rule of Law Coordination and Resource Group (RoLCRG) organised a panel discussion on “Multilateral Treaty-Making: Perspectives on Small States […]
The Permanent Missions of Brazil, Cote d’Ivoire and Hungary to the United Nations, and UNICEF and the Rule of Law Unit on behalf of the UN Rule of Law Coordination and Resource (RoLCRG), organised a panel discussion on “Birth Registration: Passport to Protection” in New York on Thursday, 21 May 2015.
The event provided an opportunity for […]
9 April 2015 – Ahead of a major summit in New York in September on the future global development agenda, the 13th United Nations Crime Congress will convene in Doha next week to discuss the links between crime prevention, security, justice and sustainable development.
“The rule of law, better […]
This meeting will build up on the work of two meetings held in 2012, for which information is available here.
The UN Secretary-General has approved a short list of 48 project proposals for UNDEF’s Seventh Round of Funding, following recommendations by the United Nations Democracy Fund Advisory Board. Some half of the short-listed projects are in the rule of law, reflecting this as a priority area both for UNDEF and for the UN as a […]
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed shock and condemnation at the brutal killing of Russian politician Boris Nemtsov, the United Nations spokesperson’s office confirmed today.
According to media reports, Mr. Nemtsov was gunned down on 27 February in central Moscow by unknown assailants.
In a statement issued earlier this afternoon, the UN spokesperson explained that the Secretary-General noted […]
Senior United Nations officials have welcomed the release this week of four Thai nationals after nearly five years in captivity, bringing an end to the longest held hostage ordeal in the east African nation thanks to a mission carried by the UN anti-crime agency.
The mission to recover the hostages was conducted by the UN Office […]
