Union Minister for Foreign Affairs of Myanmar Addresses the Conference The Conference on Disarmament this morning adopted its annual report to the General Assembly and heard a statement from Wunna Maung Lwin, Union Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Myanmar. In his statement, Mr. Lwin reiterated...

Foreign Minister of Georgia Addresses the Council The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, and the Special...

The Human Rights Council this morning held a panel discussion on the human rights of children of parents sentenced to the death penalty or executed. Flavia Pansieri, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, in an opening statement, said that the topic of the rights of children of...

The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of their Families today completed its consideration of the initial report of Morocco on its implementation of the International Convention on the Protection of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families....

Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict The Human Rights Council this afternoon held a clustered interactive dialogue with the Working Group on the use of mercenaries and the Independent Expert on a democratic...

The Conference on Disarmament this morning held a plenary meeting and heard a statement from Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Secretary-General of the Conference and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, as well a statement by the Co-Chair of the Informal Working Group to produce a...

The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of their Families today completed its consideration of the initial report of Burkina Faso on its implementation of the International Convention on the Protection of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families....

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this morning held a meeting with States parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities which addressed, among other issues, questions related to the treaty body strengthening process, the examination of States parties’...

Concludes General Debate on the Update by the High Commissioner on the Activities of her Office The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with Leila Zerrougui, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict, and concluded its general...

The Human Rights Council this afternoon continued a general debate on the update given this morning by High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on the activities of her Office. In the general debate, speakers condemned the use of chemical weapons in Syria while urging a swift resolution to...