The Conference on Disarmament this morning discussed the issue of transparency in disarmament in its last plenary meeting under the presidency of the United States. The Conference heard from Heather Williams, Lecturer in the Defence Studies Department at Kings College in London and a member of the...

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Côte d'Ivoire on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Introducing the report, Assane Thiam, Technical Advisor at the Ministry of Women,...

The Committee on the Rights of the Child this afternoon considered Sri Lanka’s initial report 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, Dharshana Senanayake, Secretary of the...

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fourth and fifth periodic report of Singapore on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.Faishal Bin Ibrahim Khan Surattee, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for...

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the third to sixth periodic report of Malta on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Christopher Grima, Permanent Representative of Malta to United Nations Office at...

The Committee against Torture this afternoon discussed follow-up to concluding observations, individual communications, and reprisals under the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.Abdelwahab Hani, Rapporteur on follow-up to concluding...

The Conference on Disarmament this morning opened the second part of its 2019 session. The meeting was held under the Presidency of the United States of America. In an informal setting, the Conference discussed the question of nuclear deterrence, hearing from Brad Roberts, Director of the Center...

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Tonga on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Presenting the report, Raelyn ‘Esau, Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Education and...

Elects New Bureau after Four New Committee Members Make the Solemn Declaration The Committee on the Rights of the Child this morning opened its eighty-first session at the Palais Wilson in Geneva. Four new Committee members made the solemn declaration, and the Committee then elected its new...

The Committee against Torture this morning discussed the twelfth annual report of the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT/C/66/2), with the Subcommittee’s Chair Malcom Evans. Mr. Evans said that with the...