Conference Hears Statements by Venezuela and Pakistan on behalf of the Group of 21 Ambassador Hussam Edin Aala of Syria, the President of the Conference on Disarmament, today presented a draft programme of work for the 2018 session. The Conference also heard statements by Venezuela and Pakistan...

The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard from its President Hussam Edin Aala, Permanent Representative of Syria, who briefed the Conference on the consultations he had been conducting since assuming the Presidency on 28 May 2018. The Conference discussed the work of subsidiary bodies and...

The Conference on Disarmament this morning held its first plenary meeting under the presidency of Syria. Opening the plenary meeting, Hussam Edin Aala, Permanent Representative of Syria and President of the Conference, noted that Syria was honoured to preside over the Conference and that during...

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances this morning held separate meetings with United Nations Member States, the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions, and non-governmental organizations. Rainer Huhle, Committee Vice-Chairperson, opened the meeting by welcoming Member States,...

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Albania on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance. Introducing the report, Artemis Dralo, Vice-Minister for...

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Norway on how it implements the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Presenting the report, Linda Hofstad Helleland, Minister of Children and Equality of...

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Austria on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance. Introducing the report, Helmut Tichy, Ambassador and...

The Committee on the Rights of the Child today concluded its consideration of the second periodic report of Lesotho on how it implements the provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Presenting the report, Mokhele Moletsane, Minister of Law and Constitutional Affairs of Lesotho, said...

The Committee on Enforced Disappearances today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Honduras on its implementation of the provisions of the International Convention on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. Introducing the report, Karla Cueva, Secretary of State...

The Conference on Disarmament this morning heard statements on the missile strikes by the United States, the United Kingdom and France on Syria on 14 April. Syria said hoped that its upcoming presidency of the Conference on Disarmament would contribute to this body’s success. The tripartite...