On 25 March 2022, the 344th session of the ILO Governing Body will elect the next Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO). The candidate supported by the European Union and its Member States is Muriel Pénicaud, former French Minister of Labour.

Municipalities and communities around the world are at the frontline of humanity’s battle against climate change. For them more than anyone else, the negative impact of climate change on human rights is not something to be discussed or anticipated, but rather a grim everyday reality. This online event, organised by the European Union Delegation to the United Nations in Geneva and the Permanent...

In a historic vote today the UN Human Rights Council decided in a clear vote to create a Commission of Inquiry that will look into all violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law in the context of the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine. The European Union fully supports the creation of this Commission and hopes it will become operational as...

Today the Human Rights Council will hold an urgent debate on the human rights situation in Ukraine stemming from the Russian aggression. This was initiated upon request of Ukraine, fully supported by the European Union and other countries.