The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Bahrain on measures taken to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Committee Experts commended Bahrain on advancing education…

  Committee Closes Eighty-First Session after Adopting Concluding Observations on Reports of Gabon, Panama, Senegal, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Peru, Lebanon and Dominican Republic   The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this morning closed its eighty-first session…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Uzbekistan on measures taken to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Committee Experts commended Uzbekistan on the…

  The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of Serbia, commending the State on its almost universal health care system and asking about its progress in preventing forced labour and protecting human rights defenders. A…

  The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold its forty-ninth regular session from 28 February to 1 April 2022 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, starting with a high-level segment from 28 February to 2 March, when dignitaries representing more than 130 Member States will address the…

  The Conference on Disarmament today adopted a decision on its work for 2022 and established five subsidiary bodies in order to advance its substantive work on all agenda items in a comprehensive and balanced manner. Ambassador Alicia Victoria Arango Olmos of Colombia, incoming President of…

  The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its consideration of the eighth periodic report of the Dominican Republic, commending the State on significant progress made in education and asking about trafficking and poverty in rural areas. A Committee…

The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights today concluded its consideration of the third periodic report of the Czech Republic on measures taken to implement the provisions of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, with Committee Experts commending the…

  The Conference on Disarmament this morning continued discussions on a draft decision on the work of the Conference for 2022. Ambassador Li Song of China (Disarmament), President of the Conference on Disarmament, speaking in concluding remarks at the end of his Presidency, said the…

  The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its review of the sixth periodic report of Lebanon, commending the State party on its COVID-19 recovery programmes and asking questions about the port explosion in Beirut and vulnerable groups of women. A…