The Conference on Disarmament this afternoon held a plenary meeting on the role of women in international security. Ambassador Frank Tressler of Chile, President of the Conference on Disarmament, noted that today's event aimed to promote a dialogue on the progress achieved and future…

  The Conference on Disarmament this morning held a plenary meeting under the Presidency of Ambassador Frank Tressler of Chile to hear a statement by France on behalf of the “P5”, the group of five nuclear-weapon states recognized as such by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear…

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon closed its one hundred and fourth session online after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Lebanon and the Netherlands. Committee Chairperson Li Yanduan thanked the Committee Members for their…

  The Human Rights Council this afternoon adopted a resolution on strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights in Afghanistan, in which it expressed grave concern at all violations and abuses of human rights and international humanitarian law in Afghanistan and called for full…

  The Human Right Council this morning opened its special session on “the serious human rights concerns and situation in Afghanistan”, hearing the High Commissioner for Human Rights urge the Council to establish a dedicated mechanism to closely monitor the evolving human rights situation in…

  The Conference on Disarmament today discussed its draft annual report (CD/WP.636) to the General Assembly. Ambassador Frank Tressler of Chile, President of the Conference on Disarmament, said that in today’s formal plenary, they would discuss the draft annual report of the Conference,…

  Committee Holds a Minute of Silence in Memory of Committee Expert Soumia Amrani of Morocco who Passed Away   The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of France after its Experts raised questions about its medical…

  The Human Rights Council will hold a special session on Tuesday, 24 August, to address the “serious human rights concerns and situation in Afghanistan”. The special session is being convened following an official request submitted on 17 August jointly by Pakistan, Coordinator of the…

  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today concluded its consideration of the combined twenty-second to twenty-fourth periodic report of the Kingdom of the Netherlands during which its Experts raised questions about the national framework for tackling racial…

  The Conference on Disarmament today held its first plenary under the Presidency of Ambassador Frank Tressler of Chile, discussing the Conference’s draft annual report to the General Assembly. Ambassador Tressler said it was an honour for Chile to take over the Presidency of the Conference…