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Committee on the Rights of the Child Closes Ninety-Eighth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Ecuador, Eritrea, the Gambia, Honduras, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Slovakia

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of the Child Closes Ninety-Eighth Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Ecuador, Eritrea, the Gambia, Honduras, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Slovakia 31 January 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon concluded its ninety-eighth session after adopting concluding observations on the periodic reports under the Convention on the Rights of…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 31 January 2025 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rolando Gómez, from the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing. In attendance were spokespersons or representatives of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), the World Food Programme (WFP), the World Health Organization (WHO), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and…

Committee on the Rights of the Child Holds Sixteenth Informal Meeting with States

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Committee on the Rights of the Child Holds Sixteenth Informal Meeting with States 30 January 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon held its sixteenth informal meeting with States.  Committee Experts discussed the Committee’s draft general comment on realising children’s rights through access to justice and effective remedies, its communication and simplified reporting procedures…

New Permanent Representative of Mauritania Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

2 months 2 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Mauritania Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 29 January 2025 Presentation of Credentials Aicha Vall Verges, the new Permanent Representative of Mauritania to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to her appointment to…

UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home UN GENEVA PRESS BRIEFING 28 January 2025 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, and the…

New Permanent Representative of Cuba Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Cuba Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 28 January 2025 Presentation of Credentials Rodolfo Benítez Verson, the new Permanent Representative of Cuba to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to his appointment to Geneva,…

New Permanent Representative of New Zealand Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of New Zealand Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 28 January 2025 Presentation of Credentials Deborah Mary Geels, the new Permanent Representative of New Zealand to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prior to her appointment to…

New Permanent Representative of Nauru Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Nauru Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 28 January 2025 Presentation of Credentials Frederick W. Pitcher, the new Permanent Representative of Nauru to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr.…

New Permanent Representative of Malta Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of Malta Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva 27 January 2025 Presentation of Credentials Randolph De Battista, the new Permanent Representative of Malta to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.Prior to his appointment to Geneva, Mr. De…

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Praise Ecuador’s Social Expenditure for Children, Ask about December 2024 Child Murders and Excessive Use of Force against Child Demonstrators

2 months 3 weeks ago Breadcrumb Home Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child Praise Ecuador’s Social Expenditure for Children, Ask about December 2024 Child Murders and Excessive Use of Force against Child Demonstrators 24 January 2025 Meeting Summaries The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the seventh periodic report of Ecuador, with Committee Experts praising the State’s social expenditure for children…