The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon held its eleventh informal meeting with States, during which it discussed a range of issues, including the thirtieth anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the 2020 treaty bodies review process, and the Committee’s work on…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning held the second public plenary meeting of its 2019 session, in which it heard delegations proposing possible ways of moving ahead toward agreement on a programme of work. The President of the Conference, Ambassador Yurii Klymenko of Ukraine, welcomed new…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Belgium on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Geert Muylle, Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Italy on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Ernesto Massimo Ballelli, Deputy Permanent Representative of Italy to the…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the initial report of the Czech Republic under the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children child prostitution and child pornography. Introducing the report, Andrea Baršová,…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning held the first public plenary of its 2019 session, hearing statements by the Secretary-General of the Conference, the President of the Conference, and a list of countries on various topics. Michael Møller, Secretary-General of the Conference on…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fourth to sixth periodic report of Bahrain on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Jameel Mohamed Ali Humaidan, Minister of Labour and Social Development of…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fourth and fifth periodic report of Japan on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Introducing the report, Masato Ohtaka, Ambassador in Charge of United…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its examination of the fifth periodic report of Syria on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Hussam Edin Aala, Permanent Representative of Syria to the United Nations Office at Geneva,…

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined third to sixth periodic report of Guinea on how it implements the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Aly Diané, Permanent Representative of Guinea to the United Nations Office at Geneva…