The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this morning opened its sixty-sixth session at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, hearing a statement by Orest Nowosad, Chief of the Groups in Focus Section, Human Rights Treaties Division of the Office of the United Nations High…

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon met with representatives of non-governmental organizations and the national human rights institutions to hear information on the situation of women in Ukraine, Ireland, Jordan and El Salvador, whose reports will be…

Romanian Presidency Presents Draft Proposal on the Establishment of a Working Group on the “Way Ahead” The Conference on Disarmament this morning was presented with a draft proposal by the Romanian Presidency on the establishment of a working group on the “way ahead”. Several delegations raised…

The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Niger on its implementation of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and…

Spanish versionRussian versionArabic versionChinese version GENEVA (30 August 2016) – States too often fail to uphold their obligations with regard to women and girls with disabilities, treating them or allowing them to be treated as helpless objects of pity, subjected to hostility and exclusion,…

The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Honduras on its implementation of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their…

The Conference on Disarmament this morning held a public plenary, in which most delegations condemned the 24 August submarine-launched missile test by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Cuba reiterated its call for a total prohibition of nuclear weapons, which would best be negotiated…

The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families this morning opened its twenty-fifth session, hearing statements by a representative of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, members of the Committee, and…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today adopted two General Comments, on Article 24 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on the right to inclusive education, and on Article 6 on women and girls with disabilities. According to Article 24 of the…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Italy on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. At the beginning of the meeting, the Committee observed one minute of…