Decides to re-establish the Informal Working Group to help agree a programme of work The Conference on Disarmament opened the high-level section of its public plenary this morning under the presidency of Italy, in which it decided by consensus to re-establish the Informal Working Group to help...

Countries denounce violations of sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine The Conference on Disarmament this afternoon held a public meeting in which speakers discussed the crisis in the Crimea region of Ukraine. Ukraine said the overt military invasion by Russia was in breach of the...

Hears Statements from the United Nations Secretary-General, the President of Tunisia and the Vice-President of Colombia The Human Rights Council this morning opened its regular twenty-fifth session, hearing keynote statements from the President of the Council, the United Nation Secretary-General...

The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued with its High-level Segment, hearing statements from 26 dignitaries who spoke about their concerns regarding the situation in a number of countries and regions around the world and outlined some of the efforts their countries were undertaking in...

Brazil, Iraq and Algeria Address the Conference The Conference on Disarmament held a public plenary this morning, hearing the President say that a common will had clearly emerged to re-establish the Informal Working Group on a programme of work and a draft decision would be circulated by the end...

The Conference on Disarmament held a public plenary this morning under the presidency of Italy, in which it continued discussions on proposals to re-establish the Informal Working Group to help agree a programme of work. Ambassador Vinicio Mati of Italy, the incoming President of the Conference,...

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination this afternoon held an informal meeting with States parties. The discussion included updates on new working methods and the latest general recommendations, on preventing racial discrimination against people of African descent, and on...

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today completed its consideration of the combined seventh to ninth periodic reports of Switzerland on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Presenting the report,...

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today completed its consideration of the combined fourteenth to seventeenth periodic report of Luxembourg on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Presenting the...

The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination today completed its consideration of the combined sixth and seventh periodic report of Kazakhstan on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. Presenting the report,...