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 Mozambique on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and...

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded the review of the initial report of Bulgaria on its efforts to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Mincho Koralski, Executive Director of the Agency for Persons with...

The Conference on Disarmament today discussed the adoption of the reports of its subsidiary bodies in both public and informal plenaries and decided to continue its discussion on Wednesday, 5 September. Beliz Celasin Rende, Chargé d’Affaires a.i., Permanent Mission of Turkey to the United Nations...

Elects Lazhar Soualem of Algeria to Replace Khedidja Ladjel as Committee Member The Committee on the Rights of Migrant Workers this morning opened its twenty-ninth session, hearing an address by Kate Gilmore, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, and adopting its agenda and programme of...

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon commemorated the tenth anniversary of the entry into force of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and 10 years of its work. The Committee held a panel discussion which was moderated by Orest Nowosad, Chief...

The Conference on Disarmament this morning held a brief public plenary, hearing from its President and from the Republic of Korea before continuing its deliberations on its annual report in an informal plenary. Beliz Celasin Rende, Chargé d’Affaires a.i., Permanent Mission of Turkey to the United...

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Algeria on how the State party implements the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Introducing the report, Ghania Eddalia, Minister for National...

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of South Africa on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Introducing the report, Susan Shabangu, Minister of Social...

Also Hears Statements by Pakistan and Kazakhstan The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard an update by its President on the preparation of the annual report for the 2018 session. Beliz Celasin Rende, Chargé d’Affaires a.i., Permanent Mission of Turkey to the United Nations Office at...

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this morning opened its twentieth session, hearing from Kate Gilmore, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, who in her address stressed that the success and impact of this Committee was measured by how its work transformed access to the...